Amazon.com: GoVideo DVR5000 DVD-VCR Combo: Electronics

CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television website at www.dtv.gov.

Play DVDs, audio CDs, MP3-encoded CD-ROMs, or VHS tapes
Watch a DVD while recording a TV show to the VCR
Joystick remote with glow-in-the-dark keys controls both DVD and VCR decks as well as your cable box
Dolby Digital decoding, DTS output, and choice of optical or coaxial digital audio outputs
Will copy only non-Macrovision-protected DVDs to VHS

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Product Manual [8.32mb PDF]

Product Dimensions: 14 x 17 x 4 inches ; 12.5 pounds
Shipping Weight: 19 pounds
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
ASIN: B000053HKI
Item model number: DVR5000

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,109 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

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Product Description
Sensory Science has done it again. Presenting the ultimate consumer convenience product, combining a state-of-the-art DVD player with a highly advanced Hi-Fi VCR: a DVD + VCR Dual- Deck. Two products in one that will fit in any entertainment center. Space-saving and easy to use. One remote controls your DVD and VCR. One easy connection to any TV, even older sets! Just plug it in, and the clock and channels are automatically set.Great for the novice as well as the savvy DVD buyer who wants all the sophisticated digital capabilities, DTS, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound decoder, plus the added value of a built-in VCR. Another Go-Video innovation from Sensory Science.

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CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

A combo with no compromises, both units are great, February 27, 2001

By	Douglas Welzel (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

The DVR5000 is a great idea that is also well executed. At first I was skeptical that the idea of a combination DVD/VCR would result in a good product. Not so with this system, both units are very nice. First, the DVD supports just about everything you'd want in a decent quality player (Dolby Digital output/decoding, S-Video outputs, etc) as well as some nice "extra" features such as the MP3 CD support. The VCR side of the box also supports everything you'd expect out of a VCR these days.

Hooking up the unit is pretty simple and the instruction book does a good job of guiding you through just about any configuration.

Using the unit is also pretty easy. Controls for both units share the same remote, and in many cases the same set of buttons on the remote. Usage of the remote is generally intuitive. The only downside is in the on screen menus. While they are pretty easy to navigate, some menus aren't accessible at certain times (for example, the DVD setup menu is not accessible while a DVD is playing). Neither the menus nor the instruction book give any explanation behind this -- you kind of get the hang of it as you use the machine. Finally, if you are using the S-Video output for the DVD player you'll find that the on screen menus are not viewable via this output. To see the menus you'll have to switch your TV to the VCR input. The documentation is actually very clear about this, but it is annoying nonetheless.

My only other concern is about Go-Video's customer service. I sent them an email via their website and never received a response. It wasn't a major issue so I haven't pursued it any further, but it makes me worry about the overall quality of their support.

Overall I recommend this box. It combines two great units into one space saving, high quality device.

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

Great idea and a great DVD player too, January 17, 2001

By	John Ingle (Fresno, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a nice combination...just don't know what to do with my fairly new VCR now...that has so far performed wonderfully.

I recieved my GO-Video player for Christmas and it is my first DVD player but so far I have not been disappointed, with the one exception of the player to skip on occassion but this is fairly infrequent so it has not really hampered my viewing pleasure. The setup was quite easy as the console basically sets itself up from the info on your TV and the instruction manual is laid out quite nicely if you need to make any changes yourself. The button configuration on the player itself is laid out nicely as well and is not cluttering or confusing. Operation of the DVD player is smooth and quiet.

As for the VCR side it performs just as well and is just as quiet and smooth as its DVD counter-part. The operation of the console from the remote control is easy to figure out and the button configuration is well organized and also giving you the freedom to use as your TV remote. I usually have trouble with console remote controls as they are generally too small for my hands but not so with this remote. Button size and spacing makes it easy to operate for us big handed people.

Overall this is a great system and while not as sleek as a normal DVD player, it is a dual system afterall, it has a great design and looks quite nice (alot better than its older dual-VCR siblings of yester-year). However for its price there are a lot better DVD players I am sure you can get BUT if you are replacing a VCR or have a lot of VHS tapes and wanting to step up to a DVD system without getting rid of all your old VHS tapes then this is the system for you.

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