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- If I could write a review giving the Samsung R-130 no stars, I would
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Samsung DVD-R130 DVD Recorder
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Product Features:
- Ultra-slim DVD player/recorder; measures 17 x 2.3 x 9.6 inches (WxHxD)
- Records to DVD-R/RW discs; plays CD-R/RW discs and MP3, JPEG files
- 1-touch recording, timer recording, auto chapter creation, front-panel DV (IEEE 1394) input for direct camcorder hookup
- Connections: 1 component out, 1 composite out, 1 S-Video out, 1 RF in, 1 RF out
- Digital optical and digital coaxial audio output for home theater surround sound
ASIN: B000EHODY8
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Product Description
Samsung's DVD-R130 DVD Recorder is perfect for sharing your favorite video more easily. SImply connect it to your home entertainment center and start writing your favorite shows, movies and homemade digital video onto a disc. It's quuck and easy! NOTE - Preliminary specs; subject to change
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's stylishly black DVD-R130 puts the power, quality, and convenience of digital video recording and playback at your fingertips. The stylish, slender component stands less than 2.5 inches tall but delivers everything from convenient DVD recording (write-once DVD-R and rewritable DVD-RW) to progressive-scan video and playback of MP3 music and JPEG digital-photo files. A front-panel DV (FireWire IEEE 1394) input enables you to connect the family video camcorder and edit and record footage directly to a DVD disc--all via a single cable and without losing image quality. The EVQ (Enhanced Video Quality) feature provides sharper images and truer color reproduction for both movies and home videos. EVQ reduces pixel noise produced during digital signal processing, mitigates the cross color phenomenon occasionally produced by separation of Y & C signal.
You can program recording via the timer, or choose easy one-touch recording (initiating playback at 30 minutes and adding 30 minutes with each additional press of the button, up to the available disc time or 240 minutes, whichever is sooner). Chapters are created when you record your favorite TV show or video clips from a camcorder onto a DVD disc. The chapters are automatically created, which eliminates wasted time searching the whole DVD to find the right spot. Up to 99 titles can be recorded onto one disc. With the simple and easy edit function menu, you can delete, copy, rename, and lock, among other things. You can also create a playlist and edit video in a specific sequence.
It offers the following connection options:
- Composite video: 1 out
- S-Video: 1 out
- Component video: 1 out
- Firewire: 1 in
- RF: 1 in, 1 out
- Analog audio: 2 in, 2 out
- Coaxial digital audio: 1 out
- Optical digital audio: 1 out
Tech Talk
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
What's in the Box
DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
Unimpressive.......2007-11-10
The DVD-R130 is a DVD recorder designed to record standard NTSC video. It can take S-Video, composite, antenna/cable, or Firewire feeds. It has multiple levels of quality. Outputs include composite, S-Video, and component, and the recorder can output ED (progressive scan) signals via the component outputs. Use with a regular TV that has only antenna/cable inputs requires the use of a modulator.
As this is my first DVD recorder, I don't have much to compare it to directly, but I can make a number of obvious comments:
As a DVD player, the player is clunky and poorly spec'd. There are three menu buttons on the remote, and two information buttons, one of which, apparently as a joke, is labeled "ANYKEY". This is the first player I've ever come across that doesn't play PAL discs. Cheap no-name brand DVD players generally do (if either the disc or player is region free), and will even convert it for use on an NTSC set. The Samsung's lack of support for PAL is all the more surprising given the move over the last few years from NTSC TVs to HD TVs (that generally accept most scan rates.)
As a recorder, the player is unreliable. I tried three different media types before getting anything to record successfully. The first disc I tried the recorder "recorded" on to but missed the first twenty minutes of the program being recorded, the twenty minutes playing as a black screen with occasionally bursts of audio. The second, an Imation DVD-RW, was unrecognized by the player (A second disc from the same pack was recognized, but reluctantly - the player generally takes two minutes to figure out it has a DVD-RW inserted.) The third, a Fuji-film DVD-R, was recognized in less time and the recording appears to be successful.
The user interface is also clunky. As an example, title renaming is done via an arrow-key operated "keyboard": it takes around five minutes to enter something as simple as "FAMILY GUY - BLUE HARVEST". I found frequent occasions that navigating from one menu to another involved hitting the same button twice (by design, not because of the usual remote control problems.) The device suffers also from those problems you'd expect to go with DVD recording - it's just not as simple as "hit record, hit stop, you have your recording" - you have to go through the trouble of "finalizing" discs (even with DVD-RWs where this could be automatic.)
On the plus side, the support for Firewire input (though this is documented as being a camcorder specific thing, I have no idea if it works with anything but camcorders) and S-Video is good, as is the support for four levels of quality, allowing up to four hours of video on a single layer DVD-R, is good.
In the end, I'd recommend using a separate DVD player to play your DVDs, and to use this strictly as a VCR replacement. And don't buy it for your stereotypical grandma, she'll never use it.
Highly Problematic DVD Player/Recorder.......2007-10-30
We actually got this player bundled with a purchase of a Samsung LCD display. The display is great; the DVD player isn't. The player has difficulties even with store bought DVDs. For example, I have a store-bought region 0 DVD (playable on all players with any region code) that this player can't read. None of my friends and family have a problem viewing these DVDs on their players. It also has problems with reading homemade DVDs I burn myself (i.e., some work, most don't). In short, I would recommend avoiding this player and instead spend your money on something more reliable.
Extremely disappointed.......2007-08-25
I just wished I had looked at the Amazon reviews before buying this stupid thing. I paid for it little; it was on clearance at Target, but now wouldn't want it for free. I wonder how such a bad product could leave a factory. And Samsung is supposed to be a reputable company.
Long story short, it does something when "recording" to a DVD but you can't do anything with the DVD - other players can't play it, computers can't play it; it's useless.
Stay far away from it. Fortunately, it's an obsolete model by now.
Several problems, buy at risk.......2007-07-04
After owning the product for over six months, I have had several of the problems experienced by other reviewers, most notably:
Problem 1: It can't play many rented and purchased DVD's, though my older Sony unit and computers play the same discs without hesitation. There seems to be no correlation between the amount of disc damage visible to the eye and playback reliability. A purchased movie (which had been played only once, removed from the player and placed in its container) would not play a second time a couple of months later, though it had only a couple of barely visible light scratches and no finger smudges. My son's 4 disc "Justice League" set plays fine, though the discs have been in and out of the player more times than I can count. Again, my other DVD players have no problem with any of these discs. This problem seems to have started about one month ago
Problem 2: Sound and video are not synchronized on recorded discs, like watching a Foreign movie dubbed in English. I attempted to diagnose and remedy the problem by using alternate methods of connecting my Audio Video components and using different types of connectors. It doesn't matter whether I'm recording directly from the DVR or from the TV output, the problem does not go away. Also tried different discs, other Sony DVD-R and -RW's - no luck. This problem arose about three months after using the unit.
Problem 3: The unit runs very slowly and has a tendency to hang up. Not only when the player is having difficulty reading a disc as mentioned above, but when you hit the "Stop" button while recording or try to edit discs.
Problem 4: Recording quality is bad, unless you use the highest recording quality setting (XP) which limits record time to a little over one hour.
Problem 5: It stutters farely often when playing purchased music CD's. Again, no problem playing the discs in other players.
One notable potential shortcoming is the lack of inputs with a device that may be used for recording from multiple audio and video components. Inputs include Rear: 1 Composite A/V, and 1 S-video; Front 1 Composite A/V and 1 Firewire. If you are looking to record from multiple devices, then you will have to mix up the types of connections. For example, if you record from a TV/Satellite and VCR you'll have to use the front connection for one device and rear connection for the other, even though front connectors are meant for use of video cameras, MP3 players and other portable units. If you have a third component (DVD, Gaming console, CD Player) that you would like to record from also, then you will probably need to purchase a Modulator (device that allows input of multiple devices to a single input on one device) or use an A/V Stereo Receiver with multiple inputs.
On the other hand, the unit has two composite Audio outputs. I'm not sure why more than one is needed, since you will need to connect to your TV or Stereo Receiver, not both.
On the plus side - the unit has some nice editing and recording features. Nothing more than one would expect, but nothing less. I have very limited experience using the timer recording function which worked fine on the few occasions it was employed. Also I have not experienced problems playing recorded discs on my other DVD player. So I cannot validate some of the issues others have experienced personally. However, after owning the unit and reading reviews, I wouldn't take the claims lightly. Given the types of errors I'm having, I am considering replacing the unit after just six months of use. The low price does not justify the risk of having to replace the unit after such a short time.
If I could write a review giving the Samsung R-130 no stars, I would.......2007-07-04
Don't make the mistake of buying this DVD recorder unless you have money and just need to get rid of it. Problems started with this item right out of the box. I attempted to get service on this item from Samsung but, the website is so hard to use, it's probably easier to get an audience with several heads of state as to obtain service from Samsung. The Samsung DVD R130 will not even play DVDs from the video store and certainly won't play shows that I have recorded. I strongly suggest not buying this item.
Product Description
Mitsumi is a major supplier to the computer industry with such products as CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM, FDD, Keyboard, and Mouse. As well as components like ICs, connectors, switches, or stepping motors, tuners, transformers, remote controls, etc. These products are manufactured in Mitsumi factories in 6 different countries.
Product Description
DataTraveler II Plus Migo USB Flash drive is the most multifunctional drive you'll ever own. Ideal for small-office and home users as well as mobile professionals and students. It's the easiest and safest way to take your computer with you everywhere you go - on a device small enough to fit on your keychain.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent but missing something.......2007-04-11
I love my flash drive. i have the 4gb version and use the migo and secure traveller a lot. i am currently a senior developer at a software engineering company and i am constantly using it to deploy solutions i have authoured onto our servers. its nice and small (actually all flash drives are) so its easily gets lost and i am the type of person that will rather have no flash drive than one with a missing lid. So kingston please put a chain on the lid that attaches to the main part. also it would be nice if it was waterproof like my last one (Cayon 1gb - i lost the lid).
Fast, and well-equipped!.......2006-01-17
This is my very first USB flash drive. I've used others before, but never owned my own. I decided to go for the 1GB version, so I'd have plenty of room to put whatever I wanted onto it.
Right out of the box, my impression was that it was smaller than I expected, which is good. For some reason, to me, the photos on the web make it look a bit clunky. The cap is very sturdy, and definitely doesn't come off easily, so there's no need to worry about losing it. Plugging the drive into my XP machine, the proper drivers are installed immediately, and it's ready to go. A cool-looking blue LED light flickers when the drive is being accessed, and remains off when idle.
The drive comes with software already on it: Migo, and SecureTraveler. Migo is basically software that allows you to synchronize files (Internet Explorer favorites, Outlook files, and other files that you can specify) between two computers, and possibly more than two, though I'm not entirely sure. I actually won't be using the Migo software as I have no need for it, but it's a nice option to have.
SecureTraveler lets you, in a sense, partition your drive into two segments: public, and private. When you insert your USB drive into a computer, you're looking at the public partition. To access the private partition, you simply double click the SecureTraveler icon, and you're prompted for a password. Once you enter the correct password, you have access to the private partition. It's really quite amazing, and I didn't expect this to work on a brand new machine that I've never plugged the drive into, but sure enough, I inserted the drive and the private contents were not shown at all. Impressive.
Pros:
* Decent size
* Fast read/write speeds (copied a 12MB file in a split second)
* SecureTraveler software needs no installations of any kind
Cons:
* None
Oh, and to the user who gave a bad review because it doesn't support Mac: there's plenty of info on this product on the web. A little research reveals that it's for Win2000/XP only (drivers needed for Win98). Don't knock the product if you don't put the research time in.
Hint: If you go to www.kingston.com/support/downloads, you can download updated versions of the Migo and SecureTraveler software and copy them to your USB flash drive. Be sure to copy the necessary software onto BOTH the public and private partitions.
It's not fully compatible make it inconvenient........2005-11-27
Nice design, however it's compatible ONLY Window XP, Window 2000, and window 2003 Server.
When I bought it from internet, it didn't fully describe the compatibility ... until you opened the package reading the Quick Start Guide!
If you want to share the data with your friends or famly who have the MAC system you won't be able to do it!!!
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The NEO 2000 is designed to address today's most pressing midrange data storage challenges short backup windows, tight budgets, expanding data, limited IT resources, costly downtime, the need to consolidate storage and potentially complex networking environments.
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