Product Description
Enhance your home theater experience with an incredibly sharp picture and a crisp digital sound. Daewoo DVD players allow you to play an audio CD or enjoy your favorite movie. Incorporating the latest technologies, Daewoo DVD players are second to none when it comes to performance and quality. Experience your own digital dream with a Daewoo DVD player.The DVR-S04 is a Daewoo DVD & VCR Recorder. It is capable of DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, VCD, SVCD, CD, MP3 and Kodac Picture CD.
Amazon.com Product Description
Daewoo's versatile, space-saving DVR-S04 combo recorder lets you quickly and easily transfer your personal video from VHS tapes to recordable DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, preserving your cherished footage for years to come--all with a single component. Setup is simple and connections are minimal; the DVR-S04 is optimized for one-touch transfers from VHS to DVD or vice-versa, copy-protection technology permitting (you can't copy the latest blockbuster movie to videotape).
The unit will also play your CD-based MP3 music files and JPEG digital photos, including Kodak Picture CDs--nothing like a custom slide show in the comfort of your living room. If you've got music and pictures on the same CD-R or CD-RW, you can even select an MP3 music file to play in the background during your slideshow.
In addition to making it easier to transfer directly from videotape to DVD, the DVR-S04 uses LSI Logic's Direct Digital Dub technology. Direct Digital Dub simplifies digital content transfers from a camcorder (DV or other media) to the DVD recorder via an IEEE 1394 (DV) connection. Simplifying the process, Direct Digital Dub lets you control the camcorder with one touch via the DVD recorder's remote control.
Additional advantages include LSI Logic's proprietary pre- and post-processing technologies, TrueView Pro and TrueScan Pro. These motion-compensation-based technologies provide advanced progressive-scan output and impressive noise-minimizing on signals passing through the unit's analog inputs.
Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.
Front-panel inputs make spontaneous connections a cinch, whether you're hooking up a camcorder, a digital camera, or a second VCR. The unit also offers an RF coaxial antenna input and output, 1 each composite-, component-, and S-video outputs, and a choice of 2 digital-audio outputs (coaxial or optical) for passing Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround signals to a compatible audio/video surround receiver and multichannel speaker system, the ideal accessories for your movie viewing.
What's in the Box
DVD player/VCR, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, a stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, an RF coaxial video cable, a blank DVD+RW disc, and warranty information.
Customer Reviews:
DAEWOO IS KOREAN WORD FOR CRAP.......2006-01-16
Worst piece of electronics I ever purchased. Started acting up almost immediately. Hit rewind and machine shuts down and ejects tape. BUYER BEWARE!!!!
Worthless junk.......2005-12-01
I bought this unit at Costco since it was about 50 dollars cheaper than the others I've seen. Out of the 12 dvds I've made so far, only 4 work. The unit repeatedly froze up either while updating the disk after a recording or while finalizing a disk. Out of the 8 disks that did finish finalizing successfully, only four of them worked. The player would say that the other were Blank discs, but if you tried to write to them it would say the disc is full.
I will be returning the unit for the second and last time. (First one stop displaying video altogether after the 3rd day)
Utilitarian, ineligant, buggy, annoying........2005-11-28
I bought this unit last year because Fry's had it at a smoking price and I wanted a way to convert all our family videos to DVD before they died a heat and dust death. This was my first DVD recorder.
Its operation for basic tasks is simple and straightforward, but from time to time I come up against the lack of a feature I naturally expect to find, but which isn't there or doesn't work. Examples:
When recording from the air, this unit apparently does not record closed captioning information to either tape or DVD, a substantial negative for viewers needing "hearing assistance." All of my other VCRs record it.
I was ready to return my unit because every time I shut it off, it "hung" with the message "WAIT", would not respond to any controls, and eventually had to be unplugged and replugged. I called their service number, was advised this was a known problem with the "automatic clock setting" feature, and was told my only option was to turn that feature off and set the clock by hand. (ATTENTION other reviewers who reported hangs on shutoff: this is probably your problem.)
With the automatic clock setting feature off, the unit apparently does you the "favor" of adjusting itself for standard and daylight savings time on the proper day (this is totally undocumented). Unfortunately, my state doesn't do daylight time, so the unit recorded all the wrong programs for a week or so until I figured out that it had changed its own clock. There is no way to disable this "feature."
If you are playing a tape or DVD at a time when the unit is scheduled to record, you are given no notice that a scheduled operation needs the unit (even my cheap VCRs will do this). When you turn the unit off, you will get a message that the unit will switch into auto record mode instead, whereupon it will record the remainder of the show you wanted, at which point you typically kick yourself because it's too late to recover from your mistake. Now, the manual says "while the VCR is recording, DVD playback is possible," but that's only if the VCR is already recording -- if you're playing a DVD at the time the VCR wants to start recording, it won't start.
On the other side of automatic operation, if you find yourself recording the wrong show to DVD (e.g., due to a schedule change or sports delay) you can't override the program and stop it. The manual says that holding the stop button down for three seconds will stop it, but I have not found this to work.
My occasional attempts to use the unit to play "interactive game features" on some DVDs have all resulted in system freezes or hangs, requiring unplugging of the power cord to reset the unit.
There is an annoying bug in the unit such that if you are searching a DVD in fast reverse for a particular scene, and then hit PLAY when you find it, it will play with no audio. You have to hit STOP and then PLAY again to regain audio.
Finally, I was disappointed with the results when I tried to copy my VCR tapes to DVD, the task for which I primarily bought the deck. It's probably not the fault of this particular unit, but I discovered that although the quality of a VCR tape recorded at the 6-hour speed is very reasonable, a DVD recorded at the 6-hour speed is unwatchable -- super-pixelated and full of ugly artifacts. So I can't just plug in the media and let the machine do the job unattended, I have to be present to perform active editing. As I mentioned, this was my first experience with making DVDs, so learning about their limitations was part of the process. However, I have to wonder how many other potential purchasers have home videos recorded at this speed and are also going to discover this limitation after buying this machine.
DVR-S05 newer model -- Would have been nice..........2005-11-23
As another reviewer said, got as a whim buy at Costco since they don't have VCRs much any more. This unit feels like a Linux box - it has to "boot up" for about a minute from cold start. It worked well for about a week doing timer recordings to VHS tape and DVD, then went flakey. I had to put it on an extension cord with a power switch because it hangs on power off (hibernate really), and I have to disconnect power to get it back (hard for me to reach the plug behind, hence adding the extension cord). Also now hangs when set to timer record; clue - clock doesn't update. Auto clock only works once in awhile; have to do manually after each deliberate power fail. Don't "power off" with a tape in or it spins motors. Tried "restore to factory defaults", but that didn't fix it. The timer controls are clunky and old fashioned, not nearly as nice as a two year old JVC SVHS VCR I have with its four dedicated rocker button pairs on the remote (most TV shows start on the half hour -- DUH!).
Probably mine is a defective unit, as it did start out OK (bad memory perhaps?), will exchange or return shortly (but as I read these other reviews, exchange is becoming less of an option).
Too bad really, because the 6 head vcr was nice, smooth and fast albeit a bit noisy on rewind, and the the TV Tuner is the best I've ever seen in a VCR -- it may be pulling down Digital TV signal instead of just analog (worth a second star). I never got around to exploring the nifty DVD features, since the fundamental power on/off and clock stuff didn't stay working.
Lousy Player/Recorder.......2005-11-07
I purchased subject unit from Costco. This machine was a total waste of time and money. Thought the price was right, but guess I got what I paid for.
First time copy VHS to DVD, the machine locked up, did not finish the project, did not respond to the remote, or buttons on the unit. Got my VHS tape out, but it would not finalize or release the DVD. Went repeatedly into "finalize", but that is where the project would end, would not eject, regardless of what button was used it would go back to "finalize", again getting no where. Using "eject" would go the the "finalize" again. Machine had a one track mind. Took it back, with my DVD still in it, still had my VHS tape of the project.
Purchased another brand, paid about $65.00 more, and now have a machine that works fine
Product Description
Daewoo's versatile, space-saving DVR-S04 combo recorder lets you quickly and easily transfer your personal video from VHS tapes to recordable DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, preserving your cherished footage for years to come--all with a single component. Setup i
Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy your entire DVD and VHS table library in one component and easily record your favorite TV programming or video camcorder footage directly to DVD disc with the progressive scan Daewoo DVRS04M combo DVD recorder/VCR. You can record content onto DVD+R/RW discs, and the DVRS04M is compatible with DVD movie, CD audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW, (S)VCD disc playback as well as MP3 audio and JPEG image files. It has an 8-event/1-month timer that works with both the DVD recorder and VCR. This unit also includes a Firewire port (also known as IEEE1394 or i.Link) for direct connection to a digital video camcorder for dubbing your home movies. And you can copy VHS tapes to DVD or DVDs to VHS tape (as long as they're not copy protected) with easy one-touch recording. You can record from 1 to 6 hours of content to a DVD (the latter in SLP mode).
The DVG5000N provides a component video output for optimal progressive scan viewing on your high-definition television, as well as composite A/V and S-Video connections. Playback features include multi-angle viewing, 2/4/8/16/32x forward/reverse, and 2x subtitle display. It offers internal Dolby Digital and DTS decoding and a digital coaxial audio output, enabling you to connect to your home theater system to produce chilling, immersive 5.1-channel surround sound. It also provides 3D virtual surround sound for playback through two stereo channels.
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
Combo DVD recorder/VCR, remote control (with batteries), video cable, audio cable, RF cable, power cord, printed operating instructions
Customer Reviews:
works well, instructions a bit difficult.......2007-10-22
the product works well, no complaints,but the format-the operation of the recorder- is a bit difficult to follow using the instructions. once used to it, it gives very satisfactory results.
DVRS04 Review.......2007-08-28
I bought the machine a couple of years ago. It made an alternative video source for my PIP TV. Plus it promised to easily convert VHS tapes to DVD. I failed in my efforts.
Now, I tried to line in from a camcorder to convert old 8 tape to a DVD. Failed that also. It seemed like it froze after I apparently finished recording. I did a reset and achieved a menu that I made some setting changes on.
Next day, I was going to redo but have failed this time to achieve a TV picture although the machine does output the sounds to my TV [just no picture].
I am considered savvy by my friends and have exactly followed the users manual. On the DAEWOO web site, they do not have a FAQ section nor additional help. This is too much hassle. Do not buy.
If something happens to change my mind, I will reappear in this section.
DJP
Product Description
EMERSON
Emerson 80 GB HDD/DVD Recorder/VCR Combo, EWH100F
Model: ewh100f
All the benefits of top-quality DVD recording with the added convenience of a VCR. Now even if you have older movies you still like on tape, you can watch them easily. Component video output for your DVDs delivers the best picture possible.
Large capacity 80 GB Hard Disc Drive (HDD)
DVD+R/RW playback
CD-R/-RW playback
Progressive scan works with a TV capable of showing 480p (progressive) resolution for a sharp image with rich colors
Component video output, S-Video output
Front Audio/Video input jacks; no more reaching around behind the unit
Remote control
Customer Reviews:
a 1 star rating isn't a fair appraisal.......2007-07-26
I bought mine with extreme reluctance but I thought well I have had some luck with other Emerson products, so just maybe....... It worked great for approx 4 months. I then noticed one day the clock was not accurate. I couldn't reset the clock. Trust me I tried multiple times. Now I'm 38 yrs old, having owned too many gadgets/electronics, I never heard of the clock going bad first. That was a sign of things to come. So I marched forward setting all my timer recordings based on "Emerson Time". That worked well for about 2 months. At that point, the clock just quit showing up as a display. So then I decided to just use it as a video cassette player. Well after 3 weeks of work, now I just don't get power going to it. I plan to recover the tape that's in there, take it out back and shoot it and vow to listen to my inner voice the next time I decide to by ANYTHING Emerson.
A Huge Disappointment... Not Worth The Headache.......2007-02-02
I have to agree with the other reviewer. I am having the exact same problem where I cannot dub what is on the DVR Hard Drive to a DVD (thankfully it happened after only 3 weeks) so am heading back to Walmart to return it this weekend. Quite a serious problem to have when you pay almost $300. It looks to me like there should be a recall issued from the manufacturer to solve this (which there isn't), but I guess Emerson figured most people would encounter the problem after the warranty was up.
To be fair, if you just want a DVR and don't plan to put many of the recorded programs to DVD this product may be right for you. However, if you are looking to transfer lots of VHS to DVD or build up your recorded off TV collection in DVD you should avoid this item and continue your research. I spent an extra $20 to buy the Pioneer DVR-640H-S DVD Recorder with 160GB DVR (cheapest price around offered by Amazon) and it has great reviews. Will review that one once I get it and had a chance to test it out.
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.......2006-12-30
I bought one of these from Wal-Mart. Three months later the Hard Drive went out. When trying to record a DVD from the hard drive, it would record about 3 seconds, then stop. Wal-Mart would'nt help me because it had been over 90 days. So, I sent it in to Emerson. About 4 months later, I finally got it back. It worked great for about two months, then the same thing happened. Now they are telling me they can fix it, but I have to pay for the repair. I don't think so. Save yourself a headache and do not buy this recorder, or anything from Emerson for that matter.
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