Toshiba DVR670 DVD/VHS Recorder with Built in Tuner, Black

5 comments

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   Anthony W. Cynor on December 17, 2009 at 7:20 pm

   This unit presents with poor black box styling and difficult to read labels on the few controls. Anunciator panel is small and cannot be easily seen.
   
   But does it work? Well no since the VCR unit does not record or play sound. Obviously it is defective. I am very dissatisfied with the extremely poor product coming from manufacturers of VCR, DVD and Combo recorders. I have tried units from several manufacturers only to have them be defective or to fail in someway after a few months. Well this is another one from Toshiba!
   
   Old VCR units from as far back as 1986 have been put back in service to do recording. Heck you can program the old units without turning on the TV
   
   from the front panel. I am very weary of the cheap manufacture, poor styling, dysfunctional performance and ugly tacky shiny black color of electronics today.

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   Ted J. Deffendol on December 17, 2009 at 8:03 pm

   Exactly what a friend wanted for Christmas for herself. Nice looking and works very well.

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   Anne Borruso on December 17, 2009 at 10:54 pm

   I can watch a program and record one at the same time. I had to call Toshiba a number of times to know what to do.It does what I wanted it to do.

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   William D. Bandes on December 18, 2009 at 12:44 am

   I just bought 3 more of these, one for each TV in the house. I cannot BELIEVE how good this unit is. It is taking my puny narrow-screen cable signals (no other choice here) and pumping them out in gorgeous wide-screen like I have never seen before (through an HDMI cable, which you must use for the best results, your TV must have an HDMI input). You can record onto videotape or DVD. You can dub from tape to DVD or DVD to tape. The results are out of this world no matter what you do. BUT this is a complex machine and you have to have patience, there is a rather long learning curve but WOW, it is worth it. Worth it to get some help from a techie friend if you need it, rather than settle for something less. The only “trouble” I had was a confusion between the “On/Off” button and the “Timer Set” button on the remote. I ALWAYS have a pending recording (Monday thru Friday, etc.). IF you have a pending recording, you MUST turn the unit on and off with the “Timer Set” button, or your programs will not record. When I turned the unit off with the “On/Off” button, things got messed up. So I put a tape across the “On/Off” button, and used a label-maker to put a marker above the “Timer Set” button. Now I use the “Timer Set” button exclusively to turn the unit on and off, and everything works like a charm!

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   Sam on December 18, 2009 at 2:06 am

   I’ve been using the Toshiba DVR670 DVD/VHS combo recorder and player for about a month now, and I’m very pleased with the performance. I’ve recorded about 25 DVD-R disks from shows I had stored on my satellite DVR hard drive, and the Toshiba unit has worked flawlessly. I’ve also played some VHS tapes, and recorded one just to try out the unit. The remote control for this unit is rather complex, and the instruction book is also quite detailed, and at times a bit confusing. This unit performs so many tasks and has so many options that a complicated instruction book probably just goes with the territory. Using this unit is not simple or intuitive; you’ll have to study the instruction book several times in detail to master this machine, but once you do it’s rewarding to see such nice results. I’ve had very good results with Toshiba products for several years, and I prefer the brand.