Advantages: If it did what it was supposed to it would be a great machine... Disadvantages: ...but it doesn't
...Now, I know, the Daewoo is not the only combi VCR/DVD recorder out there but what attracted me to it was that it seemed on the face of it to do all the things I wanted it to do. It also appeared to have all the features that would make it at least a little bit future-proof, if there is such a thing these days.
Most of the machines that have been produced up until recently only feature SCART interfaces but I now had an HD TV with high quality input ... ...these on the TV. The Daewoo supports DiVX format files although, as I was to find out, this came with limitations. However, second tick.
Another thing I was looking for was the ability to directly record from VHS video tape to recordable DVD. The Daewoo claimed to be able to do this "One Touch". The recording would be into DVD format though; nothing as sophisticated as direct to DiVX on offer. Still I could do that on the computer once I'd got it ...
grahamft 30.07.2008
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Extremely poor play back and record on the VCR. The digital tuner cannot put the channels in order, as I live in an area where BBC south east and Meridian ITV are the local stations but we can just about receive London the tuner puts the London stations on the list first and as the signal is so weak the sound and picture quality are very poor but it will not allow you to reorder the channels ...
snowden5dj 11.01.2009
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Just a point regarding lots of people's experience with the machine apparently refusing to copy VHS to DVD: I had the same problem but by accident discovered that the VHS tape has to be playing BEFORE you click on the one touch record button - it works give it a try!
However - I now seem to be a having a problem with the unit switching itself off - once 15 minutes into a 30 minute recording - not good! ...
Rhymester 26.08.2008
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