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Sylvania ZV450SL8 Dual DVD / VCR Recorder with Digital Tuner | 
| Brand: Sylvania
Category: CE
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 16333
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 17 x 2
MPN: ZV450SL8
Model: ZV450SL8
UPC: 053818671214
EAN: 0053818671214
ASIN: B000N410NE
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| Features:
| • | Records High Definition broadcast | | • | Plays back in HD | | • | Zoom, search, slo mo, still frame | | • | Front a/v jacks and headphone jack | | • | All in one remote |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
SYLVANIA ZV450SL8 DVD Recorder/VCR combination lets you copy VHS tapes to DVD and DVD to VHS tapes at the touch of a button. Record your favorite television shows and treasured home videos to either videocassette or DVD-R/RW discs. And with a Progressive Scan video output, you can be sure that you can enjoy them in clear, sharp, lifelike picture quality every time.PROGRESSIVE SCAN:
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. DVD-R/RW RECORDING:
Record your favorite television shows and treasured home videos to either videocassette or DVD-R / DVD-RW discs. PLAYABLE DISC:
This DVD player plays DVD Video, DVD-R/RW, video and audio CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, JPEG and Kodak Picture CD. BUILT-IN ATSC TUNER:
Built-in ATSC tuner means it can receive Digital TV broadcasts without a separate set-top box. (SD Quality output) 4 HEAD AND HI-FI STEREO SOUND:
The 4-head VCR's Hi-Fi stereo recording system offers excellent sound quality, with a high dynamic range, wide frequency response from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. A/V CABLE CONNECTIONS:
Inputs and outputs include front and rear stereo audio/video and an RF input/output for the VCR, and, for the DVD player, component-video, S-video, and composite-video outputs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 RUN, DON'T TURN BACK!!! December 21, 2008
Engineer (Seattle)
My last analog tuner VCR/DVD combo unit lasted for two years after recording hundreds of DVDs before showing DVD Error messages. This unit started showing DVD error messages after one month. At first it would occasionally show DVD error messages in the middle of a recording and stop recording. That recording was then rendered unaccessible while still taking up space on the DVD. Now after three months it's failing to finalize DVDs making the entire DVD unaccessible even on this machine. In addition, the audio pass through volume is only a fraction of the volume on the TV with the unit turned on. That is, with the unit turned off the audio is much louder. Also, the remote is a poor design. Most of the buttons are tiny and the same size including the play, record, stop and pause. I'll never buy another Sylvania product again. I'm giving this one star only because you can't give it a zero.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx bad unit October 19, 2008
John Cline (Marion, IN USA)
Sirs:
We received the product and it would not stay turned on. We received a replacement and it is doing the same thing.
I have sent E-mails to you and haven't received any info as yet. I would like to have my money back or at least have a unit that would stay turned on long enough to see if it would work. I had both units checked and they say something wrong or it would stay on. John
GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY!! July 3, 2008
William Palmer (New York, NY)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
We've had two of these recorders in a row. First one lasted seven months, second one lasted ten months. With both, we started getting DVD disc error messages "Cannot record on this disc." Of course, we got the message AFTER "recording" a program, so: a) we wasted our time, b} we lost the recording. We record a lot, and probably ran 300 discs through the last one. On both machines, this started out as an occasional problem, and then kicked into high gear, where nothing could be recorded on DVD. VHS works fine (who cares?) They were both DVD brand finicky--working only with Maxell discs. Now, no brand works. Smartest thing we did was to invest an extra twenty bucks for an extended warranty (this at a Fred Meyer store.) We keep all our machines meticulously clean and run a cleaning disc once a week. The extended warranty is essentially a side bet that you believe the machine WILL die. It's a good idea and well worth the investment, because: a) the machine WILL break, and b) you can bet on it. Oh, and we now buy only Verbatim brand discs. Another good investment.
Please Remove This Product From Amazon May 10, 2008
Surround Sound Byte
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Please don't offer anything without a digital tuner if it's a VCR or a TV set on Amazon. These units are worthy only for donating to Goodwill.
Strange things are happening March 15, 2008
Maurice Horowitz (Manalapan, New Jersey United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have owned this unit for 4 months. Product worked fine up until now. Then strange things began happening. I began fast forwarding the VHS tape and after a few seconds the VCR stopped and shut down. I tried to rewind and it did the same thing. I removed the cassette and attempted to reinsert it into the machine and it wouldn't go in. I turned on the power and it reluctantly inserted itself. I attempted to record a program and after 5 or 10 seconds the machine stopped and turned itself off. The warranty period is one year for parts and 90 days for labor. I contacted customer service and was on hold between 10 and 15 minutes. They agreed to pick up the machine for repair at their cost but I have to send them $45.00 with the product to cover the labor charge. After 4 months and a cost of $200 I have to pay $45 to repair a machine that should work for years without a problem. Anyone interested in purchasing the DVD/VCR should reconsider. I am really disappointed with this item. Previously I owned a cheap DVD recorder/VCR player combo ($60.00) and it lasted for a number of years. What's happening with quality control?
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