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Sylvania ZV450SL8 Dual DVD / VCR Recorder with Digital Tuner | 
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| Brand: Sylvania
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $179.38
You Save: $70.61 (28%)
New (6) Used (2) from $135.00
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 10738
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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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:
 GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY!! July 3, 2008
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
1 out of 7 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
5 out of 6 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?
problems with this product January 3, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
We have owned this machine for less than six months...recently started having funny problems. The machine shuts off automatically while watching TV after 5-10 seconds. It completely rejects our VHS tapes and shuts off after 5 seconds when we attempt to play them. Unplugging the unit will occasionally correct the problem with the TV signal, but not with the VHS tapes.
Otherwise, we really like the unit. But these problems make it nearly useless to us...can't watch TV or play VHS tapes or DVDs.
 Recording, The Next Generation July 8, 2007
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
With all the hype of getting the next wave of electronics, we're only thinking about getting HDTV's. While that might seem like the only thing we need to change, we would also need to change our DVD and VCR's as well. The new signal, ATSC is what we're going to have to go into in all our electronics, as of 2009. Although it isn't as much of a hastle if we have HD in cable or other services like Direct TV. Sadly though, there are some of us who are unable to afford the services, and have to rely on just the antennas. Fortunately, there are new waves of DVD recorders that are capable of the new needs.
The Sylvania ZV450SL8, is a DVD/VCR recorder that takes full advantage of the new digital tuner, ATSC that is compliant, at a convient price. You can playback your favorite DVD's and record your favorite shows onto DVD's. Not only that, you can also dub your favorite shows from your old VCR tapes, and copy them onto the DVD discs. It is simple, and easy to operate, and you can easily set it up, without too many problems. You can record your favorite shows on DVD in either the standard Video mode, which is compatable to all DVD players, or the specialized VR format, that you can easily use to edit commercials and explicitive content from your certain movies.
Sadly though, like most DVD recorders, there are a few disadvantages with this DVD recorder Sylvajnia made. The first one is that you cannot playback certain DVD's that are in the DVD+RW and +R capable. It also doesn't playback Blu-Ray or HD DVD discs, because they are both new formats that aren't completely standard yet. They also aren't compatable in any of Sylvania's DVD recorders. The second problem deals with discs recorded in the "VR format", or specifically displayed "RW Compatable". Although you can easily record onto these discs and finalize them, they really aren't compatable in most DVD players, unlike the Video format. You'd have to look at other DVD players and specific brands like Zenith and JVC that are specifically capable of playback and recording in "VR mode". Otherwise, it might damage other DVD players.
Still, Sylvania does make some excellent DVD recorders that do deliver not just in price, but in convience. I absolutely recommend the ZV450SL8 a whole lot. It records great High Definition TV, at a affordable price. It delivers great quality and convience for anybody who is looking into a new way of simple recording, that is worth a single push of a button.
Price: B+
Convience: B
Playback: B
Recording: B+
Overall: B 1/2+
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