Samsung DVD-HR720 DVD Recorder

Samsung DVD-HR720 DVD Recorder

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's DVD-HR720 incorporates a gigantic 120 GB hard drive as well as a DVD recorder that records in DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW formats. This enables you to record programming onto the hard drive, then easily archive it onto DVDs--or vice versa. With up to 4x speed, two-way copying between hard drive and DVD, two hours of content can be transferred in just an hour. The DVD-HR720 also integrates the latest electronic program guide from TV Guide, making the recording of favorite programs onto the hard drive as simple as surfing and clicking.

Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built-in hard drive are completely independent. For example you can record a broadcast program to either a recordable DVD or the hard drive, while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD or on the hard drive. You can set your recorder to one of four different recording speeds, each varying in recording quality and length. EP (6 or 8 hour) mode yields the most recording time, LP and SP modes provide less recording time with higher quality recording (between 2 and 4 hours), and XP mode gives you the highest quality recording. If FR mode is selected, the video quality is adjusted automatically so that all video for the scheduled time can be recorded onto the free disc space.

In addition to playing DVD movies and recorded DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW discs, the DVD-HR720 offers playback of CD audio and CD-R/RW discs with MP3, WMA, and JPEG digital content. You can also easily connect a digital video camcorder to the unit, via either the front panel composite AV connection or the Firewire (IEEE 1394) port--perfect for creating a disc directly from your video without first having to download to a PC.

The DVD-HR720 provides optical and coaxial digital audio outputs for Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel surround sound, as well as a selectable progressive-scan mode for smoother video with HD-compatible TVs via the component video output. It also offers the following video connections:

Composite AV (RCA) In: 2

Composite AV (RCA) Out: 1

S-Video In: 1

S-Video Out: 1

RF: input and output (tuner pass through only)

Note: This DVD player is designed to play "Region 1" pre-recorded DVDs only, and internal dubbing of copy-protected DVDs is not possible.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, remote control (with batteries), power cable, AV cable, printed operating instructions

Product Description:
built-in 120GB hard drive for recording/playback (holds up to 180 hours) * TV Guide On Screen free interactive program guide * IR blaster for controlling most brands of cable boxes * auto chapter creation * front-panel digital camcorder input (IEEE 1394) *

Samsung DVD-HR720 DVD Recorder
Average customer rating:

OVERALL, AN EXCELLENT RECORDER

Samsung DVD-HR720 DVD Recorder

Manufacturer: Samsung
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Product Features:

DVD recorder/player with 120 GB hard drive; measures 16.9 x 2.95 x 9.75 inches (WxHxD)

Integrated electronic program guide from TV Guide

Records to DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW; plays CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, JPEG

Inputs--2 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 Firewire, 1 RF; Outputs--1 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 component, 1 RF

Optical and coaxial digital audio output for Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound

ASIN: B0009VD0EI

Amazon.com Product Description

Samsung's DVD-HR720 incorporates a gigantic 120 GB hard drive as well as a DVD recorder that records in DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW formats. This enables you to record programming onto the hard drive, then easily archive it onto DVDs--or vice versa. With up to 4x speed, two-way copying between hard drive and DVD, two hours of content can be transferred in just an hour. The DVD-HR720 also integrates the latest electronic program guide from TV Guide, making the recording of favorite programs onto the hard drive as simple as surfing and clicking.

Composite AV (RCA) In: 2
Composite AV (RCA) Out: 1
S-Video In: 1
S-Video Out: 1
RF: input and output (tuner pass through only)

Note: This DVD player is designed to play "Region 1" pre-recorded DVDs only, and internal dubbing of copy-protected DVDs is not possible.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, remote control (with batteries), power cable, AV cable, printed operating instructions

Product Description

Burn DVDs in half the time with this 4x speed recorder – featuring a 120GB hard drive.

Full-feature DVD player with recording capability
Impressive, 120GB hard drive offers 180 hours of storage space
Records in DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW formats
Up to 4x speed reduces transfer time
Plays DVDs; CD-R/RWs; MP3, WMA and JPEG discs
Independent playback and recording
Choice of 4 recording speeds
Auto chapter creator
Front DV and AV inputs, including s-video
Optical and coaxial digital audio output
Integrated electronic program guide from TV Guide
Includes remote control
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved. UL is the worldwide trusted source for product compliance
1-year manufacturer's warranty

With its massive hard drive and enhanced speed, this is one of the most powerful DVD recorders available.

Customer Reviews:

OVERALL, AN EXCELLENT RECORDER.......2006-03-08

I have owned this unit for about a month now, and am very satisfied with its overall performance.

As a basic DVD player, it is excellent. The only two minor gripes I have are that the time for loading a disc is a little long, and it does not show time remaining on a disc. Picture and sound quality are outstanding.

As a DVD recorder, I have used it both to record shows off of cable TV, and to transfer home movies from VHS videotape to DVD. It does both very well. The main gripe I have is that I cannot place chapter points where I want; the unit does that automatically. I first copy the videotape to the hard drive, and then burn a DVD of the entire tape at high speed (this takes about 25 minutes for a 2 hour tape). Then I go through the material on the hard drive and edit out as much of the boring stuff as possible. This usually reduces the 2 hours of material from one VHS videotape down to about 30 minutes. Editing is a straight forward, although very time consuming process. Every time a portion of a recording is edited out, the unit takes the user back to the beginning of the recording, and you have to scan forward to where you left off to do more editing. Once editing is done, I then combine the remaining materials into a "highlights" DVD. Please note that when combining edited materials like this, the only chapters placed on the disc are between the edited materials derived from each tape. Therefore, for me that means a highlights DVD only will have 4 chapters if the disc is recorded in SP (2 hour) format.

I also used the iLink/Firewire connector to transfer material directly from my Sony Digital 8 camcorder to DVD. Since a Digital 8 tape only holds 1 hour of extemely high-resolution material, I used the XP (1 hour) DVD format. The picture is incredible. In the future, I may record using SP if the picture is almost as good.

The last part of the unit is the hard disc, which uses TV Guide to record shows. I have read many horror stories on-line about this, and I did have problems the first couple of weeks. Sometimes the unit would not load new listings overnight like it was supposed to. And it did not record a show or two when I believed that it was going to. But once the TV Guide became fully populated with listings, it seemed to work as expected. Once I noticed that the unit added listing during the daytime, not overnight. And it will begin recording shows even if you are watching a DVD or another show on TV. Of course, I love watching a show at the same time that show is recording (chase play).

As I have read on-line reviews for most other units, the hard disc fan for my Samsung seems to run all the time. However, it is very quiet and not a problem at all.

Overall I am very satisfied with this unit, and I enjoy playing with it.

Emerson 80 GB HDD/DVD Recorder/VCR Combo, EWH100F

Average customer rating:

A Huge Disappointment... Not Worth The Headache
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT

Emerson 80 GB HDD/DVD Recorder/VCR Combo, EWH100F

Manufacturer: Emerson
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Large capacity 80 GB Hard Disc Drive (HDD)
DVD+R/RW playback - CD-R/-RW playback - Component video output, S-Video output - Front Audio/Video input jacks; no more reaching around behind the unit
Progressive scan works with a TV capable of showing 480p (progressive) resolution for a sharp image with rich colors
Remote control - Warranty Length: 1 year parts, 90 days labor

ASIN: B000G895VQ

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

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.

Average customer rating:

Samsung DVD-HR720 DVD Recorder

ProductGroup: CE
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ASIN: B000E3K7FQ

Product Description

Samsung DVD Recorder employed precise reading and writing technology realized by automatic power control system, optimal power control system and write strategy.

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