Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo

Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo

Product Description
Product Description:
Toshiba SD-V290 Combination DVD/VCR Player combines the picture and sound advantages of a full-featured DVD player with the convenient recording and playback options of a videocassette recorder. PRODUCT FEATURES: ColorStream Component Video Outputs compatible with today's finest televisions for delivery of stunningly colorful images; 10-Bit/27mHz Video digital-to-analog conversion for maximum color purity, detail, and resolution; 24-Bit/96 kHz PCM Audio Compatibility delivers warmer, more natural-sounding audio from many types of disks; DVD-Video/CD/Video CD playback; DVD-R/CD-R/CD-RW compatible playback ensures disks made with personal recording devices can be played back in the home theater system, too; Digital Photo Viewer enables a user to display digital photographs on a television set in the JPEG digital format;

Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo
Average customer rating:

DVD motor stopped working after just a year and a half

Interesting....mine did the same!

I Should Have Listened

Half of it still works

Works well ... Mostly

Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo

Manufacturer: Toshiba
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Space-saving combination DVD player and 4-head, hi-fi VCR

Plays DVD-Video, DVD-R, VCD, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD, and JPEG image CD

Record TV broadcasts while watching a DVD movie

Optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs channel Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound to compatible receiver and speaker systems

VCR includes 19-micron heads for clear EP recording, record-end search, and commercial skip

ASIN: B00008BO90

Product Description

Toshiba SD-V290 Combination DVD/VCR Player combines the picture and sound advantages of a full-featured DVD player with the convenient recording and playback options of a videocassette recorder. PRODUCT FEATURES: ColorStream Component Video Outputs compatible with today's finest televisions for delivery of stunningly colorful images; 10-Bit/27mHz Video digital-to-analog conversion for maximum color purity, detail, and resolution; 24-Bit/96 kHz PCM Audio Compatibility delivers warmer, more natural-sounding audio from many types of disks; DVD-Video/CD/Video CD playback; DVD-R/CD-R/CD-RW compatible playback ensures disks made with personal recording devices can be played back in the home theater system, too; Digital Photo Viewer enables a user to display digital photographs on a television set in the JPEG digital format;

Customer Reviews:

DVD motor stopped working after just a year and a half.......2006-11-15

I've always heard that Toshiba products are reliable, but this DVD/VCR combo stopped working after just 18 months. When a DVD is loaded, it fails to spin up. After about a minute, it spits the disk back out. It's very disappointing to have to buy another unit so quickly after buying the last one.

Interesting....mine did the same!.......2006-05-26

Ok, so I purchased this item about a year and a half ago and I absolutely loved it! It was a good space saver having two units in one, and fit nicely under my tv in my dorm room. However, a few weeks ago i was watching an almost brand-new dvd and suddenly, the dvd part started this loud clicking, the screen froze, and the unit completely shut itself off....and following that was a long, frustrating period of time where I was trying to get the dvd door open to retrieve my dvd...I ended up just prying it open with a screw driver. I did wait however, for the thing to suddenly turn back on....I waited a whole week but it remained frozen. Then the machine suffered the wrath of the screwdriver.

To conclude, I am very disappointed in this product because I believed that in combination with my flatscreen toshiba tv, it was amazing. I loved the picture and the quality of both units' playbacks...it even made my old vhs tapes look better than ever. I'm just sorry to say that I had to let it go. Now that I'm in the market for another dvd player (no more combos, thanks.) I am confident that I WILL NOT buy this product again, nor do I recommend it to anyone else. Read the other reviews too because mine seemed to be a common problem.

Hope this helps.

I Should Have Listened.......2006-01-02

Instead of being mindful of warnings about combos not to mention failing to read a single on-line review of said player I purchased Toshiba's SD-V290 DVD-VCR combo.

I immediately regreted my decesion, despite being in need of a VCR.

The picture quality is less than stellar as far as the DVD portion is concerned. Unlike my old JVC XV-523GD (a great player by the way) on any given disc a thin layer of grain lays on top of the picture and some of the colors seemed overly bright while others were dull and lifeless. I have spent the last two years fiddling with my television settings -- mostly in vain.

The day after the basic warranty expired the DVD player began acting up. I would receive disc errors and had difficulty opening the tray to retrieve my DVD. This continued for the next 24 hours before I let it rest an additional 48. After that it behaved as if it was brand new...until last month.

More of the same, only this time it was accompanied by an internal clicking sound that mellowed as the picture froze and eventually shut down in error.

I never had a problem with the VCR, which I used a fair amount of times, and I'll more than likely keep it around for those purposes. Suffice to say I'll be looking for another DVD player after spending the last two years in agony.

You've been warned -- and judging by past reviews -- clearly by more consumers than just myself.

Half of it still works.......2005-09-17

If I had paid money for this thing, I'd be upset, but it was a gift, and it's worked reliably well for a year.

VHS side still works fine for the kids movies, but the DVD player started having trouble reading disks, and you'd have to push the button to have it try, try again... After it tries to read the disk about 3 times, the whole unit powers itself off. Static is loud!

That DVD roulette game went on for about a month, until, one day, it stopped reading any disk at all. We used to flip through photos from CDs on the television all the time. What a great feature.

Now the DVD door won't close at all. It is perpetually waiting for us to insert a disk it can read or recognize. Every since the days of VHS-TV combos, I have been VERY wary of buying 2 things in one box, because you if half stops working you lose both components to a repair shop.

Anyway, chances are this will be the last Toshiba product we buy. I don't hold a grudge against the company, but my wife is sworn off them entirely.

Any suggestions on a stand alone DVD player would be graciously accepted.

mail@bushiva.com

Works well ... Mostly.......2005-04-22

I've had this Toshiba DVD VCR combo for well over a year. Everything is still functioning very well. I've found it very easy to setup, use and program.

The VCR part is the weakest of the system and after a few months of use it developed a VERY annoying squeak that will drive a person insane while watching or recording any tape. It doesn't always do it though, like when you bring it in for repair (of course). Luckily I use the VCR half very infrequently.

I think I paid around $80 for it, so I guess it's not too bad for a less expensive combo unit.

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