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Insignia NS-DRVCR - DVD/VCR combo | 
| Brand: Insignia
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  6 reviews
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 16.9 x 3.1
MPN: NS-DRVCR
Model: NS-DRVCR
UPC: 600603106835
EAN: 0600603106835
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| Features:
| • | Record TV, movies or music to DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW | | • | 4-head hi-fi VCR provides stereo sound and outstanding picture quality in both SP and SLP recording speeds | | • | Progressive-scan video output maximizes the picture quality when used with a digital TV or monitor | | • | Plays DVD, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD+R DL, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX and XviD formats, plus VHS tapes |
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Product Description
Record your favorite TV shows or archive your home movies onto DVDs with this recordable DVD/VCR combo featuring progressive-scan technology. Record TV, movies or music to DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW. 4-head hi-fi VCR provides stereo sound and outstanding picture quality in both SP and SLP recording speeds. Progressive-scan video output maximizes the picture quality when used with a digital TV or monitor.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Buyer Beware December 25, 2008
Nathan H. Kemp (Washington, District of Columbia USA)
I'm not sure if this model is even sold in stores these days but if it is consumers should stay far away. Its a pretty looking machine and delivers pretty graphics on the screen. Its dubbing process is also thankfully simple. The problem I had with my purchase though is that it stopped functioning.
Less than six months after my purchase the DVD side of the machine stopped working. Anything from home made DVDs to top shelf DVD movies purchased from stores would not play in the machine. I tried my best to fix it but nothing I did worked. What was so strange about all of this was that I had probably not even used the DVD side of the machine 20 times before it broke down. A year and a half later the DVD player still doesn't work.
To make matters worth about five months ago the VCR portion started showing problems of its own. Now its unusable too because it eats any tape I place inside. I should point out I have multiple machines and therefore I don't put too much wear and tear on any of my VCR, DVD and DVD/VCR units. Back during the 90s and early 2000s when I taped more television programs, I would use my VCRs in a given week far more than I ever used this Insignia unit. Two of those VCRs are still in working condition in fact. The VCR of the Insignia DVD/VCR unit is not. You do the math.
This is the only unit to have ever given me problems. Maybe I had been lucky all this time and perhaps my luck ran out when I picked up a faulty Insignia unit. But when I see that three of the previous five reviews make similiar claims that I have just made, I tend to lean towards the conclusion that this Insignia product is flawed and untrustworthy. Save your money and spare yourself some grief by passing over this device.
adequate for a while, then died November 27, 2007
ABaker (USA)
When first bought, it was easy to set up and record. I copied old VCR tapes to DVD and recorded shows to watch later (and skip commercials). The family did NOT like that it did not allow one to watch TV for up to several minutes when 1st turned on or when inserting a blank DVD. After one year it developed a progressive problem recognizing disks at times, both new and pre-recorded. This progressed over a short period of time -- now the DVD half is effectively dead. The VCR side works fine. I really expected it to last longer.
Worked great for a year October 25, 2007
Ralph Countryman (Georgia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought one about 2 years ago and it was flawless. I backed up my kids vhs tapes to dvd's which of course it records them in Divx format but no big deall as my other players also does divx. About 8 months ago it got to where it wouldn't play dvd's. I opened it up and tried cleaning the laser but still had the same results. I also noticed the dvd drive itself was basically the same as a computer dvd drive and used the same cable hook ups. So removed my dual layer burner from my pc and installed it (had to design a way to mount it so it aligned up with the opening)in the dvd/vhs player. Perfect again....
Oh incase someone is wondering this doesn't play vcd or svcd out of the box but there is a hack you can do to turn that option on in a hidden settings menu and the remote (just google it) I did it in 5 mins and it works great!!!
 Wonderful April 25, 2007
EightIsGreat (Chicagoland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've used this recorder (the VCR and the DVD recorder both) for months now and I absolutely love it. Flawless recording, fantastic playback, and perfect recording. My other DVD recorders (a Centrios and an RCA) had so many issues they weren't woth keeping. The other reviewer may have had a bad unit, but needlessly insulting LG as "low end c**p" isn't very helpful.
Remember to use rewriteable DVDs to make nice custom menus for your recordings. You'd be surprised how many editing options you have for your recordings.
No Complaints for the Price March 1, 2007
Brian Wallace (Pittsburgh, PA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've owned this item for about a month and have had no problems with it at all.
Contrary to the experience of the other two users here the DVDs I've created (either by dubbing from a VCR tape or by recording live TV) have worked flawlessly in the other two DVD players I own. Mind you, you do need to finish a disc before you insert it into a standard DVD player, but that's to be expected. The VCR has also worked fine every time I've used it.
I also appreciate that machine has a number of inputs that allow you to use it essentially as a hub for the rest of your devices. I have both my computer and my cable box connected through composite/s-video inputs and thus never have to touch my TV remote. Also, unlike some VCR/DVD combinations only requires one set of outputs not matter what you're doing. Other DVD/VCRs only allow you to output only DVDs through the higher quality component video and coaxial audio outputs. On the contrary this device outputs everything through all of its outputs, allowing you to use only one set of inputs on your TV/Audio Receiver. Finally, this device does have both coaxial audio and optical audio outputs, so you can be flexible depending on what inputs are available on your receiver.
Finally, the timer record works quite easily and it can do both specific date and "every Monday-Friday" or "every Tuesday" recordings. I highly recommend using DVD+RW or DVD-RW discs for day to day recording - it'll save you a ton of money
As another reviewer noted, the picture quality isn't quite what you'd get from a higher-end device, but given the price and the other features that wasn't enough to dissuade me from giving this device high marks.
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