Toshiba DR560 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder with Built in Tuner

Toshiba DR560 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder with Built in Tuner

Record your favorite home movies directly to DVD with the D-R560. 1080p upconversion via HDMI will get the most out of your DVD collection, and the built-in tuner completes this convenient home theater addition. The built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM digital/analog tuner allows you to tune analog or digital channels from over the air, or cable, including “cable-in-the-clear” digital channels. It can also be used to dub recordings from other components onto various DVD recordable disc formats. An HDMI output enables the D-R560 to play DVDs to your widescreen HDTV delivering sharp imagery on screens optimized for 1080 resolutions, in an upconversion mode. Video Upconversion to 720p/1080i/1080p DivX Home Theater Certified Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect your DVD recorder to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players 24bit Audio DAC with 192kHz Processing Plays MP3 and WMA formats (2-Ch) Dolby Digital Recording L-PCM Recording (XP mode only) 3D (Virtual Surround Sound) Features – Instant Skip, Zoom, Editing (Playlist/Rename Title/Chapter Creation), Commercial Skip Connections – Component Out, HDMI Out with REGZA LINK, Front S-Video Input, Rear S-Video Input/Output, Rear RCA-Video Input/Output, Front Audio Input, Rear Analog Audio Input/Output, Coax Output, Front DV Input Approximate Unit Dimensions – 16.54 (W) x 2.32 (H) x 9.72 (D)

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Digital tuner didn’t work
I bought this based on reviews as a digital tuner. I have cox cable and this unit did not see any of the local HD channels through coax as suggested. I was able to find another unit made by panasonic which did work. Once I found I couldn’t use as a digital tuner I returned therefore I can’t speak for the DVD player/recorders performance.

4 Stars Toshiba DR560
Toshiba DR560 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder with Built-in TunerProduct performs beautifully and has features that are excellent,unfinalizing and erasure of DVD-RW or DVD+RW. Excellent on screen (TV) timer programming.

5 Stars Toshiba DVD Recorder
I first purchased an USB device to connect my 8mm camcorder to my computer in order to convert the tapes to DVD (safe storage, added effects, etc.). As may be viewed on my other review, it did not work as advertised.

The Toshiba DR560 did what the USB device failed to do, in a ridiculously short amount of time. I was able to convert over 60 hours of 8mm video to DVD in about 2+ weeks. The method was simple.

1) connect cables from device (camera) to DR560

2) insert DVD (multiple formats compatible)

3) push play on device, push record on DR560

4) when finished press stop on both

5) select “finalize” – DVD burn for ~2 hours of 8mm completed in 5 minutes.

There are other options, like when to add “chapters” (stopping the recording in the middle creates new sections that may be selected as new headings from your other DVD devices), or to add section breaks (future fast forward areas). For example, one of my tapes had Tgiving, Xmas and Easter. I was able to break these into three chapters (must be done while recording), and then go back at the end and break up each chapter into subsections (can be done anytime before finalizing).

You may also label each chapter with about 30 characters before finalizing. It takes a bit of effort, as the numeric keypad is used to create the letters and symbols, which toggle in a similar way to texting with your cell phone.

I have not used this to upconvert current DVD’s, so have no opinion on this product claim.

As far as recordings, it sets up like old VHS recordings. Select when you want it to record (options for a single recording, daily, M-Sat or M-F), the channel and time range. There are several time options, up to 8 hours per disk. My favorite feature is that you can record, pause and then watch at your leisure. This only works with DVD-RW format.

I highly recommend this product for converting video files to DVD. It also works well to record shows and play DVD movies. The added feature is that it has an internal digital tuner, so after February 20, 2009, you can continue to use this product without a special digital converter.

4 Stars Review The Reviewers
I don’t often write reviews on products, but I usually always consult Amazon’s reviews when making purchases, especially electronic equipment. Over the years I’ve seen a trend in how people make reviews of products. Those giving 5 stars usually bring out only the pros or good points. Those giving 1 or 2 stars either actually got a “lemon” or have little idea how to operate the product. Those giving 3 or 4 stars explain both good and bad points and are pretty honest in their reviews.

My review concerns the Toshiba DR560 DVD recorder. After recently purchasing it, I tried it out EXTENSIVELY and ended up agreeing with VERY FEW of the major problems that the “1, 2, & 3 star people” brought up. These I have listed below. They are the complaints that I heard most about ………..

1. “Poorer tuner picture quality than their TV” — Maybe so with an antenna TV, but mine is connect to a cable system, and the picture looks GREAT !!

2. “Hard to Scan or Preset Stations” — Again, no problem. You select “Extended Scan”(wait a while) and everything comes in fine. If there is a problem, and some channels are missed, re-scanning does solve it.

3. “Noisy, whining drive motor sounds” — Sorry! I never heard it.

4. “Loud disc tray mechanism noise” — Some noise, but REALLY no more than any of the other four DVD recorders I’ve had. Definitely not as bad as some have described.

5. “Poor picture quality on 8 hour recording” — Yes, it’s not the greatest, but it is viewable and acceptable for some things. Again, not as bad as some claim.

6. “Fast forward is slow and jumpy” — Well then “kick it up” to the next faster speed. It’s only there to view scan what you recorded. Didn’t see anything “jumpy” either. ???

7. ” Setup, connecting, and owners manual – hard to follow and do” —

Flat-out – No!- Everything is diagrammed, described, and explained quite clearly. The manual has 117 pages, so everything is covered.

— And finally —

8. “Remote button descriptions are hard to see” — YES ! I’ll give them this one. It IS hard to read which buttons do what, but with a lamp and glasses on (or good vision) you CAN get used to it and be successful.

The unit’s LED display screen could be a little bigger and the recorder doesn’t produce “thumbnail” images of what you recorded, but all in all, it”s a very good DVD recorder. Let me tell you, there aren’t many of them “out there”. And I’ve checked many of them out. Ya, there are “lemons” out there, and some people have trouble getting things to work, but with a little patience, time, and reading of the manual, anyone can do it! I think the DR560 is a really good recorder. It does what it’s supposed to do and so far, has worked flawlessly. Worth the money.

4 Stars Overall good unit
We have owned this DVD unit for a couple weeks now. We bought it for the Digital tuner and the DVR capability. We have a lot of tapes and wanted to cut down on the space they are taking. The DVD portion works well as does the digital tuner. As some have mentioned, the menus are a bit arcane and the remote is hard to read in poor lighting. I have found it to be unable to record certain VHS tapes due to copyright protection. This is annoying. Other than that, we’re happy with it and ready for the digital switchover.

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Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder

Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder

Save your favorite home movies to DVD, and get the most out of your DVD collection with 1080p conversion via HDMI to near HD picture quality, for an amazing viewing experience on today’s HDTVs with the D-R410. Compact design and numerous recording and playback options make it a great solution for your home theater needs. Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect your DVD recorder to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players 24bit Audio DAC with 192kHz Processing Plays MP3 and WMA formats (2-Ch) Dolby Digital Recording L-PCM Recording (XP mode only) 3D (Virtual Surround Sound) Features – Instant Skip, Zoom, Editing (Playlist/Rename Title/Chapter Creation), and Commercial Skip Connections – Component Out, HDMI Out with REGZA LINK, Rear S-Video Input/Output, Rear RCA-Video Input/Output, Rear Analog Audio Input/Output, Coax Output, Front DV Input Approximate Unit Dimensions – 16.54 (W) x 2.32 (H) x 9.72 (D)

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars User friendly
This is my 3rd DVD recorder and my first new one. It is also my first DVD recorder without a VHS player built in. I selected the Toshiba DR 410 because of reviews like this.

It is easy to use (my criteria is: how far can I go without reading the manual). I used the manual very little.

This recorder worked right out of the box. A feature I am using on all of my VHS conversions is the 16:9 aspect ratio. This should be useful down the road when I get a wide screen TV.

My main advice on a product like this is: BUY NEW! When you consider all of the work and time you will spend on the converting process, don’t rely on even reconditioned equipment and also buy a stand alone DVD recorder. If you are like me, you will have a VHS player or two or three somewhere. What I am saying is this: spend more money on what counts and that is the DVD recorder.

My only criticism of this machine so far is the lack of recording speeds. They jump from 1 hour to 2 hours, and then to 4 hours, then 6, and then 8 hours. Toshiba should have put in a 3 hour recording speed.

I am happy with the quality of video I am getting. Use a VHS recorder that gives you the output product you want.

5 Stars Second unit purchased
This is my second purchase of this recorder and I am happy with how it works. I had to do a destructive exploratory on the first one to extricate a stuck disc. Don’t know exactly how that happened – perhaps I did not seat the disc properly at load time – the tray got stuck and would not open. I think I could have removed the cover but instead forced the tray. Oh well. Just something for you to keep in mind if it happens to you. For the price, I don’t think you can beat it. I recorded maybe 70 discs and the result is pretty true to the original, rock concerts, movies and stuff from food network. The unit records a little more than 2 hours at the highest resolution. For point of reference, I have DirecTV with HD coupled to a 7.1 Yamaha home theatre receiver and 46″ Sony XBR4 (both from Amazon, and also all hdmi cables). Maybe the only tiny tiny thing is, this unit gives like a default title that has nothing in it and you can’t get rid of it. I have not played with manual chaptering, just letting him put in markers at the default 10 minutes. One more thing. ABC Warehouse here had a Sony recorder for $99. I got it home and discovered it only had the RCA video connection, not S-video input. The picture degrades very noticeably with RCA so I took it back immediately. This Toshiba has S-video, a very important consideration.

Since this is my second one, that also means I have now a remote that is not needed. If anybody out there needs one, submit a response comment and we’ll get it together.

Buy this unit, you won’t be disappointed, imho. Price, free 2-day delivery, functionality, ease of use. Amazon is a great thing.

3 Stars Worked for three weeks.
I bought this recorder because of the reviews, even the ones that didn’t like the unit. Not real crazy about the way it operates and the slowness of the funtions. After reading deep into the manual I found that recording on +R DVD’s only records in the 4:3 format not the 16:9, ONLY -R DVD’s will record in all formats, bummer.

All in all it seems to be okay except for it going out just three weeks of very limited usage. I went on line and did a return and Amazon was perfect on the return, had a new one in two days. I sent the old one back the very same day it went out. I’ll give this one a try and hope it gives good service.

5 Stars Typical Toshiba – rock solid and easy to use
Got this to replace a Samsung. Excellent quality, easy to use. Works very well with my Tivo.

5 Stars AWESOME DVD RECORDER!! AWESOME DVD PLAYER!
Just got this thru Amazon after making a 3 week research on what kind of recorder I should get. First of all, I got this to mainly transfer VHS home movies and Hi-8 tapes to DVD. I have tried cumbersome and time-consuming methods including the type where you transfer the movies to your computer. Somehow with the transfer to PC method, I always encounter audio sync problems. The Toshiba beats them all for its ease of use, simplicity and affordability.

Pros:

*Affordable, by far the cheapest name brand out there for a stand-alone

recorder.

*Simple, easy to use, no holds barred recorder. No complicated set-up.

*It physically looks good.

*It is multi-format

*It has an array of connections including HDMI, S-video and DV input

Cons:

*The only thing that I have found fault in this recorder is the remote,

it is flimsy and lacking some basic controls such as a volume control

Other than the remote (which is really negligible but I must point out since this is a review), this is one user-friendly stand-alone recorder. I was thinking of getting a DVD/VCR recorder combo which is a bit expensive than a stand alone but I still have 2 usable VCR’s at home so I might as well just utilize what I still have and save money in the process. Before finally settling with the D-R410, I had my sights on the Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD Recorder, another stand-alone recorder which is compact, multi-format, has an array of connections including the ability to connect memory cards and a small LCD screen. A little bit expensive than this Toshiba but with all its bells and whistles, its no wonder. The only thing that drew me away from the Sony was not having the ability to monitor audio and video on your TV screen since it doesn’t have any video/audio output. You can monitor your recording task (video only, no audio) on the small LCD screen. Reviews for the Sony were very good just like the Toshiba.

The very first time I used the D-R410 was a quick breeze. Doing all the necessary connections going in to the recorder and out the TV took less than 5 minutes. Not a lot of figuring out to do since you are basically doing the same connections like the previous set-up with your TV and DVD player. When you are ready to do your recording task: 1) insert a blank DVD (I use a DVD+R), 2) cue your VCR or Hi-8 camcorder to the exact point where you want to start recording, 3) go to the DVD recorder’s set-up menu and 4) set the recording speed (SP in my case since almost all my VHS and Hi-8 tapes are the T-120 type where you get 2 hrs of recording), 5) also on the set-up menu, hit auto-finalize, 6) push the play button on your VCR or Hi-8 camcorder and hit the record button on the remote of the recorder and just wait until the recording is finished. NOTE: NEVER FORGET TO FINALIZE THE DISC. If you fail to do this, you will not be able to play the DVD in your other DVD players. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. If your recording finishes BEFORE the allotted recording time, you can finalize the disc manually. You can also set-up chapters and you can decide on how many minutes you want for each chapter, default is 5 minutes for each chapter.

If you have a MINI-DV camcorder, you can connect it to the IEEE 1394(firewire port) on the front of the recorder and you can manipulate the controls of your camcorder.

You CANNOT copy DVD’s or tapes that is encrypted with copyright protection. I haven’t tried this yet although some reviewer mentioned that this recorder is not that particular about copyright protection compared to Sony since Toshiba does not make or produce its own movies like Sony.

Other than all the things I mentioned, this is a very good recorder for basic recording of home movies. Tapes gets worn out, eaten by your VCR from constant playing. It can also grow molds in them if not used at all. Transferring to DVD preserves your precious memories for a long time.

I highly recommend this DVD recorder!!!

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Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder

Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder

Enjoy the convenience of VCR and DVD playback options without the need for two units. The D-VR610 not only saves space, but also offers 1080p upconversion of DVD content via HDMI to near HD picture quality, and makes copying your videotapes to DVD a snap with bi-directional dubbing! Record your favorite home movies directly to DVD with the D-VR610. An HDMI output enables the D-R560 to play DVDs to your widescreen HDTV delivering sharp imagery on screens optimized for 1080 resolutions, in an upconversion mode. Video Upconversion to 720p/1080i/1080p 10bit Video DAC with 54MHz Processing DivX Home Theater Certified Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect your DVD recorder to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players Bi-directional dubbing lets you copy from tape to disc, or vice versa, with the push of one button 24bit Audio DAC with 192kHz Processing Plays MP3 and WMA formats (2-Ch) Dolby Digital Recording Features – Instant Skip, Zoom, and Editing (Playlist/Rename Title/Chapter Creation) Connections – Component Out, HDMI Out, Front DV Input, Front A/V Input (including S-Video), Rear S-Video Input/Output, Rear RCA-Video Input/Output, Rear Analog Audio Input/Output, Coax Output Approximate Unit Dimensions – 17.13 (W) x 3.92 (H) x 10.31 (D)

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars DVD plays but VCR doe not? Updated December 3,2008
After reading most of the reviews for the Toshiba DVR610KU, I was eagerly awaiting its arrival to copy some treasured VHS tapes to DVD. I have been able to play DVD’s without any problems, the sound through my audio system is great and the instructions were easy to follow.

Today after finally getting a few minutes to try and copy a tape to DVD, I discovered I cannot even view the tape as it plays let alone record it.

I checked the manual and found that if the “S” video out connection is used, tape playback will not be viewable BUT I did not use the “S” video out as the better quality component video out is available, (my widescreen does not have HDMI capability as it is a 2001 Mitsubishi.

So even after pulling and reconnecting the output cables, still no visible picture from VHS.

After reading more of the reviews I saw a hint about skipping the “push play” button and then the dubbing button by just pushing the “dubbing” button. That worked! I was able to see what was playing from the VHS tape and also successfully recorded a dvd, which I finalized, and then checked to make sure it plays back.

I still cannot just watch a vhs tape. So I will continue to work on that and post an update if I figure it out.

5 Stars great
Works just as it is supposed to. Simple complete accurate. Couldn’t ask anyhting more of it.

5 Stars Great item
Was looking to copy all my VHS tapes to DVD. Bought this item because of reviews and was glad I did. This unit hook-up was easy. Following a little time reading the manual and makeing a test DVD, I was ready to start making DVD copies. This unit does a wonderful job.

3 Stars Toshiba DVR610 1080 P upconverter
I like the DVR 610 R/RW it seems to be a good machine, The only thing wrong with it is it was advertised to play BlueRay and it will not. Other than that it is a good machine and works well.

Billy

5 Stars Excellent DVD/VCR Combo Unit
This is a great product. I took it out of the box, set it up and immediately began recording my VHS tapes onto a DVD!

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Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder

Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder

Save your favorite home movies to DVD, and get the most out of your DVD collection with 1080p conversion via HDMI to near HD picture quality, for an amazing viewing experience on today’s HDTVs with the D-R410. Compact design and numerous recording and playback options make it a great solution for your home theater needs. Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect your DVD recorder to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players 24bit Audio DAC with 192kHz Processing Plays MP3 and WMA formats (2-Ch) Dolby Digital Recording L-PCM Recording (XP mode only) 3D (Virtual Surround Sound) Features – Instant Skip, Zoom, Editing (Playlist/Rename Title/Chapter Creation), and Commercial Skip Connections – Component Out, HDMI Out with REGZA LINK, Rear S-Video Input/Output, Rear RCA-Video Input/Output, Rear Analog Audio Input/Output, Coax Output, Front DV Input Approximate Unit Dimensions – 16.54 (W) x 2.32 (H) x 9.72 (D)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Typical Toshiba – rock solid and easy to use
Got this to replace a Samsung. Excellent quality, easy to use. Works very well with my Tivo.

5 Stars Second unit purchased
This is my second purchase of this recorder and I am happy with how it works. I had to do a destructive exploratory on the first one to extricate a stuck disc. Don’t know exactly how that happened – perhaps I did not seat the disc properly at load time – the tray got stuck and would not open. I think I could have removed the cover but instead forced the tray. Oh well. Just something for you to keep in mind if it happens to you. For the price, I don’t think you can beat it. I recorded maybe 70 discs and the result is pretty true to the original, rock concerts, movies and stuff from food network. The unit records a little more than 2 hours at the highest resolution. For point of reference, I have DirecTV with HD coupled to a 7.1 Yamaha home theatre receiver and 46″ Sony XBR4 (both from Amazon, and also all hdmi cables). Maybe the only tiny tiny thing is, this unit gives like a default title that has nothing in it and you can’t get rid of it. I have not played with manual chaptering, just letting him put in markers at the default 10 minutes. One more thing. ABC Warehouse here had a Sony recorder for $99. I got it home and discovered it only had the RCA video connection, not S-video input. The picture degrades very noticeably with RCA so I took it back immediately. This Toshiba has S-video, a very important consideration.

Since this is my second one, that also means I have now a remote that is not needed. If anybody out there needs one, submit a response comment and we’ll get it together.

Buy this unit, you won’t be disappointed, imho. Price, free 2-day delivery, functionality, ease of use. Amazon is a great thing.

3 Stars Worked for three weeks.
I bought this recorder because of the reviews, even the ones that didn’t like the unit. Not real crazy about the way it operates and the slowness of the funtions. After reading deep into the manual I found that recording on +R DVD’s only records in the 4:3 format not the 16:9, ONLY -R DVD’s will record in all formats, bummer.

All in all it seems to be okay except for it going out just three weeks of very limited usage. I went on line and did a return and Amazon was perfect on the return, had a new one in two days. I sent the old one back the very same day it went out. I’ll give this one a try and hope it gives good service.

4 Stars User friendly
This is my 3rd DVD recorder and my first new one. It is also my first DVD recorder without a VHS player built in. I selected the Toshiba DR 410 because of reviews like this.

It is easy to use (my criteria is: how far can I go without reading the manual). I used the manual very little.

This recorder worked right out of the box. A feature I am using on all of my VHS conversions is the 16:9 aspect ratio. This should be useful down the road when I get a wide screen TV.

My main advice on a product like this is: BUY NEW! When you consider all of the work and time you will spend on the converting process, don’t rely on even reconditioned equipment and also buy a stand alone DVD recorder. If you are like me, you will have a VHS player or two or three somewhere. What I am saying is this: spend more money on what counts and that is the DVD recorder.

My only criticism of this machine so far is the lack of recording speeds. They jump from 1 hour to 2 hours, and then to 4 hours, then 6, and then 8 hours. Toshiba should have put in a 3 hour recording speed.

I am happy with the quality of video I am getting. Use a VHS recorder that gives you the output product you want.

5 Stars AWESOME DVD RECORDER!! AWESOME DVD PLAYER!
Just got this thru Amazon after making a 3 week research on what kind of recorder I should get. First of all, I got this to mainly transfer VHS home movies and Hi-8 tapes to DVD. I have tried cumbersome and time-consuming methods including the type where you transfer the movies to your computer. Somehow with the transfer to PC method, I always encounter audio sync problems. The Toshiba beats them all for its ease of use, simplicity and affordability.

Pros:

*Affordable, by far the cheapest name brand out there for a stand-alone

recorder.

*Simple, easy to use, no holds barred recorder. No complicated set-up.

*It physically looks good.

*It is multi-format

*It has an array of connections including HDMI, S-video and DV input

Cons:

*The only thing that I have found fault in this recorder is the remote,

it is flimsy and lacking some basic controls such as a volume control

Other than the remote (which is really negligible but I must point out since this is a review), this is one user-friendly stand-alone recorder. I was thinking of getting a DVD/VCR recorder combo which is a bit expensive than a stand alone but I still have 2 usable VCR’s at home so I might as well just utilize what I still have and save money in the process. Before finally settling with the D-R410, I had my sights on the Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD Recorder, another stand-alone recorder which is compact, multi-format, has an array of connections including the ability to connect memory cards and a small LCD screen. A little bit expensive than this Toshiba but with all its bells and whistles, its no wonder. The only thing that drew me away from the Sony was not having the ability to monitor audio and video on your TV screen since it doesn’t have any video/audio output. You can monitor your recording task (video only, no audio) on the small LCD screen. Reviews for the Sony were very good just like the Toshiba.

The very first time I used the D-R410 was a quick breeze. Doing all the necessary connections going in to the recorder and out the TV took less than 5 minutes. Not a lot of figuring out to do since you are basically doing the same connections like the previous set-up with your TV and DVD player. When you are ready to do your recording task: 1) insert a blank DVD (I use a DVD+R), 2) cue your VCR or Hi-8 camcorder to the exact point where you want to start recording, 3) go to the DVD recorder’s set-up menu and 4) set the recording speed (SP in my case since almost all my VHS and Hi-8 tapes are the T-120 type where you get 2 hrs of recording), 5) also on the set-up menu, hit auto-finalize, 6) push the play button on your VCR or Hi-8 camcorder and hit the record button on the remote of the recorder and just wait until the recording is finished. NOTE: NEVER FORGET TO FINALIZE THE DISC. If you fail to do this, you will not be able to play the DVD in your other DVD players. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. If your recording finishes BEFORE the allotted recording time, you can finalize the disc manually. You can also set-up chapters and you can decide on how many minutes you want for each chapter, default is 5 minutes for each chapter.

If you have a MINI-DV camcorder, you can connect it to the IEEE 1394(firewire port) on the front of the recorder and you can manipulate the controls of your camcorder.

You CANNOT copy DVD’s or tapes that is encrypted with copyright protection. I haven’t tried this yet although some reviewer mentioned that this recorder is not that particular about copyright protection compared to Sony since Toshiba does not make or produce its own movies like Sony.

Other than all the things I mentioned, this is a very good recorder for basic recording of home movies. Tapes gets worn out, eaten by your VCR from constant playing. It can also grow molds in them if not used at all. Transferring to DVD preserves your precious memories for a long time.

I highly recommend this DVD recorder!!!

Buy/More Info

Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder

Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder

Enjoy the convenience of VCR and DVD playback options without the need for two units. The D-VR610 not only saves space, but also offers 1080p upconversion of DVD content via HDMI to near HD picture quality, and makes copying your videotapes to DVD a snap with bi-directional dubbing! Record your favorite home movies directly to DVD with the D-VR610. An HDMI output enables the D-R560 to play DVDs to your widescreen HDTV delivering sharp imagery on screens optimized for 1080 resolutions, in an upconversion mode. Video Upconversion to 720p/1080i/1080p 10bit Video DAC with 54MHz Processing DivX Home Theater Certified Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect your DVD recorder to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players Bi-directional dubbing lets you copy from tape to disc, or vice versa, with the push of one button 24bit Audio DAC with 192kHz Processing Plays MP3 and WMA formats (2-Ch) Dolby Digital Recording Features – Instant Skip, Zoom, and Editing (Playlist/Rename Title/Chapter Creation) Connections – Component Out, HDMI Out, Front DV Input, Front A/V Input (including S-Video), Rear S-Video Input/Output, Rear RCA-Video Input/Output, Rear Analog Audio Input/Output, Coax Output Approximate Unit Dimensions – 17.13 (W) x 3.92 (H) x 10.31 (D)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great item
Was looking to copy all my VHS tapes to DVD. Bought this item because of reviews and was glad I did. This unit hook-up was easy. Following a little time reading the manual and makeing a test DVD, I was ready to start making DVD copies. This unit does a wonderful job.

3 Stars Toshiba DVR610 1080 P upconverter
I like the DVR 610 R/RW it seems to be a good machine, The only thing wrong with it is it was advertised to play BlueRay and it will not. Other than that it is a good machine and works well.

Billy

2 Stars DVD plays but VCR doe not? Updated December 3,2008
After reading most of the reviews for the Toshiba DVR610KU, I was eagerly awaiting its arrival to copy some treasured VHS tapes to DVD. I have been able to play DVD’s without any problems, the sound through my audio system is great and the instructions were easy to follow.

Today after finally getting a few minutes to try and copy a tape to DVD, I discovered I cannot even view the tape as it plays let alone record it.

I checked the manual and found that if the “S” video out connection is used, tape playback will not be viewable BUT I did not use the “S” video out as the better quality component video out is available, (my widescreen does not have HDMI capability as it is a 2001 Mitsubishi.

So even after pulling and reconnecting the output cables, still no visible picture from VHS.

After reading more of the reviews I saw a hint about skipping the “push play” button and then the dubbing button by just pushing the “dubbing” button. That worked! I was able to see what was playing from the VHS tape and also successfully recorded a dvd, which I finalized, and then checked to make sure it plays back.

I still cannot just watch a vhs tape. So I will continue to work on that and post an update if I figure it out.

5 Stars Excellent DVD/VCR Combo Unit
This is a great product. I took it out of the box, set it up and immediately began recording my VHS tapes onto a DVD!

5 Stars great
Works just as it is supposed to. Simple complete accurate. Couldn’t ask anyhting more of it.

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