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Summary: very noisy dvd drive
Review: I had to return this model because the dvd drive makes a constant extremely high pitched chirping sound that made my ear sore. The sound was very noticeable during quiet parts of a film and distracted me from enjoying the film. I bought a panasonic dvd player and a toshiba vcr player and am much happier.
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Summary: Some problems, but I like it.
Review: I purchased this unit about six months ago. My VCR was on its last leg, I wanted a DVD player and I also had limited space. So a VCR/DVD combo was perfect for me.Overall, I've been happy with it. Some pros:
- About the same size as a VCR (a tiny bit smaller than my old VCR, actually) so it doesn't take up much room.
- The VCR and DVD player have separate tuners, so you can watch a DVD while recording something else.
- Both the VCR and DVD have the usual assortment of features such as slow motion, search, etc.
- The VCR has an easy to use shuttle feature which lets you view the video at -7x/21x(EP), -5x/15x, -3x/9x, (normal), +2x, +3x/9x, +5x/15x and +7x/21x. (I Only wish they had done the same for the DVD)
- The DVD options other than speed search (see cons below) are easy to use and convienient. Some cons:
- Controlling the VCR and DVD require you to press different buttons on the remote. I really wish they had intergrated them together better so that the same keys are used for the same options.
- The speed search on the DVD requires you to press and hold for a few seconds the same buttons that are used for chapter advance/rewind. So if your finger slips, something blocks the IR signal during that time or the batteries are weak then the unit may interpet it as a chapeter change when you don't want it.
- The volume gets muted when you are in the menus or are setting a timer recording. I find this annoying since I sometimes like to program the VCR while watching another program. I either have to wait until a commercial or miss something.
- The DVD palyer (as others have said) sometimes starts to skip. I find this happens after about 90 minutes of watching a DVD. But I've also found that turning the unit off and back on will fix the problem. Since I usually don't watch an entire movie at once (or the movies I watch are under 90 minutes) this has not been a big problem for me.
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Summary: Unit loses power while playing DVD's
Review: I've had this unit for about 4 months. The VCR works fine, but about 2/3rds of the way through a DVD the entire unit shuts off. It's very annoying. It didn't happen when it was first purchased, but it happens all the time now. ...
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Summary: Excellent easy-to-use DVD-VHS player
Review: I recently purchased the Samsung DVD-V2000 DVD-VHS for my dad and I wasn't sure what to expect. He is 72 and has a big VHS collection that he doesn't want to give up and he also has started buying DVDs. He is not a big gadget fan so I started looking for a unit that had the fewest number of control buttons and was the easiest to operate. After looking at several other manufacturers and models, including those that were significantly more expensive that this one, I chose the Samsung DVD-V2000, and both my dad and I are very happy with it. This unit is super easy to operate. There are two buttons in front that allow you to play either VHS or DVD. Then another bank of buttons for play, fast forward, back, pause, and rewind. That's it. It has to be one of the easiest to use DVD-VHS units on the market. I was also pleased with the picture quality of the DVDs, VCDs and VHS tapes that I played on it. The only downside that I found is the Samsung DVD-V2000 will only play the standard movie DVD and DVD-R formats. It does not support the DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD+RAM formats. So if you have a DVD burner that only uses the DVD+RW and DVD+R formats, like I do, you won't be able to play them in this unit. Still, for most people this shouldn't be a problem. ...Overall, it's a great unit if you are looking for something that is easy to use and without a lot of bells and whistles.
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Summary: where is the item?
Review: I ordered this item nearly a full month ago and it still hasn't arrived. This is intolerable for an off the shelf piece of equipment Next time I'll think twice about dealing with you.
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Summary: Help me please
Review: I need information around DVD multizone, I need work with zone 1 and zone 4 Latin american movies
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Summary: The word is "stinky"
Review: Got this for my birthday. The very next day (and I'd only had it for about 12 hours), it started freezing and skipping dialogue, then it would skip to the next scene. Very annoying. Also, it was very loud. You could hear whizing and whiring from across the room, which was distracting from the movie. And I don't know whether this happens on all mp3 playing DVD models, but only a few seconds of each song would play and it would stop for two seconds and continue. Annoying. However, the VCR part worked great, even tho I only used it once before taking it back.
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Summary: techno geek
Review: I love this unit!! I have not had one issue with the unit! The only upgrade I could make is to hold more than one DVD. I have had the unit for about 3 months, I have played DVD's - never had a problem with it skipping as mentioned in the other reviews, I have recorded on the VCR side and have had very high resolution - no grainy pictures (I do have a Sony trinitron - so that may help). Overall, I am considering buying another of these units for another part of my house!!
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Summary: Do not buy - probable design defect
Review: I received the V-2000 as a gift. The first unit I had performed well for a few days. Then, when a DVD disc was about halfway through, the picture would freeze for about 3-5 seconds and then continue. It would do this every 30 seconds or so! Very annoying. It was not the disc because the freezing would occur on any disc I tried. We exchanged the unit for another. After about a week, we had the same problem. I talked to Samsung and they admited that they have been getting a lot of calls about this problem and all but conceded that there may be a problem with the model. We exchanged the unit for the Panasonic 4762 which in my opinion is a better product anyway. The place we purchased these from (a national electronics dealer) also said that many of the Samsungs were coming back. Choose something different!
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Summary: dvd - vcr combo test
Review: I recently purchased DVD-V2000 Samsung combo unit. After having read both the good and the bad reviews, here is my experience. The look - excellent. The unit fits perfectly with either black or silver TV's, stereos, etc.
VCR - as good as it gets. It is significantly better than other models and Samsung DVD 1000. Make sure you have a good TV signal and use decent VHS tapes for recording and play back and you will be surprised. I played back my old tapes with better quality than I thought would be possible. The drive is unexpectaby quiet and fast. This, if stand alone, would be an above average quality VCR. S VHS tapes played back are at 90% of the DVD quality, at least. DVD - it does play back anything stored on a disc, except SVCD's that are not common here. The sound is excellent, the output stable in all the cases, the drive very quiet and reliable. It plays back even those files Samsung claims it could not. DVD menu is simple and easy to use, same with CD's and MP3's. If you want decent sound, it is not recommended to rely on your TV set's speakers - use a receiver or stereo. DVD trully utilizes full NTSC TV resolution and 16:9 aspect picture is just perfect. I thoroughly tested DVD about possible pixelation and track change problems. Although I did not experience this problem, I found it to be possibly associated with the condition of DVD's, not with the unit itself (tested more DVD's on the computer and other player). I don't recommend to purchase the unit unless you can exchange it in case something is wrong. This sometimes happens and it's not really a big issue. Remote is very easy to use and it does effectively replace 3 others(separate VCR, TV, DVD). The inital setup is great - touch nothing, the unit does it all. In general, this is one of the best solutions until HDTV and digital recording become widely used. Even then, I'd rather use the computer for the ultimate quality (new SRS processor for the natural surround sound and high display resolution). For the money, you can hardly find anything better on market.
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