Editorial Review:Product Description:Plays DVD - DVD-R - DVD-RW - DiVX - CD - CDR - CDRW / Records and Plays VHS Videocassettes / Composite - Component - HDMI HDMI /Component / Composite Video Outputs - Component port allows DVD progressive-scan capability and HDMI permits 1080i upconvert for display on an HDTV TV - DVDs, as a rule, have a 480 resolution and are not HD capable Coaxial/Optical Digital Audio Outputs, Analog Audio Input/Output Front A/V Inputs, 2 Composite Video Inputs On-Screen Display 10-Bit/54 MHz Video Digital-To-Analog Converter 24-Bit/96 kHz Audio Digital-To-Analog Converter Multi-Function Remote Control (DVD/VCR/TV) MP3, JPEG, WMA on disc, DivX Playback 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR records and plays VHS EZ View Letterbox Eliminator Auto Setup, Auto Clock Set Timer Recording (VCR) - 7 Events/1 Month Simultaneous DVD Viewing/VCR Recording On-Screen Program (English/French/Spanish) Intro Scan, Zero Return, End Search (VCR) Time Remaining Counter, Real Time Counter (VCR) Repeat Play, Slow Repeat Play, Program Play, Random Play (DVD) Bookmark Function, Zoom Function (DVD) Parental Control Automatic Tracking (VCR) One-Touch Recording (VCR) Unit Dimensions - 16.9 W x 3.3 H x 10.6 D / Weight - 8.6 lbs.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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VHS player failed in 6 months - ate tape, not worth repairing
Re Samsung DVD V9700/XAA DVD/VCR combo, purchased 2008 Feb., $99, at Circuit City:
We usually played DVDs and only rarely played VHS cassettes on this unit. After only six months it ate a tape. More precisely, suddenly the VHS cassette won't play, rewind, ff, or eject. At power on, it says "HI", and then the door partly opens and closes, then it says "L2". When I push eject, sometimes it tries to eject, and some of those times the door opens partly and closes again. I unplugged and waited but the processor did not reset. Samsung Technical Support representative said "It appears that something else inside the player is malfunctioning. Unfortunately this is not an issue to be resolved via Live Chat. The DVD player needs to be examined by a professional service technician to get it serviced to fix the issue." The thing is out of warranty for labor, and a VCR repairman told me it's at least $40 to get the cassette out and about $80 to repair - not worth it. So buy some other unit!
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Works great!
In August 2007, our old DVD/VCR combo quit about the same time I bought an HDTV. I looked into upconverting players and discovered this one. The first player would not work on the HDMI cable (deduct one star). The regular VHS output and component outputs worked fine. I called Amazon who immediately shipped another player. This player has worked great ever since then.
The upconverter with an HDMI cable is a noticeable improvement over the regular DVD player with component cables. I definitely recommend this player to anyone with a high-def TV.
James
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Samsung to Samsung no HDMI support
I have a Samsung 1080 HDTV. I bought this player because I thought I could use the same remote and an HDMI cable to merge the movie-watching experience. Unfortunately, the DVD player does not support HDMI in DD 5.1. This means that in order to get sound with HDMI video and DD, you have to have an optical output to a DD receiver/speaker system. Even at that point, the HDMI sound will only play from the DVD player to DD speakers. Also, the DVD/VCR conversion is not the best on the TV because the VCR can't play on the HDMI channel and has to have the feed through the AVI cables on a different source channel. This means that you have to use the TV remote, switch the source and audio, then go to the DVD/VCR remote, switch to VCR on that remote and use it to play. Forget consolidating remotes. Better yet, if you've got a Samsung TV, the two remotes look the same with similar buttons that have very different functions. Overall, the HDMI video signal is good. It has some trouble playing movies with poor quality and movies with light scratching (such as Blockbuster/Netflix rentals), but I guess that is the trade-off for a better signal from an upconvert.
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Hook-up difficult but works as advertised.
I don't understand the issues you're all having with this combo unit. It works perfectly for me. Records DVDs from VHS, from Cable and from TiVo HD. Plays DVDs, CDs, Mp3s and VHS. With an HDTV, a TiVo-HD and a Surround-Sound Receiver hook-up was FAR from simple. But when I untied myself, everything works great. A quick note to the reviewer who could not record: make sure you "finish" the DVD if you want to watch it on any other player. I guess if I had to complain, it's just that the on-screen interface is just plain ugly and non-intuitive; especially when playing a music CD.
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Not built to last
This is the first of this type device that didn't last but just over a year. Very poor return on investment. The DVD would usually kick it out with message "cannot play disc, please remove." So I bought this to give the Playstation 2 a rest from playing DVDs but at least that always played them. I would not recommend this to anyone if you want one that lasts and plays DVDs for you. It now has completely stopped working, I think I bought this in January of 2007. Wow bummer.
