Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Chances are you have a lot of treasured memories recorded on those old VHS tapes, but the sad reality is that VHS tapes degrade over time and eventually become unwatchable. Even worse, very few manufacturers make equipment that works with obsolete technology, so equipment that will play your old tapes is rapidly disappearing. Don't let the memories fade away - get this VHS to DVD recorder. It easily records your old VHS tapes onto DVDs and up-converts them to 1080p HD video with Dolby digital sound. You can also easily edit your footage. And since it has the dual deck, you can use it to play both VHS tapes and DVDs, as well as programming it to record and create JPEG slide shows. Includes onscreen display for easy navigation and remote (requires 2 AAA batteries, included). But move quickly - this dual deck won't be around forever.
Chances are you have a lot of treasured memories recorded on those old VHS tapes, but the sad reality is that VHS tapes degrade over time and eventually become unwatchable. Even worse, very few manufacturers make equipment that works with obsolete technology, so equipment that will play your old tapes is rapidly disappearing. Don't let the memories fade away - get this VHS to DVD recorder. It easily records your old VHS tapes onto DVDs and up-converts them to 1080p HD video with Dolby digital sound. You can also easily edit your footage. And since it has the dual deck, you can use it to play both VHS tapes and DVDs, as well as programming it to record and create JPEG slide shows. Includes onscreen display for easy navigation and remote (requires 2 AAA batteries, included). But move quickly - this dual deck won't be around forever.
Chances are you have a lot of treasured memories recorded on those old VHS tapes, but the sad reality is that VHS tapes degrade over time and eventually become unwatchable. Even worse, very few manufacturers make equipment that works with obsolete technology, so equipment that will play your old tapes is rapidly disappearing. Don't let the memories fade away - get this VHS to DVD recorder. It easily records your old VHS tapes onto DVDs and up-converts them to 1080p HD video with Dolby digital sound. You can also easily edit your footage. And since it has the dual deck, you can use it to play both VHS tapes and DVDs, as well as programming it to record and create JPEG slide shows. Includes onscreen display for easy navigation and remote (requires 2 AAA batteries, included). But move quickly - this dual deck won't be around forever.
Chances are you have a lot of treasured memories recorded on those old VHS tapes, but the sad reality is that VHS tapes degrade over time and eventually become unwatchable. Even worse, very few manufacturers make equipment that works with obsolete technology, so equipment that will play your old tapes is rapidly disappearing. Don't let the memories fade away - get this VHS to DVD recorder. It easily records your old VHS tapes onto DVDs and up-converts them to 1080p HD video with Dolby digital sound. You can also easily edit your footage. And since it has the dual deck, you can use it to play both VHS tapes and DVDs, as well as programming it to record and create JPEG slide shows. Includes onscreen display for easy navigation and remote (requires 2 AAA batteries, included). But move quickly - this dual deck won't be around forever.
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Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Free delivery between 3–8 July
Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Free delivery between 3–8 July
Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Delivery between 1–4 July $29
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Limited funds so I didn't want to buy a $200-$300 unit. But we have so may vhs that are still good but harder to play because vhs players go bad and are harder to find these days. Too expensive to buy dvd replacements for all, so we wanted to transfer to dvd.I buy from Walmart because the back every purchase with a full return full refund policy when returned within reason. And they make a return and refund very easy in my area. I know it is a risk getting a refurbished item, but with Walmart they still back any issues. I have returned items for exchange or refund, depending on my personal judgement if a replacement would be same poor quality.The recorder works well, but a little slow to get through the instructions for the first vhs to dvd transfer. Not sure if ... MoreLimited funds so I didn't want to buy a $200-$300 unit. But we have so may vhs that are still good but harder to play because vhs players go bad and are harder to find these days. Too expensive to buy dvd replacements for all, so we wanted to transfer to dvd.I buy from Walmart because the back every purchase with a full return full refund policy when returned within reason. And they make a return and refund very easy in my area. I know it is a risk getting a refurbished item, but with Walmart they still back any issues. I have returned items for exchange or refund, depending on my personal judgement if a replacement would be same poor quality.The recorder works well, but a little slow to get through the instructions for the first vhs to dvd transfer. Not sure if you can record several shorts on one dvd, or give a title to the dvd finished recording. Who has the time to learn all this stuff any more?!Make sure you buy the right type of dvd to record with. My previous blank dvd's for my computer do not work on this - the unit displayed a clear message when inserted for formatting. The manual says the right ones and the item description says the right ones.
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I am 69 years old so equipment such as this can be difficult for me. Hook up instructions are simple and clear. Good use of pictures/diagrams. I bought this unit to transfer old VHS tapes to DVDs. I can do so easily. I admit I am patient enough to read the instructions, and given some of the negative comments I have read I think that is important. I stepped carefully through the instructions and it worked. There was one minor glitch. When I got to the critical step of starting the dubbing process and pushed the appropriate button on the remote nothing happened. I repeated the process and still nothing. Then I did it one more time and instead of pushing the button on the remote I pushed the corresponding button on the unit itself. Bingo! It is also important to ... MoreI am 69 years old so equipment such as this can be difficult for me. Hook up instructions are simple and clear. Good use of pictures/diagrams. I bought this unit to transfer old VHS tapes to DVDs. I can do so easily. I admit I am patient enough to read the instructions, and given some of the negative comments I have read I think that is important. I stepped carefully through the instructions and it worked. There was one minor glitch. When I got to the critical step of starting the dubbing process and pushed the appropriate button on the remote nothing happened. I repeated the process and still nothing. Then I did it one more time and instead of pushing the button on the remote I pushed the corresponding button on the unit itself. Bingo! It is also important to "Finish" the DVDs per the instructions if you want to play them on any other device. I really like this product and definitely feel it is worth the money as I am transferring lots of old tapes so the kids can have copies that will last.
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I needed to replace my Magnavox DVD Recorder/VCR, Mod. # ZV427MG9,but was informed that Magnavox had been sold to Funai.The player looks like the Magnavox I've learned to love thanks to its ease of use and quality. The outside of the Funai is very deceptive as they replaced the workings of Magnavox with an inferior product. It not only does not work with the full range of DVD discs, but does not let you key your recordings to a specific spot in your recording. Nor does it lend itself to being a quality product.The only saving grace this machine has is, it operates with the Magnavox Controls and you can set it to record in 5 different modes.I would not recommend this product to anyone.
Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Free delivery between 3–8 July
Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Free delivery between 3–8 July
Funai Combination VCR and DVD Recorder (ZV427FX4)
Delivery between 1–4 July $29
Limited funds so I didn't want to buy a $200-$300 unit. But we have so may vhs that are still good but harder to play because vhs players go bad and are harder to find these days. Too expensive to buy dvd replacements for all, so we wanted to transfer to dvd.I buy from Walmart because the back every purchase with a full return full refund policy when returned within reason. And they make a return and refund very easy in my area. I know it is a risk getting a refurbished item, but with Walmart they still back any issues. I have returned items for exchange or refund, depending on my personal judgement if a replacement would be same poor quality.The recorder works well, but a little slow to get through the instructions for the first vhs to dvd transfer. Not sure if ... MoreLimited funds so I didn't want to buy a $200-$300 unit. But we have so may vhs that are still good but harder to play because vhs players go bad and are harder to find these days. Too expensive to buy dvd replacements for all, so we wanted to transfer to dvd.I buy from Walmart because the back every purchase with a full return full refund policy when returned within reason. And they make a return and refund very easy in my area. I know it is a risk getting a refurbished item, but with Walmart they still back any issues. I have returned items for exchange or refund, depending on my personal judgement if a replacement would be same poor quality.The recorder works well, but a little slow to get through the instructions for the first vhs to dvd transfer. Not sure if you can record several shorts on one dvd, or give a title to the dvd finished recording. Who has the time to learn all this stuff any more?!Make sure you buy the right type of dvd to record with. My previous blank dvd's for my computer do not work on this - the unit displayed a clear message when inserted for formatting. The manual says the right ones and the item description says the right ones.
I am 69 years old so equipment such as this can be difficult for me. Hook up instructions are simple and clear. Good use of pictures/diagrams. I bought this unit to transfer old VHS tapes to DVDs. I can do so easily. I admit I am patient enough to read the instructions, and given some of the negative comments I have read I think that is important. I stepped carefully through the instructions and it worked. There was one minor glitch. When I got to the critical step of starting the dubbing process and pushed the appropriate button on the remote nothing happened. I repeated the process and still nothing. Then I did it one more time and instead of pushing the button on the remote I pushed the corresponding button on the unit itself. Bingo! It is also important to ... MoreI am 69 years old so equipment such as this can be difficult for me. Hook up instructions are simple and clear. Good use of pictures/diagrams. I bought this unit to transfer old VHS tapes to DVDs. I can do so easily. I admit I am patient enough to read the instructions, and given some of the negative comments I have read I think that is important. I stepped carefully through the instructions and it worked. There was one minor glitch. When I got to the critical step of starting the dubbing process and pushed the appropriate button on the remote nothing happened. I repeated the process and still nothing. Then I did it one more time and instead of pushing the button on the remote I pushed the corresponding button on the unit itself. Bingo! It is also important to "Finish" the DVDs per the instructions if you want to play them on any other device. I really like this product and definitely feel it is worth the money as I am transferring lots of old tapes so the kids can have copies that will last.
I needed to replace my Magnavox DVD Recorder/VCR, Mod. # ZV427MG9,but was informed that Magnavox had been sold to Funai.The player looks like the Magnavox I've learned to love thanks to its ease of use and quality. The outside of the Funai is very deceptive as they replaced the workings of Magnavox with an inferior product. It not only does not work with the full range of DVD discs, but does not let you key your recordings to a specific spot in your recording. Nor does it lend itself to being a quality product.The only saving grace this machine has is, it operates with the Magnavox Controls and you can set it to record in 5 different modes.I would not recommend this product to anyone.
It was shipped quickly and arrived intact. The VHS cassette did not fully eject and the tape had not fully retracted into the cassette prior to the partial ejection. So the tape was stuck inside the unit. This happened to the first three tapes, so it was not an isolated incident with one tape. I called Dealing Fair and was told I could ship it back (which cost me $47.00) and I would get another shipped to me. My unit it still in transit to Dealing Fair in California.
I had researched alternative adaptor devices to convert VHS tapes to DVD'S and the best of them had serious issues, mainly feedback from customers that said the audio gets out of sync with the video after several minutes. For me this product even as a refurbished one and the 90 day warranty that comes with it made it a good choice because any issues should show up in the first 90 days, the deal maker was the excellent price for the 2 year extended warranty offered at a very reasonable extra charge removed all doubt about trying this product. This Funai VHS/DVD recorder/player does a very good job of converting my valued and treasured home family video's to a more durable DVD format. The learning curve on how to use this was very short. My Panasonic VHS/DVD ... MoreI had researched alternative adaptor devices to convert VHS tapes to DVD'S and the best of them had serious issues, mainly feedback from customers that said the audio gets out of sync with the video after several minutes. For me this product even as a refurbished one and the 90 day warranty that comes with it made it a good choice because any issues should show up in the first 90 days, the deal maker was the excellent price for the 2 year extended warranty offered at a very reasonable extra charge removed all doubt about trying this product. This Funai VHS/DVD recorder/player does a very good job of converting my valued and treasured home family video's to a more durable DVD format. The learning curve on how to use this was very short. My Panasonic VHS/DVD recorder/player that had quit working on the DVD side was a little easier to learn but this FUNAI has done what I hoped it would do and once you learn any quirks it does a great job. The only real initial problem I had was that my old unit recorded audio/video without any additional set up steps, this FUNAI was not recording the sound until I went back into the set-up stage for the audio and made sure it was not in the stereo mode, only the mono mode. I have had two times that I had difficulty getting a VHS tape out of the product after I was finished with transferring the material off of it. It may be my fault in not waiting until the DVD functions have completed before I was attempting to get the VHS tape to eject. On these occasions I just waited until the DVD functions completed and removed the DVD and then powered off the unit and removed the power cord from the wall outlet and plugged it back in and powered on the unit and mad sure the mode was on VHS and the matching then would eject the tape when I pressed the eject button on the unit.
I haven't copied any VHS to DVD yet, but have watched old recorded VHS tapes and this player has a nice sharp picture and takes the "noise" out of the picture with an excellent tracking feature. I also played a purchased DVD from several years ago and the images were clear, sharp and I couldn't tell that I was not watching live TV. Very light weight machine. It is several pounds lighter than the old Panasonic I have had for many years.
The unit was very easy to attach to the existing Vizio HD TV we already owned. Had the device up and running in less than 5 minutes. Don't forget if you connect your device using hdmi cables, you have to buy your own, there is not one supplied. They do provide the traditional red, white, yellow RCA cables. It is surprising how good the quality is when you watch the DVD's on the 1080i upgrade. The picture quality really looks crisp and sharp. Well worth every penny. I really shopped around and did a lot of comparisons and this was the best machine I found for the price. Yes there are more expensive machines out on the market, but this is a great value and a good machine. You will not be disappointed if you buy this device.
The manual is far better than most. The HDMI interface takes either the DVD and VCR inputs and provides then as an HDMI output- something not currently found in other units. The standard video and audio outputs are available as well.The speed of the tape is selectable for DVD recording to provide better quality viewing.The dubbing ( tape to DVD conversion) works as advertised and as described by the manual. The "finalized" dvd played on both DVD ( +R, -R) unit formats as advertised. I used a DVD-R Sony dvd without any difficulties except those I created.Technical support is available on the Funai support line if you have trouble understanding the manual.For an additional $18 I purchased a 3 year warranty which I figure is well worth while.
The sample I received is in very good condition. Some scuffing on the translucent panel around the buttons and display and a couple of little nicks on the top. The unit was wrapped in bubble pack and sitting on top of the remote which I thought might be damaged it but it works fine. A user manual is included. Batteries are not.I have burned about 10 DVDs so far from VHS tapes of our wedding and various family recordings. Operation is pretty straightforward. Push the VHS tape in the slot (make sure it is rewound) and drop a blank DVD -R in the tray. Do not buy DVD +R, they won't work. On the front panel is a button labeled "DDUB". Press it after the unit has checked the blank DVD and settled down. It begins copying. Out of the box the recorder is set to copy VHS -> ... MoreThe sample I received is in very good condition. Some scuffing on the translucent panel around the buttons and display and a couple of little nicks on the top. The unit was wrapped in bubble pack and sitting on top of the remote which I thought might be damaged it but it works fine. A user manual is included. Batteries are not.I have burned about 10 DVDs so far from VHS tapes of our wedding and various family recordings. Operation is pretty straightforward. Push the VHS tape in the slot (make sure it is rewound) and drop a blank DVD -R in the tray. Do not buy DVD +R, they won't work. On the front panel is a button labeled "DDUB". Press it after the unit has checked the blank DVD and settled down. It begins copying. Out of the box the recorder is set to copy VHS -> DVD for 2 hours max per tape. You do have to "finalize" the DVD after it finishes. This is done by pressing the SETUP button on the remote and hitting the down arrow to select the DVD Menu. FINALIZE will be there. It takes a few minutes to complete.I've now dug out our two old camcorders and lined up the tapes. These plug into the jacks on the front panel (or rear panel if you prefer). There is an INPUT button on the remote to go back and forth between the rear "L1" jacks or the front panel "L2" jacks. I selected L2.If your camcorder uses the round black "s-video" plug instead of the yellow RCA plug you will need to go into the setup menu to change the selection: press the SETUP button, go to the VIDEO Menu then the SELECT VIDEO menu. Select the L1 (rear jacks) or L2 (front jacks). Then press OK to go down one more level and select the S-Video input.Additional thoughts:Set the clock using the SETUP button then select GENERAL SETTINGS.I've connected the unit to a 40" Magnavox flat screen TV using an HDMI cable. This works fine.Don't be surprised if your old tape recordings look terrible on a large screen TV. The resolution just isn't there. I find they look much better on a smaller computer screen.Good luck.Overall I think this is a fine choice. It finally got me moving to transfer these old recordings.
After 11 years my cheap old Emerson VCR finally drifted off to VCR heaven so it was time to buy a new TV recorder. I was considering a DVR but when I saw this Funai VCR/DVD combo for only $168 at Walmart I decided to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I was slightly skeptical of the brand at first but after looking them up online it appears they have been making products for 50 years and actually make a lot of better known brands (Sylvania, Emerson, Magnavox, Philips) under their flagship so it's basically all the same thing. Everything is owned by one company in China now a days more or less so you might as well get the best deal. The thing that cinched it for me was this recorder and the Magnavox version look EXACTLY identical except for the name plate and the ... MoreAfter 11 years my cheap old Emerson VCR finally drifted off to VCR heaven so it was time to buy a new TV recorder. I was considering a DVR but when I saw this Funai VCR/DVD combo for only $168 at Walmart I decided to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I was slightly skeptical of the brand at first but after looking them up online it appears they have been making products for 50 years and actually make a lot of better known brands (Sylvania, Emerson, Magnavox, Philips) under their flagship so it's basically all the same thing. Everything is owned by one company in China now a days more or less so you might as well get the best deal. The thing that cinched it for me was this recorder and the Magnavox version look EXACTLY identical except for the name plate and the price sticker (HINT! HINT!).Anyway the first thing you need to know about this recorder is that is that does NOT have a built-in tuner which is stated clearly on the package. For you novices out there that means you can't just screw a coaxial cable directly into this sucker. You have to run a video cord from your cable box to this unit. Of course I don't know who DOESN'T have their TV already hooked up to a cable or satellite box in 2014 but if you are one of these people you will need a recorder with a tuner included which adds about $70 to the price depending on the model. If you already have your TV running through a cable or satellite box then that's your tuner and you can save some money! Anyway the set up isn't too difficult. I admit I'm pretty tech savvy but the instruction booklet is very helpful and you should be up and running in no time. From walking in the door I set the whole thing up in about 30 minutes and was burning DVDs.This device has two input choices available for recording TV: basic composite video (your standard yellow, red and white RCA jacks about 480i quality) or S-video (one black S cord, slightly better quality). I actually prefer using composite video, the image is very sharp and you don't get the dot crawl I seem to get from an S cord. Although I already had a ton laying around from my old video game consoles, a composite video cord is thoughtfully included in the box along with a remote WITH batteries! I have since programmed the unit so most of the functions work with my universal remote.The device does include an impressive array of output options. Besides the composite and S video there are component video output jacks (red, blue and green RCA jacks going up to about 1080p HD quality) and drum roll ... a HDMI output jack (1080p HD quality picture and sound). (Those cords aren't included although you could buy them for about 4 bucks. I'm quite satisfied with the composite video myself). Of course these are only OUTPUT jacks meaning the quality still depends on what you actually dump into the unit in the first place (whether you have HDTV service or HD movie disks). Everything recorded (composite or S video) will still be in standard definition.This recorder has a ton of features. Probably too many for me to mention. Obviously you can record to VHS, DVD-RW and DVD-R. You can erase and record over VHS and DVD-RW over and over. You can record live TV to tape or disk. The DVD timer setting works very much like a VCR. For those of you who haven't recorded TV to DVD before I can tell that you can fit as much as 8 hours onto one disk although the quality gets much better at slower settings. There's XP 1hr, SP 2hrs, LP 4hrs, EP 6hrs and SLP 8hrs. XP is perfect quality, LP almost as good, at SLP it's a bit fuzzy but still satisfactory if you are recording long sports games like I do. You can dub from VHS to DVD or vice-versa. Right now I'm in the process over moving all my old tapes to disks. You can put chapter markers on the DVDs so you can skip ahead. There's a handy DVD commercial skip button (30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 seconds). You can play music CDs (both store bought and burned) on it. Once you "finalize" each disk it will play as a standard DVD in most other players (sometimes I swap DVDs with my friends, etc.)The unit also comes with a 90 day warranty on labor and a one year warranty on parts. All in all I am extremely pleased with this recorder (especially considering the price) and would highly recommend it to anyone.
