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Brand: Sharp
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$349.99~~
Buy Refurbished: $99.95
You Save: $250.04 (71%)

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

10 reviews
Sales Rank: 43666

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 20.9 x 16.1 x 6.1

MPN: DV-SR45U
Model: DV-SR45U
UPC: 074000354449
EAN: 0074000354449
ASIN: B00068V0BO

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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The worst piece of equiptment..... September 2, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I purchased this recorder and it never even worked coming out of the box. It won't read the media and now Sharp wants me to mail it into them. Should've purchased from a local retailer so I don't have to deal with additional shipping. This is horrible.

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed August 27, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I don't know if the machine works well or not...I couldn't find a DVD it recognized to record on...It didn't accept an HP or a Maxell, both of which specs matched the requirements in the manual.
I gave up after the Maxell and returned the machine,,,I replaced it with a less expensive Lite-on with the All Write system...I highly recommend a multi-format machine, They're a lot easier to use and less expensive to buy blank discs for.

4 out of 5 stars

Excellent machine! August 9, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This DVD recorder does everything I want a DVD recorder to do, and it is incredibly easy to use. I had to check the manual a few times, but for the most part it is easy to navigate through the menus and features. The finished disc was playable in my older machine, and the picture and sound quality are perfect. It's great for transferring old home movies, and also copying old tapes I recorded from the TV.

I did, however, have a few problems, but they weren't because the machine was of poor quality:

1. I found that the DVD recorder won't connect to a TV that doesn't have audio/video connections in the back. I happened to connect it to an older TV that doesn't have these, but I solved the problem by connecting it directly to my VCR/DVD player using the audio/video connections on that. It's true that the manual doesn't recommend doing this, but it seems to work just fine. I am able to play DVDs through the recorder provided both VCRs are on either "video 1" or "video 2" and I can record onto the DVD recorder as long as both VCRs are tuned to channel 3. It's a little inconvenient, but works just fine.

2. Also, I bought DVD-RW discs with a speed of 4X by accident, when the machine will only record onto -RWs with a speed of 2X. This was in the booklet, but not very prominent. Once I got the right discs, I was in business. I actually called the Sharp helpline and they were very nice and quick in diagnosing the problem.

Other than those small things, I am extremely satisfied with this machine. When you try to copy videos or DVDs that are copy protected, the recorder automatically stops recording. It only records one second of copy protected material onto the disc, so you not only know right away that they're copy protected, but you can delete that title without using up more than a second of disc space on a DVD-R. I was so happy to see such a reasonably-priced machine that works so well.

5 out of 5 stars

Works Great August 5, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is my first DVD recorder and so far it seems great. The recording quality is awesome using the XP speed. It got here in two days using the free shipping. This item is such a great deal!

4 out of 5 stars

Almost Perfect May 20, 2005
42 out of 44 found this review helpful

This is a great product. I copied an old VHS tape to a DVD-R and for the most part was happy with the results. The picture actually looked clearer on the DVD than playing from my VCR. I was able to make chapter marks on the DVD-R but had to stop recording to do this and then start recording again. You could make automatic marks in 5, 10, 15, 30 minute intervals as well. You could only make manual chapter marks with a DVD-RW.

I have an old Panasonic DVD player and was able to play the finished DVD in the player. The nice part was instead of this playing like a VHS tape I now have a menu with my own titles to skip through.

The only two negatives so far are that If you delete a titled section, instead of the section moving to the block before it, it is deleted for good. I actually had this issue when using it. The second negative was it took a little while to finalize the DVD when finished. I walked away and just came back later. The process finished on its own and the menu was showing on the screen when I cam back. The DVD worked fined and was able to play in my old machine - not before it was finalized though (which I expected).

Overall, for the price, I highly recommend this execellent machine. The only other gripe is there is no firewire connection for my camcorder. I did not make this a negative for the player since I can just use the RCA and S-video jacks.

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