Philips DVP3355V F7 DVD VCR Player Black

If you do not have a high tech TV this is exactly what you need if you want to record from cable or satellite or DVR. I have a dinosaur TV and a DVR and can record on VHS which is acceptable to me since my TV is so old. Then I can copy to DVD with the machine which is a pain in the butt but the only way I can do this with my clunker TV. It will play VHS tapes and copy them to DVD's which is great. It will play DVD's which is also great. IT DOES NOT COPY DVD'S. If you have a smart TV or HDMI I image you will have problems setting it up but everything I needed came with it. YOU MUST HAVE A CONVERTER BOX TO RECORD FROM ANTENNA so I would not recommend this item unless you already have a converter box. I am very happy with it. It will record live TV and playback from the DVR to a VHS tape only. Then you have to copy to DVD if you want to. It does exactly as it claims. I am happy with it. Read more

Bought mostly for occasional use of VHS tape playback and also provides a backup for my Sony oversampling DVD player. Both VHS & DVD functions work adequately, but DVD video resolution is clearly inferior to my oversampling DVD player. Read more

WARNING: There are no coaxial cable input or output connections on this VCR/DVD player. If you are wanting to screw a standard black coaxial cable into this VCR from your Cable or Satellite box and then run another one out to your TV set, you can't. RCA composite red, white and yellow cables are the only way to connect audio and video to this device for recording, and also the only way to send VHS tape output to your TV. DVD playback has multiple options for sending the signal to your TV; but with VHS, the red/white/yellow cables are the only way you can send the video and audio to your TV. Here are the important specs from the manual that I couldn't find in the Amazon description: VCR: • 4 head VCR • 19 micron head • Automatic head cleaner. • Auto Tracking (it figures it out after a minute and removes the static lines) • Manual Tracking Adjustment up/down controls on the face of the unit. Use when auto tracking doesn't work. Couldn't be easier. • Slow-Motion DVD: • Audio Language Choices • DVD Menus in desired language • Subtitles • Parental Control • Slow Motion • Paused Fast/Slow/Step by step playback • Auto Resume • Zoom Video and Audio Output Options: • S-Video output (DVD only) • Component Video output (red, blue, green) (DVD only) • RCA Composite Video and Audio output (red, white, yellow) (DVD and VHS) • Digital Audio output for Surround Sound. Your receiver will need to be able to decode the signal into surround sound. It is a raw digital signal that is not decoded by this unit. To see the manual with the rest of the features, just Google DVP3355V Manual. I'm using this device only for playing VHS tapes and DVD's, not recording. I don't have any opinion on it's recording capabilities. This seems to be everyone's point of contention. I'm guessing it's a pain to use it that way. If you are only looking for a VHS and DVD player, then this is a good one. Inserting and ejecting tapes and DVD's is extremely smooth and quiet. Rewind, Fast Forward, and Play on VHS is quiet and smooth. Playing DVD's is also quiet. Picture quality is good for the output options mentioned. The video output to my TV screen is stable and without twitching or squiggly or bendy lines in the text or anything else on the screen, it is a stable and solid picture from all of the output options. It can play a VHS tape and a DVD at the same time and you can switch back and forth with the remote. The player is physically wide but does not extend as far back as old VCR's. If you want to put another component on top of it like your cable box or satellite receiver, it may not go back far enough. The remote is surprisingly sleek and nice, batteries are included. Everything in general is up to my liking and I have played many VHS tapes and DVD's with it. No problems so far. I'll update my review if anything changes. Read more

This unit is pricey for basically a VHS VCR and a DVD player. You are better off buying these items separately if you need both and have the room. Combined into a single package does save a little space. Most combo units can record on either the VCR or the DVD – this unit can not. Most combo units can transfer video from VHS tapes to DVD – this unit can not. The vendor technically didn’t lie but shame on them for omitting this important fact and letting folks assume otherwise. Worse were users (perhaps working for the vendor) claiming the DVD can record – it can not. I tried to contact the vendor to get confirmation (and make sure I didn’t miss anything) and there was no reply. Don’t be surprised if you experience the same treatment should you have an issue with them. BTW, after complaining Amazon removed the deceitful answers. If you want to convert your old VHS home movies into DVDs keep looking this unit will not help you. However if you are looking for a decent albeit overpriced unit to play VHS tapes and DVDs this unit won’t disappoint. It will also record onto VHS tapes but you will need to supply the video signal. This unit, like most others in today’s digital world do not have a traditional NTSC analog tuner. I suppose they could have a digital tuner instead but I’m guessing most folks have cable. Modern cable systems are all digital and usually encoded in some non-standard proprietary format forcing you to go through their cable box. The bottom line is if you want to record a show off the TV, you will need to feed the cable signal into the unit via RCA connectors (composite format) which is your only option. Make sure this output is available from your cable box. Whereas this used to be a standard output option less and less so as the world immerses further into digital HD formats. Check twice, buy once. Lastly from the documentation it appears that composite video/audio is your only option to get output from both the VCR and the DVD player. The other output options (component and S-video) appear to be options only for the DVD player. I haven’t tried this so if it’s a concern you might want to look at other units or post a question. Read more