Customer Reviews
Tunerless player 
2007-05-24
The Amazon description and the Samsung box fail to mention that this player lacks a tuner. From the instructions:
"This DVD-VCR unit does not have a TV tuner. Recording TV broadcasts is possible via connection to cable/satellite (set-top) boxes and multi-channel video services."
Lacking a set-top box, I made the Samsung recorder workable by connection it to a broken player that had a working tuner--a cumbersome setup. Otherwise, the unit would have been unable to record broadcasts.
During its one day of use, the machine did do a good job recording and playing VCR tapes and playing a DVD.
It doesn't cost much, and you get what you pay for 2007-05-24
I bought this machine for the VCR function (stand-alone VCRs having become impossible to find now), which was a good thing, since the DVD player stopped functioning (in fact, stopped opening) within a month of purchase. I recommend finding something of higher quality (although I have no suggestions about how to do that...)
You need 2 sets of cable connections 
2008-05-14
We had to call the company to figure out how to make the connection work. All cables were correctly connected by us but the instruction book missed one little detail:telling us to use the source button.
Then 2 days later I tried to tape. It did not work. So I called the company again and they said I needed more than 1 set of connecting cables. I did not know that.
So be sure you go out and buy another "red,yellow, white" cable if you want to tape from your TV to your VCR.You only get one set in the box.
Poor quality and warranty 2008-04-23
Bought it slightly over two months ago just to be able to play our old video tapes, and now there is no video output from the VCR section, even though I can still play the DVDs. Samsung warranty is only 3 months labor and 1 year parts, so I was just barely within the warranty period. If it breaks down again, the repair cost might be more than the cost to purchase a better quality unit.
Samsung DVD/VHS not a good choice 2008-01-12
I bought the DVD player and it will play for a couple of months and stop. You won't be able to take it back to it's place of purchase. Samsung will drag their feet about getting you the information to send back the product. They gave me a tracking number but never called me back. I faxed them the receipt twice, they say they will not accept a mailed in receipt - it has to be a fax or an email, but they say they have no email address. Now they want me to get a better receipt from Frys to send to them before they will repair the unit. I went to Walmart and bought a Magnovox. So far, I like it better, but it has not been a month yet.
DVD & VHS Movie Player 2007-11-24
I'm happy with this combo.
With my Target Trutech I couldn't watch any of the new music videos and DVD movies; This combo plays them all.
Has all the standard features and some nice ones I like.
EZ view allows a one button push for viewing DVD movies as a standard, widescreen, fit, zoom...
Useful VHS search features such as fast forward/back to the zero counter. Or doing a search that will pause and show each spot recorded on the tape.
Good quality remote!
There's no TV tuner so you cannot directly record TV to VHS. But as mentioned before you could patch it (connecting your old VCR) but its not as convient as having one already built in.
It may not play your home movies on CD-R, since it only plays the newer
formats: MPEG4 and DIVX.
Overall, I'm satisfied for fact that I'm watching current Movies, music videos, an occasional recording off the TV and all at an affordable price for a combo.
Disappointed 2007-07-12
I bought this as a replacement for one I had had for several years. One feature I do not like is the fact that there is no pause button on the VCR.
