Toshiba DVR620 DVD Recorder/VCR Combo

Worst DVD Recoreder Ever!

For every additional gizmo, the picture and sound quality suffers. So why is input coax and output RCA? You need a converter to go from RCA back to coax and then you have to pump up the TV volume until it distorts just to hear it. If you use pre-recorded

By Discruntled Customer on Adorama - Oct 4, 2012

Toshiba DVR620

Crutchfield has collected 7 user reviews for this product with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars. The most recent reviewer said, "Works as good as any other combo but be warned. I have tried several DVD recorders, some combo recorders, and none of them will record unless you keep the TV on all the time. The content providers (cable, satellite, etc.) are building in content protection called...
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Crutchfield has collected 7 user reviews for this product with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars. The most recent reviewer said, "Works as good as any other combo but be warned. I have tried several DVD recorders, some combo recorders, and none of them will record unless you keep the TV on all the time. The content providers (cable, satellite, etc.) are building in content protection called HDCP. They want you to rent a DVR or use Tivo which records to a temporary device as opposed to a permanent device DVD. I have talked to many tech support staff, read many blogs, and there is no way around it. The Crutchfield tech support staff were very knowledgeable but the problem was not resolved. I returned the unit just like all the others."

By on Crutchfield.com - Sep 12, 2012

No tuner would not reckomend

no derict screw in for coax cable

By Smokey on Adorama - Oct 26, 2011

No phone support from Toshiba Feb. 2013

We purchased this Toshiba product in January 2013 and cannot get it to record on DVD. We called Toshiba 3 or 4 times and No help. Avoid this product.

By KennethS1 on Home Depot - Feb 22, 2013

Performs exactly as advertised

I've been using the VHS tape/DVD player/recorder for two months now and wanted to exercise the majority of the features before reviewing, including re-recording from my cable DVR. What I discovered is recording material while it's being broadcast or from a DVR recorded program is equally as easy as long as the video source is the same resolution as the DVD's resolution (standard broadcast)....
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I've been using the VHS tape/DVD player/recorder for two months now and wanted to exercise the majority of the features before reviewing, including re-recording from my cable DVR. What I discovered is recording material while it's being broadcast or from a DVR recorded program is equally as easy as long as the video source is the same resolution as the DVD's resolution (standard broadcast). Attempting to record high definition source will generate an error not described in the owner's manual. Overall, a good product that plays prerecorded tapes and DVD's with good quality and will attempt to upconvert the image quality through the HDMI output when used. Recording quality is selectable and easy to choose through the controller. Also, the option of taking partially recorded DVD's from other recorders and converting them to be compatible with this recorder is a nice addition.

By JerryV on Home Depot - Feb 16, 2013