Check out the Dell Store on CNET
- Average user rating:
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
-
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
"Don't Expect Clear VHS to DVD Transfers"
Pros: Works well with CF and SD cards transfers.
Cons: Muddy low contrast VHS to DVD Transfers. Drops some mini DV transfers.
Summary: VHS to DVD record function creates muddy DVD videos with poor contrast.
I've talked with Sony tech support three times and upgraded the firmware & tried the following: various media as recommended by sony, all quality settings on the unit including HQ setting, several different cables, several different VHS playback machines, even went to a video store to play back the DVD on the latest equipment hoping to buy a unit that works with this unit properly. Nothing worked.
The DVD movies always turned out noticeably less clear than the original TV broadcast recorded. I've burned through a lot of DVD's in the last 8 months trying make the unit work. I had high hopes & have now given up.
Positives: it works most of the time with Sony mini DVD camcorder. About 15% of the tape to DVD transfers don't work and you have to start over with a new blank DVD.
All my photo transfers from CF and SD cards have worked.
Any ideas to make this work with VHS tapes? j1203w at Yahoo Thanks.
