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Samsung DVD-AR650 comparison

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Product name	Samsung DVD-AR650	Panasonic DMR-EA18K	Samsung DVD-R135	Panasonic DMR-EZ28K	Toshiba D-R410
Price	Check Prices	$154.95 to $195.85	Check Prices	$203.63 to $252.91	$69.00 to $89.95
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating	1.5 stars	3.0 stars	2.0 stars	2.5 stars
Release date	June 15, 2007	April 15, 2008			February 15, 2008
The Bottom Line	The Samsung DVD-AR650 is a solid DVD recorder with a nice collection of features for digital video archivists.	Outstanding recording quality and tons of features, like flexible recording speed and chasing playback, make the Panasonic DMR-EA18K an excellent all-purpose DVD recorder.	The Samsung DVD-R135 is a relatively inexpensive and stylish DVD recorder with HDMI upscaling, but it's not quite as good as the competition.		The Toshiba D-R410 handles basic DVD-recorder functions at a budget price, but you can get better features and performance from Panasonic's DMR-EA18K, if you're willing to spend a little more.
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Product Type	DVD recorder with TV tuner	DVD recorder	DVD recorder	DVD recorder	DVD recorder
Reception System	NTSC	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Upscaling	Yes ( Up to 1080i )	Yes ( Up to 1080p )	Info unavailable	Yes ( Up to 1080p )	Yes ( Up to 1080p )
Product Description	Samsung DVD AR650 - DVD recorder with TV tuner	Panasonic DIGA DMR-EA18 - DVD recorder	Samsung DVD R135 - DVD recorder	Panasonic DMR EZ28K - DVD recorder	Toshiba D-R410 - DVD recorder
Enclosure Color	Black	Info unavailable	Black	Black	Info unavailable
Recordable Media	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-RAM	DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL	DVD-R DVD-RW	DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL	DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW
Digital TV Tuner Type	ATSC DTV	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	7.1 lbs	6.2 lbs	4.2 lbs	6.2 lbs	5.3 lbs
Manufacturer Warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Sound Output Mode	Surround Sound	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo
Dimensions (WxDxH)	16.9 in x 12 in x 2.3 in	16.9 in x 9.8 in x 2.4 in	17 in x 9.6 in x 2.3 in	16.9 in x 9.8 in x 2.4 in	16.5 in x 9.7 in x 2.3 in
Power	AC 120 V	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	AC 120 V	Info unavailable
Display Type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None.	None.	Info unavailable
Audio D/A Converter	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	24bit / 192kHz
Remote Control	Universal remote control - Infrared	Remote control	Remote control - Infrared	Remote control - Infrared	Universal remote control - Infrared
Video D/A Converter	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	10bit / 54MHz
Media Format	NTSC	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	NTSC	Info unavailable
Media Type	CD DVD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-R DL	CD DVD CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL	CD DVD CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM	CD DVD CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL	CD DVD CD-R SVCD CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD+R DL DVD-R DL Video CD
Form Factor	Tabletop	Tabletop	Tabletop	Tabletop	Tabletop
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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