Entered CNET Catalog: 03/07/2006
SKU: DVD-VR335
Manufacturer: Samsung
Manufacturer description
The DVD-VR335 plays VHS tapes on its 4-head Hi-Fi VCR and lets you save them on DVD. Use the Dual Layer Recording feature to transfer hours of home video onto one disc. Play it back on HDTV, via 1080i/720p HDMI output (hooks up both VHS and DVD to your TV.) The single hookup technology allows the end user to hook up both the VCR and DVD with one cable. With Samsung's Enhanced VideoQuality and DivX playback functions, handy Chapter Creator and QuickRecording features, the DVD-VR335 is an invaluable addition to any home theater.User opinions
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User Rating: 
3/10
Not For Home Theater
Pros: Very nice picture, works as advertised (so far)
Cons: Does not handle DVD+RWs well.
Review:
This recorder has many excellent features but if you want to have the up-converting to 720p or 1080i feature ALONG WITH 5.1 AUDIO then an annoying in-your-face error message saying "HDMI Audio not supported" pops up in the center of the screen for several seconds every time you move around on the disk (like changing chapters, etc.). It can also pop up in the middle of a movie at the layer change. The only way to get rid of this message is to switch to 2.0 PCM audio and lose your 5.1 surround or not use the HDMI output and stay at 480p.
What's so frustrating is that the unit WILL supply 5.1 audio out of one of its other jacks along with the HDMI video - it just bugs you constantly with this stupid message.
Another smaller annoyance is if you have a DVD that uses different angles then the word "Angle" appears onscreen with no way to remove it.
I have read online that Samsung issued a firmware fix for one of its other units to cancel all on-screen messages (that you have to reset whenever you re-start the unit) but they went ahead and included the message in the VR335 anyway!
What's so frustrating is that the unit WILL supply 5.1 audio out of one of its other jacks along with the HDMI video - it just bugs you constantly with this stupid message.
Another smaller annoyance is if you have a DVD that uses different angles then the word "Angle" appears onscreen with no way to remove it.
I have read online that Samsung issued a firmware fix for one of its other units to cancel all on-screen messages (that you have to reset whenever you re-start the unit) but they went ahead and included the message in the VR335 anyway!
