RCA DRC8320N DVD Recorder
Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
  • Junk! If they give it away, don't take it home with you!
  • The VCR works great...
  • Took it back within 24 hours
  • Who wrote the instructions?
  • Do not buy this
RCA DRC8320N DVD Recorder

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • DVD recorder / HiFi VCR combo
  • DV-input w/ camcorder control
  • TV guardian
  • One-touch copy VHS to disc
  • Front audio / video input jacks

ASIN: B000FCN9UG
RCA DRC8320N DVD Recorder

Product Description

DVD & VCR combo recorder. Compatible with DVD+R/RW & DVD-R/RW. TV guardian. Includes remote

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RCA's combination DVD Recorder and VCR makes for a convenient, all-in-one video entertainment solution. Easily copy VHS tapes to DVD with the touch of a button and transfer your camcorder Digital Video tapes over to a DVD for ease of viewing and archiving.

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Junk! If they give it away, don't take it home with you!.......2007-04-16

The firmware is toast, everytime I turn it on it wants to do the whole initialization thing, then it doesn't pick up any channels during auto-scan, it will only record to one DVD format, although the box claims many. When you get it home, and after you wade through the nearly incomprehensible user's manual, that's when you find out about the DVD format thing. This is, no doubt about it, the worst ever consumer electronics product I've ever bought. I'd send it back, but that would deprive me of the pleasure of taking a hammer to it.

2 out of 5 stars The VCR works great..........2007-03-23

WTF? If you push any button during some 'ongoing action', the disc is toast. Unplugging and re-starting is the only way. Mostly. I just love the poorly translated instructions. Old Low Norse into Chinese into American English apparently is a bad thing. I guess, ya' know, this whole technology is not done fermenting. Garbage-in = Garbage-out

1 out of 5 stars Took it back within 24 hours.......2007-02-15

Out of the box the remote didn't work. I tried different batteries with the same result - nothing. Then I let it sit for awhile and it worked for awhile - long enough to get past the initialization of the unit (it won't work until you get past the initial setup). Once again the remote wouldn't work so I tried the front panel copy button and that seemed work and so I waited for the DVD recorder to finish. I played the DVD in my player and was greatly disappointed with the product. I told a friend that it looked like the original AFTER the 100th copy. I repackaged it and returned it the next day. P.S. the instruction manual also gets a very low rating - reminds me of the level of work school aged children produce when they don't want to do the work required.

3 out of 5 stars Who wrote the instructions?.......2007-02-14

OK, I'm not sure about my overall rating yet, as I just got this. So far, the hardest part has been figuring out the instructions and connecting the machine to my TV, which is an older TV, and it is not stereo; it took trial and error and guess work to figure out how to get the sound to work, and that I only needed to connect one audio output to make it work. My TV set up was a little different than shown in the manual, but I could not tell from the picture where the hook ups went on this unit. I happened to have some dvd discs around that are dvd-R. I wasn't sure from the manual if they were compatible, and what the difference was. I called up the help line. The rep said that + was prefered and automatically would finalize while the - would not. I asked if If coud finalize myself, and he said yes. But so far I don't see in the manual if this can be done manually on a dvd r disk. I'm trying out a vcr to dvd copy now, so I'll see what happens. I thought a lot of setting up was guess work. It would help a NON techie to be more definitive with more specific steps within the manual. Other than that, My TV picture has NEVER looked so good, even better than the dvd/vcr player I was using before this. I tried playing a vcr and it looks great. I haven't tried a dvd yet or other disk. If I have any problems, I'll report back. VCR's won't be around forever,so I'm not going to be too picky about this if I can actually convert the tapes I have to disc. I can't say yet if this is useless, but I'll report back if it turns out to be. For now, if it works I'll keep it. If it does not, I have 90 days.

1 out of 5 stars Do not buy this.......2007-01-28

I bought this machine at a Meijer store, and the salesperson had no recomendation on this one versus a few other brands. I purchased it based on what the outside of the box said.

I thought it was easy to set up and I never even looked at the directions. I was able to transfer several tapes to DVD, both home movies and old VHS movies I own. They played back fine in this DVD player.

Soon I found that in some DVD players, the disks won't play at all. In other players, the DVDs paly but there are no chapters (which I put in) and won't pause, rewind, or fast foward. They only place they will play is in the machine they were made on.

At the time I wasn't sure if it was the recorder or the disks, and sadly I had to put the project aside for a few months. Now that I have again tried, I'm not sure I will ever get it to work properly. Unfortunatly I'm way passed the alowed time to take it back to the store. I'm feeling rather burned right now.

I am planing to contact RCA over this machine and my RCA Lyria mp3 player that only works half the time. Based on these two experiences, I will never again buy from RCA.
RCA DRC 8320N - DVD recorder/ VCR combo
Average customer rating: Not rated
    RCA DRC 8320N - DVD recorder/ VCR combo

    Manufacturer: Thomson
    ProductGroup: CE

    All All | DVD Players & Recorders | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
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    Product Features:
    • DVD recorder / HiFi VCR combo
    • DV-input w/ camcorder control
    • TV guardian: A V-Chip alternative that filters out offensive language while you watch TV or videos
    • One-touch copy VHS to disc
    • Front audio / video input jacks

    ASIN: B000H5IOSS
    RCA DRC 8320N - DVD recorder/ VCR combo

    Product Description

    Record from your TV, camcorder, or other video device using DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW Discs or record directly from VHS tapes to DVD. This high quality digital connection is ideal for transfer of Digital Video (DV) camcorder home videos over to DVD. It also includes camcorder control to simplify the process This Foul Language filter is built in and ready to use. When activated via the parental control menu, the DVD player scans the subtitle data and mutes the TV when offensive language is detected. Easily copy from your VHS tape to disc with the touch of a button. Allows convenient hook-up of camcorders, mp3 players and other devices. With this unit's user-friendly interface, DVD recording and playback have never been easier. This unit comes with a DVD+RW disc as well as a 1-800 to help guide you through your first recording.

    10L6066 - Refurbished
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      10L6066 - Refurbished

      Manufacturer: IBM
      ProductGroup: CE

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      Product Features:
      • Original IBM equipment.
      • 10L6066: DLT tape drive 20/40GB SE Internal (10L6066)

      ASIN: B000MR86NY
      10L6066 - Refurbished

      Product Description

      20/40GB DLT SCSI DRIVE DLT4000

      CMS Peripheral 500GB USB2 DESKTOP ABS 500GB ( UBASE2-500 )
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        CMS Peripheral 500GB USB2 DESKTOP ABS 500GB ( UBASE2-500 )

        Manufacturer: CMS Peripherals
        ProductGroup: CE
        Binding: Electronics

        Hard Drives Hard Drives | Drives & Storage | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics | External Hard Drives | Internal Hard Drives | Micro Drives
        Product Features:
        • Lost Files or Folders - Simply connect the ABSplus and drag-and-drop the missing files or folders ba
        • System Failure - simply connect the ABSplus to any computer for immediate access to all your data fi

        ASIN: B000BQXNUM
        CMS Peripheral 500GB USB2 DESKTOP ABS 500GB ( UBASE2-500 )

        Product Description

        Award winning and easy to use, the ABSplus is the perfect solution for your backup and storage needs. With this portable model, you get plenty of extra storage, effortless backup and disaster recovery.Upon initial connection, the ABSplus BounceBack Professional software makes a complete backup of all files, applications, and operating system on your PC to the ABSplus drive. This creates a bootable ABSplus drive.Each time the unit is plugged in, the ABSplus automatically scans your source drive and copies only those files that have been changed or newly created since the last backup was performed. With a USB 2.0 data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbp/s (275MB per minute), the speed is blazing!The ABSplus backup solution provides easy recovery from even the worst data catastrophes.

        Kodak PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC - Color print film - 220 (6 cm) - ISO 160 - 5 rolls
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          Kodak PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC - Color print film - 220 (6 cm) - ISO 160 - 5 rolls

          Manufacturer: Kodak
          ProductGroup: Photography
          Binding: Electronics

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          3. Beseler Duster 8 OZ. (227 gm) - Dispoable Can. Beseler Duster 8 OZ. (227 gm) - Dispoable Can.
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          5. Pioneer Photo Memory Cleaning Cloth, 8" x 8" Microfiber Cloth Pioneer Photo Memory Cleaning Cloth, 8" x 8" Microfiber Cloth

          ASIN: B00007E7TH
          Kodak PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC - Color print film - 220 (6 cm) - ISO 160 - 5 rolls

          Product Description

          The NC designation (Natural Color) lives up to its name. Colors are accurate, delivering clean whites and pure reds. Flesh tones are excellent and a comparatively low contrast position helps to smooth out skin blemishes and hold detail in both very light and very dark fabrics. This film is generally recommended for controlled lighting situations, but the softer contrast can also provide you with a critical advantage if you are faced with an overly harsh lighting situation that you need to shoot with available light. These features, along with the fact that the negatives from PORTRA 160NC Film enlarge well, make it a perfect choice for both portraits and weddings.

          APC 19016 2-Port 12Mbps USB Hub
          Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
          • Over priced
          APC 19016 2-Port 12Mbps USB Hub

          Manufacturer: APC
          ProductGroup: CE
          Binding: Electronics

          USB Ports USB Ports | I/O Cards | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
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          Accessories:
          1. Targus PAUM01U Ultra Mini Retractable Optical Mouse Targus PAUM01U Ultra Mini Retractable Optical Mouse

          Product Features:
          • 2 ports

          ASIN: B00004Z6T5
          APC 19016 2-Port 12Mbps USB Hub

          Product Description

          No more plugging and unplugging every time you want to switch to a different USB Device. No software to install and nothing to configure. Just plug into your current USB port and you're ready to go!

          Customer Reviews:

          2 out of 5 stars Over priced.......2001-06-10

          I've found a number of 4 port minis that are just as good if not better for less. There isn't anything wrong with this one, it just that it costs more for less.

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