Sylvania DVR91DG DVD Recorder

Customer Reviews:

It's your standard DVD recorder........2007-06-03

This is a no-frills DVD player and recorder. There is no hard drive, digital tuner, or VCR built into it. I didn't need any of that. I just needed something to record shows on TV and watch them on other DVD players.

Good things about it:
It's cheap.
There have been no crashes yet in anything involved with recording.
It doesn't look cheap.
It has a built-in analog tuner. Some DVD recorders are now being sold without any tuner which is surprising.
It's very easy and straightforward to set up timers for recording shows.

Not-so-good things about it:
Confusing layout of buttons on remote. Every button is clumped together and look alike, and they only differ by their small descriptions.
There is no 2.5 or 3 hour recording mode. 2-hour SP mode looks great, while 4-hour LP mode looks really muddy and compressed. This is bad when I have to record something that's only slightly more than 2 hours long.
It only accepts DVD -R and -RW for recording. Fortunately, +R and +RW discs can be played just as long as they are finalized.
Skipping a chapter takes a full second. Every other DVD player I have skips chapters instantly.
The tuner is analog-only. The input with best picture quality is only S-Video, which makes recording future digital and HD content to be less than steller, even in XP 1-hour mode.

Great Value.......2007-05-27

This particular DVD recorder/player is known by many names. Funai Corporation, which is the manufacturer of all of them and parent company to some, sells these under numerous brand names, including the Funai brand as well. Some of these are sold exclusively at Circuit City as PYE. Some are manufactured as Sylvania and Emerson. Mine, available only at Wal-Mart, is known by the name SV2000. Even electronics giant Philips has handed over the manufacturing of their Magnovox brand to Funai! So whether yours is known as PYE, Emerson, Sylvania, SV2000, Magnavox, or Funai, they are all essentially the same machine.

As it is, this DVD player/recorder known by many names is a value-priced, budget-friendly wonder found well under the $100 price range. No, it will not go head to head with the $500 plus players from the likes of NAD, Rotel, Denon, etc. It will, however, deliver as much performance (and hopefully longevity) as such $200 machines manufactured by Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung.

To begin, all of the standard hookups---as expected---are to be found here (S-video, etc.). The player also has a "substantial" appearance and feel to it. In other words, there's very little plastic here and a whole lot of metal! The remote, on the other hand, is cheap, plastic garbage. The buttons are miniscule and not well laid out. There's nothing ergonomic about it either. My pit bull used it as a chew toy and I've not missed it at all. With that being said, budget components have to cut their production costs somewhere and this is obviously where Funai has seen fit to cut.

The sound and vision of this unit are spectacular, especially for the price. There is certainly no truth whatsoever that all DVD players perform essentially the same. They do not! This machine, however, delivers the same level of performance as what one could normally expect from a much more expensive player, and delivers a superior performance to the likes of the el-cheapo, "Black Friday" $19.99 players like Coby, Durabrand, Cyberhome, etc.

I've not had much experience with the recording feature of this unit, but I can at least say that "it works" and does so relatively well. I've not yet recorded from a pay-per-view, but I suspect this would be the best fit since there are no commercials during a ppv movie. Otherwise, owners of a Tivo unit might find a nice complement with this machine since they have the option to go back and edit out commercials and such.

Overall, this is a fine unit that will not break the budget!

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LTO2 Tape Drive 9131-1997

Manufacturer: IBM
ProductGroup: CE

Tape Drives | Tape Backup Devices | Drives & Storage | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Original IBM equipment.

LTO2 Tape Drive 9131-1997

ASIN: B000MR8CKQ

Product Description

LTO2 Tape Drive 9131-1997

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400GB Ndas USB Drive

Manufacturer: XI META
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

USB 2.0 | External Hard Drives | Hard Drives | Drives & Storage | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Stores up to 400GB

Instant connection to any network

8MB cache

7200 RPM

USB 2.0 and Ethernet connectivity

ASIN: B000LP0RNO

Product Description

The Ximeta NetDisk 400GB Portable Network Storage Device is the world's first consumer-friendly, external Ethernet/USB 2.0 combo hard drive embedded with XIMETA's revolutionary NDAS technology. This new creation allows direct connection to any network without the need for IP configurations or expensive servers! Just connect NetDisk into a wired or wireless network (LAN) switch, install the driver software and simply use it just like a local disk drive on each specified computer. Best of all, it's the size of a small book and weighs only 3 lbs, making it easy to unplug, pack and go! Easy backup or expansion through Mirroring (RAID 1), Aggregation or RAID 0 Simply connect another NDAS storage device to increase storage capacity or create an automatic copy of your primary NDAS unit Easy Installation - Simply place the installation CD into each computer that will use NetDisk and setup will automatically begin PC and Mac compatible Advanced security controls - unique hardware ID and access keycodes allow you to specify which computer users have read and write access

Mvix (MX-760HD) HD Wireless Media Center (750GB HDD Bundle)

Average customer rating:

The Best Entertainment Center

Mvix (MX-760HD) HD Wireless Media Center (750GB HDD Bundle)

Manufacturer: Mvix
ProductGroup: CE

Drive Enclosures | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
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Product Features:

Bundle Includes: 1 x MX760HD plus a 750GB PATA (16MB) HDD Bundled
Hi Definition Video Decoding: Supports resolution of 1920 x 1080p video output
Hard Disk-based Media Center - Home theater PC (HTPC)
Networked System: Supports Video Streaming via Wireless (802.1g) or LAN (10/100)
DivX® (3/4/5/6), Xvid, MPEG 1/2/4, WMV-9, ASF(WMV9), DAT, DVD(IFO, VOB), ISO, HD-level TP, TS, TRP, MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, PCM, AC3, DTS decoding including down-mixing, DTS pass through, BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG

ASIN: B000MVQF9M

Product Description

Experience a hi-definition media file playback and take your audiovisual experience farther than ever before. The MvixTM Wireless High-Definition Multimedia Center (MX-760HD) provides an unprecedented file format support and literally puts life back in your digital media content. This hard drive-based multimedia center, built around linux-based architecture is a true home-theater PC offering endless possibilities.The MvixTM Hi-Def 802.1G Multimedia Center links to your home network and plugs all your digital media content directly into your TV. You can now access all your multimedia files (music files, videos, and photos) and play it on your large-screen plasma or HDTV. It features the wireless 802.11g technology with WEP infrastructure to deliver maximum wireless signal rates (of up to 54 Mbps) for streaming digital media. The MvixTM player supports over two dozen media formats, including high-definition video (WMV-9 or MPEG-4 format). The media center is capable of accessing files no matter where they are stored - on it's internal hard disk drive (INCLUDED 750GB PATA HDD), on your Personal Computer, External USB Storage or even a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box. It provides an easy way of viewing your digital photo files or a slide show with background music. It is even programmed for automatic decoding and convenient bookmarking (playlist) of multiple files within a folder.Installing and setting up the MvixTM MX-760HD is a breeze. Simply pop-in a typical 3.5inch hard drive (INCLUDED 750GB PATA HDD), transfer all your media content from you PC and you are good to go. The built-in Setup menu and a full-featured Remote offer optimal flexibility and control over the entire system. Simple firmware upgrades keep this media center updated with support for latest file formats.

Customer Reviews:

The Best Entertainment Center.......2007-06-14

Before I Bought my Mvix MX-760HD, I had the 5000U Media Center. The 760HD has
Everything I've ever wanted in a device like this. High Definition Videos option is great. I can number every feature:
1. Video: Excellent.
2. Pictures: Excellent. No more opening Notebook for others to see my pics.
3. High Definition: Better than My High Definition TV.
4. Networking: I can share my videos wired and wireless.
5. USB hosting. State-of-art. Never thought I could open my another extrenal drive to browse my stuff in it.

I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS PRODUCT.

Silvestre Perez
silvestreperez@hotmail.com

Product Description

OKI is committed to creating superior solutions and providing excellent information and communications services nationally and internationally to meet the diversified needs of customers in the digital age. OKI is working to develop optimum solutions for each type of user in the coming e-society.

Product Description

It could be the pose you've lit meticulously. Or a subject that's suddenly in perfect light. In either situation, you can capture every detail with KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160-Speed Films. Their very fine grain reveals breathtaking intricacies, even in enlargements. Choose PORTRA 160VC Film to get the ideal levels of color saturation and contrast to match the situation. Very fine grain and medium contrast help bring out the rich colors in flowers, wardrobe, and other vibrant details.

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The Cisco Catalyst 2950SX-24, a member of the Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches, is a standalone, fixed-configuration, managed 10/100 switch providing basic workgroup connectivity for small to mid-sized networks. This wire-speed desktop switch comes with Standard Image (SI) Software features and offers Cisco IOS functionality for basic data, video and voice services at the edge of the network. Embedded in all Catalyst 2950 Series switches is the Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) Software, which allows users to simultaneously configure and troubleshoot multiple Catalyst desktop switches using a standard Web browser.

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