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Samsung DVD-V6800/XEU - VCR/DVD Player Combi

Samsung DVD-V6800/XEU - VCR/DVD Player Combi
Brand: Samsung
Category: CE

Buy New: £59.89

New (4) from £59.89

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 932

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.2
Dimensions (in): 20.4 x 15 x 6.9

MPN: DVD-V6800/XEU
Model: DVD-V6800/XEU
EAN: 8808987605346
ASIN: B0016J7476

Release Date: March 24, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.

Features:
  • Region - Zone 2
  • Standard - B/G, L/L'
  • DivX/MPEG4 compatible - Yes
  • Compatible Media - DVDRW, DivX, CD, CD-R(W), MP3, WMA, JPEG
  • Integrated Audio Decoder - Compatible with DTS, Dolby Digital

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Samsung DVD-V6800 not only plays DVDs; it also plays VHS tapes. It records to both formats too, so you can watch a film on a VHS tape while recording your favourite TV programme onto a DVD. The DVD-V6800 can also transfer films from DVDs to VHS tapes, and it's compatible with Dolby Digital, DTS and PCM. It?s even equipped with a full set of connectors, allowing you to get the best out of your favourite films and TV programmes.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Bang for the Buck   August 11, 2008
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

The DVD and VCR that this replaced (from 6-10 years old) cost four times as much and yet this is superior to them both. I can't beleive that some expected a DVD Recorder was included at this price...give it a few more years at least, however the descriptions for the v6800 do vary depending which site is visited. The VCR definately has 6 heads and not 4. The DVD can become multi-region with the hack descibed by others on Amazon. If like me your TV only accepts Progressive Scan in NTSC format the DVD player won't output a PAL disc in NTSC format. NTSC encoded disks work fine. I didn't have any issue with the remote either although the dubious unbranded batteries could have caused that issue.


2 out of 5 stars Decent DVD player, Terrible Remote Control   August 8, 2008
 4 out of 6 found this review helpful

This DVD player will play more or less any disc I try and the quality of the picture is fairly decent. The main problem with this DVD player is the remote control which will not work unless pointed directly at the player, I have the DVD player situated about 3 foot away from where I sit so theproblem is not the distance. I had a DVD/VCR combi for 4 years before I purchased this item to replace it and the remote with that would work from around 15 foot away and even if the remote was pointed at the wall.
The description of the item also said Connectivity 1 x HDMI, the item does not have an HDMI port which was one of the reasons I bought the item.
Overall it is a decent DVD player let down by the poor quality of the remote control.



5 out of 5 stars Seems fine, and there's a multi region hack   June 24, 2008
 27 out of 27 found this review helpful

Easy setup, plays my videos, plays all my DVDs, no complaints. VHS picture looks a bit soft, but that's probably the best it can be. I have a thing for tacky 80's b-movies that never made it past the rental market, so they've all been well used!

Found this code on a forum for another player and it works, make sure you don't have a disk in.

1. Turn on player with no disc in the tray. "No disk" appears on screen.
2. Press the "Repeat" key on the remote.
3. Press "57538" on the remote. A number should appear on screen, indicating your player's current region (e.g. "2").
4. Press the number for your required region (e.g. "1") or "9" for region-free/all-regions. The number will appear on screen, replacing the previous number (from step 3).
5. Press "Open/Close Tray" and leave the tray open for a few seconds.
6. Press "Power On/Off". The tray closes automatically and the player turns off. Next time you turn it on, it is region free (or whatever Region you selected in step 4).



1 out of 5 stars Misdescription of product   June 13, 2008
 37 out of 41 found this review helpful

The product description quite clearly says "It records to both formats too". It does not. I ordered this product because it was advertised as being able to record to both formats and have now emailed Pixmania about the misdescription. Hopefully they will decide that it is not a technical problem that Samsung have to deal with but an error on their/Amazon's part when it comes to describing what the product does... there are laws about that sort of thing y'know. If, however, you want a product that records to vhs tape and plays vhs tape, it can do that. If you just want a dvd player, it can do that too. One of the other things I read about it was that it could tape the dvd's - tried that, and dvd/vhs says "no". I'll get my money back no doubt, but I want the postage too.

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