My dad just bought a DVD/VCR combo. It was a Samsung DVD-V1000 (or some name like that). Being very critical of electronic stuff like DVD players and such, I was not all that impressed with it. But ...

decided to put those claims to the test. At first glance, a DVD/VCR combo might sound like a good idea, with a DVD player to watch movies and a VCR for recording programs. Salespeople often call the ...

The DR-MV1, with its DVD Recorder and VCR combination, delivers high-resolution PAL/NTSC progressive (625P/525P) pictures. You can dub a program from VHS to DVD or from DVD to VHS with the push of a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. No one loves a bargain quite as much as my mate Neil. He's just discovered there's something better than a VCR-DVD player combo for $99 ...

Okay, somebody needs to explain to me how “upscaling” works. I’m assuming it’s just a matter of blowing up a picture to fit a specified resolution, kind of like the crappy digital zoom you find on ...

Although we're huge fans of convergence around here -- i.e. packing as many functions as possible into a single device -- our love of feature-creep has never extended to VCR / DVD combo units which, ...

As the DVD blitz continues to push its way through mainstream home, car and office electronics, a new TV has been introduced to ease the growing pains of thrifty consumers. Thomson Multimedia , ...

MISSISSAUGA, July 3 - Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. has unveiled the Samsung DVD-V1000, which combines DVD and VCR functionality in a single unit. The compact DVD-V1000 allows consumers to watch ...

DVD recorders, often equipped with hard drives, are fast replacing the archaic VHS standard when it comes to archiving our favourite TV shows. The reasoning behind this is clear: aside from the ...

An amazing era has come to an end, and like the man said, “Not with a bang but with a whimper.” And that was the 30-year run of the VCR deck as an industry mainstay product. It was kind of unnoticed, ...