Victor Company of Japan HR-XVC27U

11 reviews

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: SglowHydro (amazon.com)

Almsot five years of daily use and still works 100%

I bought this in the fall of 2004 and have used it daily to watch tv, dvd's, record shows on VCR, etc. It still works perfectly almost five years later. I looked the serial number up because I lost my manual and happened upon this page and after...

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: John Case Deckard (amazon.com)

Almsot five years of daily use and still works 100%

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: Daemon E. Hobbs (amazon.com)

Worse home electronic device I've ever owned

This unit is horrible! It takes forever to eject a DVD when commanded, it's excessively slow to switch to another chapter when you command skip between chapters, it won't read home-burned double -layer DVDs (!@#$!), etc. I would steer clear of this...

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: Tony Polito (amazon.com)

Buyer beware!

I bought THREE of these things over the last two years ... at least two of them from Amazon. (The actual model number was different -- XVC20U in black -- but it's basically the same combo deck they've been selling for several years now. Now they've...

Nov, 2005

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Consumer review by: RV (amazon.com)

Barely outlived the warranty

The on screen instructions for recording television didn't match the actual method required. The DVD/VCR switch no longer functions. Now the program I recorded can't be watched because I can't switch it to VCR, nor can I eject the tape. The warranty...

Oct, 2005

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Consumer review by: JVC Sucks (amazon.com)

JVc, the J must stand for Junk

Not only was this defective from Day 1, JVC Customer service did not answer the phone for many days. Their customer service center wanted $75 for a diagnostic. Keep in mind that the cost of the item was $99. The original tape in the machine does not...

May, 2005

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Consumer review by: Lonelydoctor (amazon.com)

1yr and 1/2 and it died

Just a little bit after expiration of warranty the unit died, dvd player stopped working.

Feb, 2005

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Consumer review by: Hollis E. Schuler (amazon.com)

Works Fine for Me

I have fairly simple needs. I want to be able to watch DVD movies and use a VCR to record programs when I am unavilable to watch them. I don't know the difference between VHS and Beta formats and really don't care about the technical details as long as...

Feb, 2005

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Consumer review by: S. Walker (amazon.com)

Love this DVD/VCR Set Enough to Purchase One More!

I am very happy with this purchase! Both the DVD and VCR picture image are crystal clear...when pressing Play, the movie comes on immediately (unlike the Sony DVD/VCR combo I have, which simply refuses to play when the "Play" button is pushed, and...

Feb, 2005

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Consumer review by: syc0path (epinions.com)

Decent unit, but has a few quirks

It's pretty much impossible to buy a good VCR these days unless it's combined w/ a DVD player. So even though we already had a perfectly fine DVD player, we ended up w/ this unit. Upon initial set up, I was disappointed to find out that the VCR could ...

Solid DVD performance/operation, fast-play speeds to choose, quick transition fast-play to regular play

2 sets of cables to get S-Video quality, doesn't like old tapes, unwieldy timer settings

Feb, 2005

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Product Specifications

JVC is one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of sophisticated audio, video and related software products. Building upon a wealth of technologies the company is moving decisively to offer appropriate solutions for the multimedia age. To remain at the forefront of the audiovisual industry in the 21st century, JVC is marshalling its resources to create the ultimate in appealing, cost-competitive products.PRODUCT FEATURES:DVD Video, CD Audio, CD-R/RW, MP3/JPEG (CD-R/RW), Video CD/SVCD, DVD-R/RW (Video Format);DVD/VHS Auto Select;Hi-Fi VHS Stereo with MTS Decoder;1-Year/8-Event Programmable Timer;181 Channel Frequency Synthesized M Tuner with Hyperband;DVD Playback while Recording on VCR;English / Spanish / French Color On-Screen Display;Summer Time Adjustment;Auto Power Off;Child Lock.