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LG - Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW/RAM Recorder/4-Head Hi-Fi VCR Combo
Average customer rating
3.6
(68 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 68 reviews
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
8
1 Star
5
75%of customers recommend this product.
(
51 out of
68)
Customer Reviews for LG - Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW/RAM Recorder/4-Head Hi-Fi VCR Combo
Customer Rating
4
I Like It !
on September 8, 2010
Posted by: Puxter
Works great. I'v used it to copy my old V H S tapes onto D V D ' s
Pros: easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
4
Features
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
4
Almost Perfect
on January 5, 2011
Posted by: Tom_929
from Brooklyn, NY
First, let me say that this is one of the best DVD/VCR combos I've ever owned. DVD playback and recording are flawless, and VCR tapes (especially the first four Lexx movies) looked great (as great as VCR tapes can look) up-converted to my LG 47LX6500 TV. There are only two reasons I am not giving a full five stars:
1. No HDMI, Composite or S-Video inputs (your only option is regular video and L/R audio).
2. The USB input only works with USB 1.1 devices. USB 2.0 flash drives simply will not work. I even tried a few USB hubs to no avail. If anyone has a solution to this problem, please let me know.
Pros: Performance, Quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
4
Features
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
4
Happy we purchased this!
on December 5, 2009
Posted by: mare
from Atlanta, GA
Replaced our older, tuner-less DVD/VCR ... easy to setup, beautiful picture, great price, quality machine! Wish we'd purchased this sooner!
Pros: Quality, Features/Settings, easy to use, Performance
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
4
Features
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
4
Digital Tuner Great
on April 27, 2010
Posted by: Biglefty
from Paradise, CA
The analog and digital tuners make a great package. My only problem with this unit is when trying to advance a VCR tape to a desired time. The time display on screen is far to short to allow performing this task.
Pros: Performance, easy to use, Quality, qam tuner
Cons: Features/Settings
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Features
3
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
3
SAME OLD THING
on May 16, 2010
Posted by: OLD TECH
from NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
IT LOOKED GOOD FROM THE OUTSIDE,BUT WHEN YOU PLUG IT IN IT'S JUST LIKE ALL VCR SYSTEMS.YOU SET THEM-YOU SET THE CLOCK,YOU SET THE CHANNELS,YOU SET THE TIME YOU WANT TOO RECORD!! BACK AND FORTH YOU PUSH THE BUTTONS TOO SET OVER & OVER AGAIN. (AND) IT STOPS,FREEZES AND CAN'T REMEMBER A THING..WHILE SETTING UP OR WHILE RECODING OR WHILE JUST WATCHING TV.. WHY?? CAN'T THIS BE UPDATED, JUST PLUG IT IN AND IT WORKS..THATS WHAT YOUR OTHER DVD PLAYERS DO...
Pros: Style/Design, Features/Settings
Cons: Difficult to use
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Quality
3
Features
4
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
5
Happy With Our Choice
on June 16, 2010
Posted by: Jasons Granny
from Grayslake, IL
Being in the "over 70" population, we were looking for a video cassette player/recorder. They are no longer out there. So we bought the LG RC897T Multi DVD Recorder + VCR. Couldn't be happier with our choice. When we needed help with some of the features we called the 800 number and they were SO helpful. Haven't used the VCR feature hardly at all.
Pros: Performance, Style/Design, easy to use, Features/Settings, Quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
3
Somebody is confused ...
on January 17, 2013
Posted by: Olga
from Madison WI
... and I think it's whoever wrote the description of this product. I've owned an RC897T for a few years now.
1) It does NOT have a digital tuner. In fact, it does not have ANY tuner. 2) You can't use it to stream anything. And 3) BluRay? Um, no.
All this is good for (and it's not wildly good), is to digitize a stack of old VHS tapes. In 4x3. You'd need an external tuner to record from the TV.
Maybe the wrong description was put with the picture and the RC897T story?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Quality
3
Features
3
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com
Customer Rating
1
Not what I execpted
on September 10, 2009
Posted by: Anonymous
from Oklahoma
I have had this product for almost a year and have still yet to get it to record my VHS tapes to DVD. Someone should design a better VHS &DVD system because this one does not work. I would like a replacement because this one does not work.
Pros: Performance
Cons: Difficult to use
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Quality
1
Features
4
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting lg.com