Samsung DVD-VR325 DVD VCR Player and Transfer

We got the Samsung DVD-VR325 because it was the first unit that output a pure HD signal for a high definition TV. This gives the best quality signal for a high definition TV. It has the HDMI (native high definition) output as well as standard RCA style plugs for non-high definition signal. If this seems like gibberish to you, just know that it will work fine on just about any type of TV you have.

A big issue we found when working with the unit is that it ONLY uses DV-R (minus) DVDs as far as what computers and other writers create. If you don't know the difference between DVD-Video, DVD-R and DVD+R you can Read my article on DVD Types. In any case since we had already made a ton of DVD-R DVDs using our computer system, this was a royal pain. Plus it meant that other people who gave us DVDs had to be careful to only give us DVD+R type DVDs. At the time of this machine's release there wasn't any other machine available, so it's not like we "had a choice". However, Sony is preparing to come out with a machine that handles all types of DVDs, not just the DVD-R.

You could choose what resolution output to send the signal out at - 480, 720, 1080. We noticed audio drop-outs (i.e. sudden gaps in the sound) happening every 10-20 minutes, for a few seconds. This happened more at higher resolution settings than at lower.

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