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Pros & Cons
Pros
The samsung sv-5000w is a complicated but comprehensive unit. Once you figure out how to set it up (not altogether easy, especially if it's in a daisy chain of devices) it's a pretty impressive and useful toy. Easy to set up and fully compatible with ... Read More
Cons
It seems samsung did not get their basic circuitry right. Disappointing for an. This model is very problematic. Don't buy. I hate for anyone else to waste their money.
After only 3 months, with regular cleaning, the heads shows wear and the picture quality was poor. Converting from ntsc gives a low quality product in general. If you're looking for a pal, don't buy this.
Highlights
Quality
Easy to set up and fully compatible with your ntsc television.
I have not had to clean the video heads yet on this machine, nor did i ever have to do so on the 2 other vcr's i own, and all h... Read More
After a few years, the video heads will deteriorate to the point where you will constantly see small white lines on your tv scr... Read More
" but here's the problem:quality control on this product line clearly doesn't much exist.
Price
Even for the price, this is a brilliant vcr for use of all regions of video tapes.
This vcr have great feature for the price.
My collection of pal cassettes is so small, with most having been replaced by dvd or media-file equivalents, that i haven't rac... Read More
This item does great for what it is, and what it is priced.
Competitiveness
The more expensive sv-7000w model has the second converter built in.
We found that the receiver provides such sharp and vivid image, we use it as a receiver for the regular tv program as well (it ... Read More
Most retailers had never heard of such a machine, and anything comparable was several hundred dollars more again, plus the need... Read More
Looking at another on-line store, it appears that the sv-5000w is being discontinued, although it is still in stock at this time.
Overview
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quality, same, still and set. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 1.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 73.5% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 47 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 8 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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It has to be used with rca connection
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Rf connectors in and out are present
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But output doesnt work and technical support of samsung and repair centers are unable to get it work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Meaning you dont have a signal on the rf connector when you are playing a tape or selecting a specific channel
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I should mention also samsung technical support is very bad they have big problem to understand this worldwide vcr
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One technician even hangup on me because it was close to the end of working day and didnt want to handle cases on this vcr
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Although i need an upgrade at this moment to something fro vhs to dvd
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We needed a world wide type vcr to be able to play vcr tapes in the pal format
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