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Product Features
GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
  • DVD player/recorder with composite-video, RF, and S-video inputs; auto title and chapter generation with thumbnail menus
  • Record from TV, VCR, or camcorder directly to DVD; up to 6 hours video recording per side (either DVD+R or DVD+RW)
  • Progressive-scan output for seamless, flicker-free images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs
  • Plays MP3/WMA CDs, JPEG image CDs, Kodak Picture CDs, video mode DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs
  • Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound passthrough from coaxial and optical digital-audio outputs

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Product Description
Hide commercials or other unwanted footage * Uses popular DVD+RW format for broad compatibility with existing DVD players * High Speed 4x Recording drive for higher reliability * Schedule up to 8 timer recordings * 5 record speeds, record from 1 to 6 hours on a single disc * MTS Stereo with SAP sound - listen and record broadcast stereo and second language programming * Front and Rear audio/video inputs * Composite, S-Video and Component Video outputs deliver highest video quality and complete system flexibility * Dolby Digital compression * 2 Stereo analog Audio inputs * 1 Coaxial digital audio output * 1 Optical digital audio output * 2 S-Video inputs * 2 Composite Video inputs * 1 Antenna/CATVinput * 1 Component Video output (progressive scan or interlaced) * 1 S-Video output * 1 Composite video output * 1 RF channel 3-4 output * Power Requirements: 100-240V, 20W * Environment: 32-104o F; 90% humidity * 1 DVD+RW Disc * Full function remote control * RF Antenna Cable (3ft) * Composite audio/video cable (3ft) * Remote Control batteries * User's Manual * Plays DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+R/W, DVD-R, DVD-R/W, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG, Kodak PictureCD * Enhanced digital zoom * Coaxial and optical digital audio outputs create a high-quality audio experience * Progressive Scan output for enhanced picture quality * Full function remote control * Weight: 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) * Dimensions: 17"w x 2.7"h x 11.4"d (430mm x 68mm x 290mm) * Weight: Boxed: 12.1 lbs. (5.5 kg) * Dimensions: Boxed: 19.9"w x 5.7"h x 15.2"d (505mm x 145mm x 368mm)
Amazon.com Product Description
GoVideo's R6530 DVD recorder lets you easily record your favorite television shows and treasured home videos to high-quality, long-lasting DVD+R (write-once) and DVD+RW (rewriteable) discs. The recorder's built-in NTSC TV tuner and onscreen user interface permits up to eight timer recordings over a single month, with five recording speeds providing between one and six hours of content on each DVD disc. The R6530's high-quality recordings and easy operation make it a perfect replacement for the traditional VCR.

The R6530's versatile playback features include progressive-scan video outputs and support of MP3, JPEG, and Kodak Picture CDs. A variety of video and audio inputs--including front-panel connections for fast, temporary hookups--grant connection to virtually all televisions and home theater components. An easy-to-use full-function remote control commands all the action.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the R6530 stands ready to deliver the full playback potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

When recording, the unit automatically creates a new disc title every time you start a new recording. You can then add chapters to these recordings manually or have them automatically inserted at five-minute intervals.

DVD+RW discs require no finalizing: you can record, eject, and play them with minimal fuss, thanks to background formatting. This feature, which lowers total burning time, is an advantage over the "dash" formats. Other DVD+RW advantages include on-disc content editing and multisession writing. And, through DVD+RW and DVD+R's compatibility with most existing DVD players, they're a great way for you to share your special memories with family and friends.

To help you navigate the transition from VCR to DVD recording, GoVideo's "white-glove customer care" includes free telephone assistance in making your first recording, should you need it.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, a blank DVD+RW disc, a full-function remote control, remote batteries, an RF coaxial audio/video cable (3 feet), a stereo analog audio/composite-video interconnect (3 feet), a quick-reference guide, a warranty card, and a user's manual.


Product Details
GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
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  • Publisher: GoVideo
  • Label: GoVideo
  • Studio: GoVideo
  • Sales Rank in Electronics: #180414

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 9, 2004
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dlmh "dlmh" (Highland Mills, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder (Electronics)
I liked the specs on this item and the price at Costco was right, but unfortunately this is a very cheaply made recorder. It connects to your TV just like a VCR, but like an ultra cheap VCR the remote control and on screen menus are very poorly implemented.

Even with fresh batteries you need to be close to the recorder to get it to respond to the remote. Sometimes buttons must be pushed again and again. The remote contains a lot of buttons, but Go Video skimped on size so the buttons are small and close together.

On screen menus are blurry and use small print so you need to be quite close to the screen. You'll be near the screen anyway given the remote's very limited range.

The video quality appeared to be worse than the VCR I replaced it with. There was none of the sharpness that you'd expect from a DVD even with a store bought DVD movie.

Timed recordings went well.

The last straw for me was the media. The manual states that it will work with all DVD+R and DVD+RW media...Read more

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Would be a fine unit - if it worked reliably, January 12, 2004
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This review is from: GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder (Electronics)
I just sent back my second GoVideo R6530. Consistant problems of unpredictable frequent repeated skipping, sometimes several chapters at a time. First one did it on two different brands of DVD+RW blanks, including the one that came with the unit. Thought it was just a dud unit and sent it back to the vendor for a replacement. Second one the same. Tried it with 4 different DVD blank brands, including RiData blanks (the same as came with the unit) and it was even worse. I don't know if it was a bad batch of units sent to the vendor or what.

My demands on the unit are not that great - copy some VHS tapes to DVD and some movies from TV (got a PERFECT copy of The Day The Earth Stood Still off of satellite - GREAT movie! - that is, until the last 15 minutes where the whole story comes together - when the DVD began hanging up, then skipping all over the place making it unwatchable - oddly enough, when I played it in reverse, it went just fine - but that's a tough way to watch a movie!)...Read more

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Caught by surprise, October 1, 2004
This review is from: GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder (Electronics)
Wow!!! I should have read these reviews before buying mine! I echo pretty much everything everybody has stated already. The only reason I went with GoVideo was because I had already purchased and was using a home theater DVD/VCR combo unit that has performed perfectly since day one (I have had it over a year now). I figured they were a good (not great) quality brand at a bargain price, so I got the DVD recorder. I don't know how a company that makes one thing so great can make something else so lousy. The problems I encountered were: DVD R's not being recognized, drawers sticking closed, slow reading and response times, not recording on the pre-set record date and time, etc, etc, etc. I guess I will read more reviews before my next purchase!
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