20 Most Recent Magnavox ZV427MG9 DVD Recorder VCR - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Change recording setup from +vr type of recording.

Plug in red white and yellow cable between Cable receiver and hook it to video in on dvd recorder

Recording mode is set wrong, change it and try again unless there is an anti-copy signal on recording which some money hungry cable companies do to screw with customers.

What are you trying to dub, a movie on original dvd or something you recorded from tv. Some cable systems send an anti-copy signal with pay movie channels and can be almost impossible to copy. There are ways but no easy unless you are experienced. Same with purchased movies on DVD. See DVDfab program for ways to do that.

Hi, You've got a Dish Network's HD DVR and a Toshiba 720P HDTV - so this part of the mix will maintain the HD pictures and high quality digital audio that you're used to seeing. The trouble begins when you introduced the Magnavox VCR / DVD device. The highest quality video content that this device can record is the 480 type, regardless of the input or source quality - which in your case would be 720P via HDMI cables. 480 is considered "SD" or "standard definition". This is the weakest link in your setup and is responsible for your unsatisfactory results. The Magnavox will "upconvert" to 1080 lines of resolution. The key here is the term "upconvert" True HD recordings are taken of a scene and capturing either 720 or 1080 lines of resolution in the image or video (such as a camera taking a photo or video); or recording the playback of a previously recorded 720 or 1080 lines of resolution source. Recording a 480 lines of resolution source with a an 720 or 1080 lines of resolution device will not make the image HD. The recording can not possibly be better than the original. In fact, due to losses, each generation of copy becomes worse and worse. Upconverting simply "fills in" the missing parts between the 480 source and 720 or 1080 output with what it "thinks" is missing data. The results are what you see on the screen. The original capture did not save more info that 480 lines of resolution so it is really impossible to improve it. The recording can not ever exceed the quality of the original (the Dish Network DVR at 720 or more) and will only be as good as the weakest link (the Magnavox DVD / VCR at 480). Additionally, the moment you change from digital to analog, you lose quality instantly. Digital signals - both video and audio will always be faithfully reproduced do to error correcting technology, etc. that simply isn't available in the analog world. You need to use a digital recorder capable of capturing and playing back of 720 or 1080 lines of resolution video and AC3 audio for optimum video and audio on a Blu Ray recorder or other device with hard drives or memory such as MP3 recorder. Otherwise you'll have to accept reduced quality of standard L & R analog audio and 480 lines of resolution of SD video. You can not expect HD audio and video if you try to save to equipment designed for SD / analog.

yes I think.

Yes! you are right, this almost sounds like a captions problem, check the DVD/VCR Combo menu, if it has captions turn it off using your remote.

Anything coming from Amazon shouldn't do that but you should have a peak, put in a complaint and return it to sender...

First problem is trusting wall Mart products.

UPC 961613194763 053818570722

HDMI Output (rear), Remote control, Plays DVD Video, DVD_R/RW (VR format), DVD-R/RW (Video format), CD-R/RW, Audio CD, MP3)

MAGNAVOX ZV427MG9 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo LINE-IN RECORDING (NO TUNER)

1080 Up-Conversion, Progressive Scan Video Out

Five Speed for up to 6-Hours Recording, Dolby Digital Stream Out

2-Way Dubbing (VCR > DVD, DVD > VCR), Satellite Link Recording, S-Video Input / Output

You may download a copy of the manual here.