Product ReviewsFunai ZV427FX4 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo

Great buy

I haven't copied any VHS to DVD yet, but have watched old recorded VHS tapes and this player has a nice sharp picture and takes the "noise" out of the picture with an excellent tracking feature. I also played a purchased DVD from several years ago and the images were clear, sharp and I couldn't tell that I was not watching live TV. Very light weight machine. It is several pounds lighter than the old Panasonic I have had for many years.
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Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: outdoor_4less

Very expensive dvd player

As a dvd player it worked okay, but I wanted to record movies from my direct tv dvr onto a dvd disk, so I ran the dvr through the dvd recorder, but after hours and hours all I could get was sound, but no picture... I hired a guy from a computer store to come to my house and even he could not get it to work... I used it for about 3 months just as a dvd player, then even that broke... The repairman said it would cost about $150 to fix it... IfI wanted just a dvd player, I could have gotten one for a third of the price.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: mandmproducts

I really like it, but.........

The instruction booklet has 90 pages in English and I was overwhelmed by all the details, trying to sort the necessary from the redundant. Finally I went on Youtube. entered "youtube VHS transfer to DVD using combo recorder". and found a knowledgeable man who told me how to operate the thing in about six easy steps. I wasted over an hour on the booklet but once I understood the process, it was a piece of cake. If the owners manual had been better I would have given the product five stars. Just to give a better perspective, I am an 84 year old female.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: totalauction

The second one works great.

Had to ship the first unit back because it would not work properly. The company was helpful, paid shipping back to them and then, at my request, shipped me another at no additional cost. They were willing to refund my money.
This one works great so far, only had it for couple of weeks. Dubbing old VHS to digital (DVD) and the pictures actually are better once they were on my computer. Would recommend this product.Read full review...

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Funai ZV427FX4 DVD recorder / VCR Combo

I like this recorder very much but it has a fatal flaw. The VHS side wears out very quickly leaving the machine able only to play DVDs. The DVD side still records very well if you plug a separate VHS player into it. I have already worn out the VHS side of three of these machines. The one I have just purchased is a back-up. Unfortunately, Funai is no longer making this machine and cannot repair the VHS side because they can no longer get the parts.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: tmg-deals

Love the idea of converting to dvd's

Getting very frustrated trying to convert vice tapes to dvd. Have managed to convert 2 tapes. Going to buy some more DVD's and keep trying. Don't know why 2 worked & the rest haven't . I do consider it a possibility lm not doing something right, but 9 steps seem pretty easy, just can't figure why 2 worked & I can't seem to get the others to work. Will keep trying, not ready to be defeated.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: totalauction

Excellent Machine!

Does what is described to do with excellent quality and great features! Very easy to use. The feature that I like the most is that the recorder remembers where you left off even after taking an un-finished dvd out and placing it back into the machineRead full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: kpdemo5

Good older technology device

This is a very old technology product, and I knew that when I bought it. I just wanted a unit that had the limited, older capabilities that this device includes. Today I tested everything and all works fine. I would not have purchased it had it not been manufacturer refurbished. It looks nice, and works fine, and does what I need it to do.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: web-corp

Good Product That Performs As Described!

I bought this unit to convert my 200 + collection of VHS tapes to DVD in order to make room. 90% of my video tapes will get thrown out or sold or whatever and the savings in space taken up will be great! Got the machine and set it up and connected it to my TV/Cable box very easily. The manual is long and covers a lot but is a little difficult from a slightly awkward translation from Japanese. Will have to spend a few hours studying it to learn all there is to know, but I have both recorded a DVD copy of a TV program live and one from my DVR library; and made a copy of a VHS tape. Then I made a VHS tape from the TV and from a DVD! So, it does what it claims to do and I am happy so far. If it continues to operate like it does now, I will be very pleased.Read full review...

Easy to use.

I have used this to transfer about 30 VHS tapes to DVDs so far. It works well and is easy to used. I just wish I had done this earlier. some tapes are.35 years old, so they have deteriorated quite a bit. I am very pleased with my purchase.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: kpdemo5