Emerson EWW7070 Digital Multi-System VCR

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Summary: Superb Converter!
Review: Brillitan conversion quality when playing PAL I tapes (from UK). Couldn't possibly ask for any better playback! Highly recommended to anyone with British tapes.

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Summary: Superb Converter!
Review: Brillitan conversion quality when playing PAL I tapes (from UK). Couldn't possibly ask for any better playback! Highly recommended to anyone with British tapes.

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Summary: Excellent purchase
Review: Forget the Emerson converting VCR - it's a piece of junk. Besides being flimsy (it is, afterall, an Emerson), this VCR does an inadequate job of converting different tape standards. It will allow you to view different tapes on American TVs and it is an inexpensive unit, but for $50-$100 more, why not purchase a converting VCR that will do more than a lousy job? There are, afterall, other VCRs that have this capability. If you are in the market for a converting VCR consider one of the many that Samsung manufactures. They are specialists in this field.

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Summary: Not worth it
Review: Forget the Emerson converting VCR - it's a piece of junk. Besides being flimsy (it is, afterall, an Emerson), this VCR does an inadequate job of converting different tape standards. It will allow you to view different tapes on American TVs and it is an inexpensive unit, but for $50-$100 more, why not purchase a converting VCR that will do more than a lousy job? There are, afterall, other VCRs that have this capability. If you are in the market for a converting VCR consider one of the many that Samsung manufactures. They are specialists in this field.

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Summary: Emerson - can't beat it for THAT price!
Review: Great price; comparable units go for $500-$800 (aiwa, samsung, etc...) Appearance is great, (why oh why can't it be black?). Seems a bit on the flimsy side, but oh well. Major turn-off is that it's only got 2 heads, and unfortunately no S-Video option. But, again, for the price you can't go wrong! Here's a puzzle: Try finding Emerson on the Web! Good Luck! Darrel

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Summary: multi-system vcr
Review: Having just purchased this product, I found that recording from tv channels very difficult and am unable to change channels on the vcr's remote control or the vcr itself. There is also no way to program the vcr for timer recording. I am not at all satisfied!

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Summary: Emerson world vcr
Review: I bought this VCR a few months ago and have really loved it. I buy a lot of PAL tapes and it plays them wonderfully. A little pricey but if you would like to get a hold of movies from other countries it is well worth it.

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Summary: You do get what you pay for
Review: I found that while this unit's price was appealing, and it was easy to use, the converted signal was only adequate. There was a pattern of lighter and darker lines scrolling up the screen. This was going from PAL to NTSC3 format.

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Summary: Not as good as announced.
Review: Looked OK on paper but, it stated that it could playback any tape, but PAL N and PAL M don't work, their brochure lies. That was 75% of the intended use. I also notice severe strobing on bright scenes while playing back PAL I (I mean severe, not the 25 fps strobe), don't see this on a Samsung SV-5000W playing the same tape. You get what you pay for, and this is a cheap VCR, so...

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Summary: I wish there would be more choice at Amazon.com
Review: Poor converting quality, lack of such common devices as timer and tuner make such VCR a senseless purchase, especially after $100 price increasing. But if you constantly receiving foreign tapes, you may wish to try this VCR, though it feels more like a player.