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Samsung DVD-V3800 Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo

Samsung DVD-V3800 Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo

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Features:
  • Space-saving full-featured DVD player with built-in hi-fi VCR
  • Component-video output terminals with progressive-scan output offers flicker-free images on HD or HD-ready TVs
  • Plays DVD-Video, VCD, CD-R/CD-RW, MP3 CD, Kodak Picture CD, and JPEG image CDs
  • Front-panel audio/video inputs accommodate a camcorder, digital camera, or gaming console
  • EZ View letterbox eliminator lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs


Description:

Samsung's slim, stylish, metallic-silver DVD-V3800 DVD/VCR combo is perfect for all your favorite movies and music, featuring VHS recording and playback, high-end component-video DVD outputs, built-in MP3 decoding, and compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs so you can enjoy a slideshow of digital pictures right on the television. This model also includes front-panel audio/video inputs to facilitate hookup with a camcorder or gaming console, as well as a flash-memory slot for playing audio or video files from Memory Stick, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital Card, or SmartMedia Card.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-V3800 stands ready to deliver the full potential of 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.

The VCR delivers hi-fi stereo sound and quasi-S-VHS (QSPB) playback, which lets you view S-VHS cassettes--normally only playable on high-end S-VHS machines--in standard VHS resolution. A handy feature called Jet Picture Search maintains a clear image while whizzing through tapes at seven times normal speed for SP tapes and 21 times normal speed with SLP recordings.

Top-of-the-line component-video outputs (for DVD only) help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring DVD compatibility with nearly any television. The VCR output is composite-video and RF only. A set of left/right analog-audio outputs for both DVD and VCR components channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound DVD signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. Another handy feature is EZ View letterbox eliminator, which lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs--even when you're watching widescreen DVDs.

What's in the Box
DVD/VCR combo unit, IR remote control, 2 AA batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, and warranty information.

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