Comments on: Sony SLVD380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player

By: dream factory

dream factory — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Bought 2 units - Both Garbage
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Shame on Sony for putting out such an inferior product. I have always been a Sony customer. And have many good Sony electronics; TV, Radio, Vaio computer. Good company / good name.

So when I needed a 'good' DVD/VHS player for upstairs and out at the cottage I went with Sony. Yes its tunerless, yes you can only record one thing at a time, yes its their low end product line. But man its gotta at least work!

Both units failed to deliver DVD functionality. Open/close operation is erratic. Tracking initiation is slow`and inaccurate. Skip forward is down-right psychotic. One monent the DVD side works, the next its sputtering. Both units - both psycho. Very irritating!

I would expect this type of merchandise from some 'Gold Line' low line brand. But from Sony? Baloney!

By: A. Kawai

A. Kawai — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

You Get What You Pay For
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I intended to replace both my DVD and VHS player with one unit. I purchased the Sony D380P for that purpose. Unfortunately, I did not do adequate research to realize that this unit does not have a tuner. I cannot record TV programs without the assistance of my old VHS player. I program my old VHS unit to record TV shows. It defeats the purpose of my original intent.

By: Patty

Patty — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

No Problems Here
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought the DVD/VSH Combo a few weeks ago and so far, so good. I find it easy to understand, very simply remote. It does exactly what I needed it for and the price was unbeatably when compared to similar models on other sites. It doesn’t have a tuner but that wasn’t a feature I was actively seeking so that doesn’t factor in my decision on whether this is a good product or not. Again, no problems here!

By: Hector Montalvo

Hector Montalvo — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent Product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have two Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCRS already and I am in the process of getting another one from Amazon for my home office. They work great. I record TV programs with the timer recording but you have to make sure you change the TV manually to the channel you want to record. It doesn’t have an automatic feature to do this operation. I don’t have any problems playing prerecorded DVD discs or VHS tapes. I don’t need a tuner because I have satellite. I am very happy with this product.

By: Hector Montalvo

Hector Montalvo — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

By: C. Li

C. Li — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The remote-control function doesn't work.
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Though the DVD/VCR is brand new, the remote control can't work.
The seller has no knowledge and ideas on this, though she tried to help me.

The Sony Co. says they can fix it, and I need to mail the machine to them. However, I have no confidence on these guys.

So now, I have to manually control the DVD/VCR when I want to watch something.

By: Gary Springs

Gary Springs — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sony tunerless, VHS/DVD combo
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product is a very good recorder and player with a very long life. Our recorder/player runs on an average of twelve hours a day all week long. We replace them about every four to five years. Excellent service for a machine that runs that many hours. This is why we try to locate this specific machine even if it is used and or refurbished. Price to use ratio is five out of five stars.

You will need an adapter or an outside tuner if you record off cable or satelite but these machines also come with built in tuners. We use both kinds with equal success. We even use one we bought used on eBay three years ago!

By: Norman D. Kifer

Norman D. Kifer — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Think twice before you buy here !
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The product (a dvd/vcr combo) that I purchased did not work at all. I got the company’s permission to return it, and did so. They acknowledged getting it back, but I never got any credit for it or any payment of any kind from the company. I’m not sure that they would even remotely fit into the “reputable classification”. I would highly recommend that you find somebody else to make your purchases from.

By: Larry K. Grube

Larry K. Grube — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have always preferred Sony products because of past history and have had very few complaints over the 40 years of buying their products. They are typically competively priced for a varied list of other quality products. I purchased this product to play older media for my grandkids that still prefer some older media on older formats. The price was great for a combo system. The product delivered without additional delivery charges and on time as stated by Amazon.

By: H. J. Fergus

H. J. Fergus — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In the nick of time
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Have been looking for a replacement but couldn't find just a player until I was referred to Amazon. Great delivery and just in the nick of time as our previous one completely conked out two days after delivery. We'll see if it holds up 5 days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day of playing a mix of Dvds' and tapes.

Good service and a good price