Beautiful machine to copy the VHS collection to DVD.

As predestined copying machine of visually successful Funai is one of the last of its kind. Basically you have to say goodbye to familiar comfort features from the past VHS era. VPS, sender identification, destination drive etc. -> all history. But at least you get both a VHS hi-fi stereo recorder and a DVD recorder that keeps the cherished VHS collection for several years available, or can they transfer them to digital media for an acceptable price.

And this is where we are already at the primary area of ​​application of the device:
The dubbing of VHS collection to DVD. This discipline dominates the FUNAI absolutely amazing. For direct copying to DVD blanks without the clutter is very comfortable.
The picture quality of the copy is indistinguishable from the original, the sound quality is impeccable, depending on the source media. Kopfumschaltgeräusche of VHS part are barely perceptible, and the drive noise of both drives are pleasantly quiet. Unfortunately, buying VHS videos not copyable. The good old thumbscrew doing their service as ever. Nonetheless, the family and children's videos and their own video collection of VHS and / or VHS-C (with Adaptercass.) Are comfortable to preserve them for posterity. Something bad is the lack of a hard drive, thus trimming the shots would be handled better before copying.

Recordings of TV programs are possible only via an external tuner, since the FUNAI has integrated not have a receiver. So the TV, satellite receiver or an AV source. The Vorgrammieren timer recordings is thus a bit tiring, you have to not only feed the FUNAI with Timer data, but also the source player yet. However, an integrated tuner would probably raise the purchase price for the targeted group of buyers unnecessarily. For users who do not want to do without a hard drive, the FUNAI is also to have also in a version with HDD.

The image quality at SP corresponds to VHS standard. In the LP mode, the picture is however marginal. Sound quality is good, Kopfumschaltgeräusche are pleasantly unobtrusive.
Pros and rewind is very good. This central basic functions dominates the FUNAI so.

CONCLUSIONS: For people who do not want to do without easily on their VHS tapes, the FUNAI a recommendation is certainly worth it, because the above primary functions of recorder has all it!