If you still looking for a new VHS video player, you get to a combination of video and DVD players and recorders no longer pass. I have searched for more and ever only found a few devices of this type, this here is the "cheapest" was. The price is for ancient video technology still very high - a modern Blu-ray player, there are for example for less than half. (And I've paid less than here, namely "only" 199.00). After all, one can not only view but then with this device the old VHS movies, but even simply completely or partially copy on DVD. Thus, the valuable, old recordings are then "rescued" from today's era. One should be aware that the image quality of the DVD copy no bit is better than that of the copied videotape of course. Also interference caused eg by tape jerking while playing are, of course, due to the system recorded exactly. If you want to get more out of his old VHS tapes out, so it must turn to professional operators that also recycle the old recordings digitally. In addition, this device offers the possibility to produce DVD recordings from the TV or external devices. Unfortunately the recorder (QAM signal) is not designed for the reception of regular digital cable TV. For this function is almost useless for us as we receiving TV channels via cable. (The manufacturer promises here not too little - the tuning of this equipment has actually promptly found only the analog channels and was not due to the incorrect setting of the automatic channel scan, in which you can choose between analog / digital / all stations!) These are then not only much less transmitter, as for example our set-top box receives the television, but also in accordance with poorer picture quality. Who has gotten used to watching TV in digital quality or even HD wants something actually no longer record and view. So in our case is good the LG RVT699H ultimately only to play and copy VHS tapes, which makes the device as seen even more expensive. Who today does not have old VHS tapes, this has a good reason and that mostly because there are films and / or private recordings that otherwise are no longer available today. Since you're already prepared to the old recordings to continue to be able to invest a few euros more view. This justifies perhaps the purchase of this device - but objectively speaking, the LG RVT699H its high price is not worth it.
