Epinions Recent Reviews for Samsung SV5000 VCR

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Not recommended, unless you don't mind paying for out-of-warranty repairs!

Sat, 12 May 2007 15:20:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bbblack22 - I purchased this product because I was impressed with its ability to play or record any format. I purchased several PAL videos and was able to view them with ease on my NTSC TV. All the good was negated by one major defect. Looks like from similar...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: DOA after 2 years

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:44:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author knowstoomuch - Bought it to play PAL tapes which it did well. After a couple of years (and probably 20 hours of use) it died. They wanted $100 to quote the repair so I bailed. I expect that the units for sale are old stock so you will have the same...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: The good idea , but bad device

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:23:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wood03 - I have bought it 2 years ago and it is dead now. The problem in power supply, I guess. Also, it was always white traces on the screen. Samsung doesn't provide any information about repair on them website. Bad device, bad marketing with good...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Beware of power supply problems

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:14:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bargainacious - I bought one of these machines several years ago to play my PAL tapes here in the US. After about 18 months it died. One day it just would not function. I had my brother, an electrician check the inside - fuse etc. which seemed fine, but it was still...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Has quality problems

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:46:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author arik - I had this unit for 4 years and had to repair it twice (every two years). Both times it was same power supply problem. It seems to me as an either design or manufacturing flow, or may be the party has some defective components. During my research after...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Do not buy this VCR

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:54:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author vespapunk - The Batteries in the remote lasted longer than the VCR.It initially was very difficult to set up. I bought this it looked good and was delighted for a while.Had no problems for the first year on two years it started getting difficult for the tapes to...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Samsung SV5000W multi standard VCR The reference unit for the cosmopolitan !

Fri, 5 Dec 2003 01:53:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author leisure_larry - How I got to Samsung SV5000W multi standard VCR: I am from Europe and was looking for a multi standard VCR, to be able to show the movies from home to the kids. You don't get them in any retail shops and the search for the right unit is very...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Samsung SV5000W VHS VCR

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:22:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author farinap2000 - I bought this product about a year ago or so, after long pondering, not being such a techno savvy person... But surprisingly I found the Samsung VCR very easy to install and wonderful to use. Now I can buy my own movies in Europe (no subtitles!) and...

Samsung SV5000 VCR: Got SECAM?

Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:56:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stevesilmer - I bought this VCR so we could watch tapes purchased in Europe and Russia. After shopping around quite a bit, I finally decided this was the best "bang for your buck" and would up purchasing it at B&H Photo in New York for about $375.

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Samsung SV5000 VCR: Excellent VCR, once you figure out how to use it

Mon, 25 Dec 2000 01:01:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author greg_a - After just returning from living in Europe, where we had built up a large video collection, we were needing to by a multi-system VCR. When I first started shopping for them here in the US, I was in shock. The prices were huge ($1000+), or you had to...