Television Vhs Player Combo

Lenovo IdeaCentre B520

The Lenovo IdeaCentre B520 ($1,799 list) is one of the few truly 3D-capable all-in-one desktops out on the market. For that admittedly high price tag you'll receive a quad-core processor, lots of hard drive space, and the capability to view just about any video that exists today. You can watch TV over the Internet, Blu-ray (2D and 3D), DVDs, downloaded videos, over the air HDTV, programming from your HD DVR, and even video from an old VCR (provided the VCR still works). For those video-obsessed nuts out there that must have the Star Wars saga on every format, we may have the PC of your dreams. For all others, there are more sedate choices that work better as a run-of-the mill touch screen PCs.

Design
The B520 is an evolution of the design seen on systems like the Lenovo IdeaCentre B305 ($949 list, 3.5 stars) and B500 ($1,399 direct, 4 stars). The B520 shares the look and feel of the previous systems, including the prominent speaker bar below the screen, which blocks under-chassis storage for the wireless keyboard and mouse. A notable new feature is the seamless glass in front of the system's touch screen. Previous touch screens required a gap between the screen surface and the outer bezel in order to house the system's IR light-based sensors. Essentially, the system's IR sensors beam a grid across the screen, and when your finger crosses the streams, it registers the touch. The seamless screen on the B520 uses projective capacitive technology, which is more like the touch technology on most smartphones and tablets. The result is that the touch screen is more responsive and more accurate. It also means that the glass screen can be more easily cleaned (less nooks and crannies to trap dust) and the screen looks more like a standard widescreen HD monitor.

The B520 has a bunch of external ports for expansion, including six USB 2.0 ports, HDMI in, HDMI out, composite video AV in, and the usual audio and Ethernet ports. The system lacks newer ports like USB 3.0 and eSATA, but the two HDMI ports and composite AV port mean that this desktop will last beyond its internal technology. The HDMI in port gives you a way to extend the monitor's life by hooking up a separate DVR, gaming console, or a future PC. Once the B520's formidable innards become obsolete, the screen can live on as the external monitor for another laptop or desktop. The composite AV port looks to the past, allowing you to hook up an old school VCR for viewing those relic VHS tapes stored in your garage. The back of the system is easy to open without tools, so you can get to the hard drive and memory slots. You'll have to replace them if you want more space, but with 8GB of memory and a 2TB 7,200rpm hard drive in this configuration, you probably won't have to upgrade for a long time.

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Most recording devices are eventually replaced with a new, more innovative model and a VHS recorder is no different. Before long, the cassettes will become obsolete, they will deteriorate and the recorders will no longer be manufactured. But with a DVD VHS player you will not have to worry about that happening to your precious memories. A player will enable you to transfer all your recordings from your VHS tape to a DVD with just a simple push of a button or two. Plus, you will have the ability to play DVDs on the player.

There are a lot of DVD VHS combo players from which to choose and the one you purchase will depend on what features are most important to you. There are some combo players that consistently get great reviews both from experts and users.

Panasonic DMR-EA38VK DVD VHS Combo Player

This combo player is known for its excellent picture and sound quality. It is easy to use (be sure to read the manual before you begin tinkering with it) and it is also very quiet; you hardly notice a DVD or a tape playing. You can view photos from your digital camera, as the recorder is equipped with an SD memory card slot and USB terminal. The combo is priced at approximately five hundred dollars.

Philips DVDR3545v/37 DVD VHS Combo Player

This player records to both DVD and VHS. It has a Firewire connection that will give you perfect digital copies of your miniDV tapes. You can connect the player to your television very easily as the player requires only a single cable for both audio and video. Picture and sound quality are both very good. The menu system can be figured out quite easily. This combo is priced at approximately three hundred dollars.

Toshiba DVR670 DVD VHS Combo Player

With an attractive price of approximately two hundred fifty dollars, this combo player will not only preserve your memories that are on VHS cassettes but it has excellent DVD and VHS playback. You can convert tapes with just one press of a button. You can also copy content from cable, satellite or broadcast TV. One great feature that this combo player has that most others do not is called the Auto Finalize feature. After a DVD is recorded, it must go through a finalization process and this process makes it usable on other players. It is quite easy to forget as most players require you to do that manually but this device will take care of it for you automatically.

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