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(based on 11 ratings)

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Brand:Zenith

Located in:Home Entertainment, DVD players

Watch your favorite movies and record to either VHS or DVD disc with this compact all-in-one unit.

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

3.7 stars

(based on 11 reviews)

73% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Consistent performance(6), Durable(3), Easy to set up(9), Easy to use(9), High quality picture(4)

Best Uses:

Home(8)

Describe Yourself:

Practical(3), Tech savvy(3)

Can't copy disney movies from VHS to DVD

By Disney lover from Cary, NC on 9/14/2008

Pros:

Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Cons:

Not able to copy all VHS

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Easy to setup up but can't record copyrighted material. So if you are trying to turn you VHS into DVD's this isn't the option for you.

Really Love it !!

By DJ the video man from Charleston, WV on 9/6/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Durable, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, High Quality Picture

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Practical

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

great for copying old VCR tapes to DVD's

Good Product...however...

By db from bklyn from bklyn, ny on 9/2/2008

Pros:

Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Practical

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Bought this unit 6 months ago...worked great, easy set up and playbacks a snap[...]

RECOMMENDED!!!!

By speedmeister from Rio Grande on 7/30/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Durable, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, High Quality Picture

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Gearhead, Tech Savvy

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

in terms of overall performance,this one BEATS EVERYONE BY A 'ZILLION LIGHT YEARS.
my favorite part happens to be it's ease to hook- and setup.as a personal note,IT WORKS FANTASTICLY WITH MY DTV SET TOP BOX
greetings from 'Rico

BAD NEW

By Russ from Naples Fl on 6/22/2008

Cons:

Difficult To Set Up, Difficult To Use, NEED Cable Box

Describe Yourself:

Technically Challenged

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Please unstand that to record with this system you will NEED a Cable Box,

I love it

By Dianna from Flushing, MI on 6/18/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Understandable Manual

Best Uses:

Home

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

No problem hooking up. Does a nice job of recording from our satellite and copying movies from VHS to DVD. This is our first DVD recorder and the manual is easy to follow. A must-have for me is a time display (telling me how much time has elapsed on the tape or DVD) and this unit has it. I even like the combination black/silver face. The only possible downside is the remote - the buttons and labels are smaller than these 45 year old eyes would like. Even so, I highly recommend this product.

very nice deck but no tuner

By SoundmanRazeed from Boston, MA on 5/29/2008

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Cons:

No tuner

Best Uses:

Office

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

got this deck after a JVC combo deck died. It says on the back this is actually made by LG, I knew zenith was bought out a while ago. I like the usb input for connecting a digital camcorder. The vcr mechanism feels solid when I insert a tape. It was disappointing to find that there is no tuner in this unit, so you will need a external one or cable box if you want to record a TV show. The remote can be programed to control other brands of TVs but it does not offer very many brand options. If you just need a easy to use vcr dvd recorder, and dont mind it not having a tuner then I would recommend this unit

I Strongly recommend this product

By AT HOME RECORDING SHOWS from ks on 3/22/2008

How long have you owned it:

One-to-three months

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy one touch recording, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, High Quality Picture

Best Uses:

Anywhere, Dorm Room, High Volume Usage, Home, Office

Describe Yourself:

House wife, Practical

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have bought and retunred many of these and this was the easiest and best quality I have ever seen.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

High Quality

By Rod

from Columbus, OH on 1/22/2008

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Durable, High Quality Picture

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I almost did not buy this product because of the reviews. Got it home and it works wonderfully with high quality. Made DVD's for all the family of old VCR tapes.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Can't Fast forward making VHS onto DVD's

By Deb/Chris

from Nevillewood on 12/28/2007

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Pros:

Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Best Uses:

Home

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought this for my daughter who is 24 yrs old for Xmas and she loves it!! The only thing that she didn't like was she cant FF the dubbing onto the DVD's so in other words she has to watch the videos over and over from start to finish to make them into DVD's instead......and we have TONS of home movies! If any one out there knows if the machine CAN do that...... please let us know! We only had it for a little while so praying it can be done! Debbie/Christina PS...I would recommend this machine!!

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

This was very disappointing

By Hammer the cat from PA on 12/20/2007

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Pros:

Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The set up was easy, but the performance was bad. The navigation is obscure at best. The most disappointing feature was the lack of quality. Evidently the name goes on before the quality goes in.It had difficulty recognizing commercial DVDs, and when it did, after repeated efforts to mount the disk, it would freeze after twenty minutes or so.The VCR portion was not much better. It was unable to play over half of my tapes, sounded okay but noise instead of video.[...]

Customer Reviews about the Zenith® XBR716 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo at Radio Shack