Sony SLV-D500P DVD/VCR Combo

DVD meets VHS in this dynamic combination component- Sony’s SLV-D500P Combination DVD and VCR Player. Experience vivid DVD entertainment and the ease of VHS recording. Features include JPEG Digital Picture Playback (CD-R/RW), a Quickset Timer Dial, VCR Plus+ Programming, Cinema Illumination, a Multi-Brand TV Remote Control, and Progressive Output for DVD (480P). Also enjoy DVD, DVD+RW/+R, DVD-RW/-R (Video Mode) Playback, and CD, SVCD, VCD, CD-R/RW & MP3 Playback – you’ll be able to see and hear the difference Sony technology makes. Performance and convenience combined the SLV-D500P.
Enjoy multiformat convenience and high-end video quality with this classy, versatile combination DVD player and VCR. Sony’s WEGA-styled SLV-D500P handles just about any conceivable media format, from VHS and S-VHS tapes (which it renders at standard VHS resolution) to DVD-Video, video mode DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW to MP3 CD and JPEG picture CD. Enjoy your library of VHS videos and your digital media files all in the comfort of your living room or bedroom.

Whether you already own an HDTV or you’re merely thinking of “in the future,” the SLV-D500P can deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images whilst eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Other DVD features include a 54 MHz digital-to-analog converter, disc bookmarking, picture zoom, parental lock, and a screen saver.

The VCR section offers everything from one-month, eight-event advance programming to commercial skip. Your camcorder or gaming console plugs right into the front panel for hassle-free connections. Its four-head design ensures smooth slow-motion play (forward and reverse) and clear still-frame images, and with hi-fi sound the unit records and plays back stereo audio tracks. Its 19-micron heads deliver the clearest conceivable picture when recording or viewing in EP (extended-play) mode. VCR Plus+ simplifies advance programming, commercial skip makes it easy to zip past commercials and unwanted “coming attractions,” and the built-in Quickset timer dial lets you program the VCR with just a quick turn of the wrist (press the Quickset dial, then turn the knob to set the date, start time, stop time, and channel).

Connections with combo units are regularly inconvenient, forcing you to use separate video hookups for each section (DVD, VCR), a problem for some TVs. This player has it figured out: a single RF or composite-video connection to a television will display either the DVD or the VCR signal, depending on which format you’re viewing. If you wish to view DVDs in S-video or in component-video (either interlaced or progressive-scan), it is very important use two inputs, on the other hand, as the device will not upconvert the signal from the VCR to either of those higher-resolution formats.

It’s a different deal for audio: you’ll be able to listen through a single set of stereo analog-audio cables for each component (one is supplied), or If you wish to enjoy DVDs in discrete 5.1-channel surround sound, you’ll be able to send the DVD’s audio to a compatible audio/video receiver and a multichannel speaker system through a digital-audio interconnect (either optical or coaxial, not supplied). The unit also comes with an RF cable that will transmit VHS/DVD audio and video to your TV, a multilingual onscreen display (English, Spanish, French), and a multibrand TV/DVD/VCR remote control.

What’s in the Box
DVD/VCR combo, remote control, remote batteries (two AA), user’s manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, coaxial video cable, and warranty information.
DVD/VCR combo unit with WEGA styling and 1-month, 8-event VCR programming, DVD bookmarking, and picture zoom
Progressive-scan output with 54 MHz video DAC renders seamless, flicker-free images on compatible televisions
Plays a wealth of formats, including DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, MP3 CD, JPEG image CD, and S-VHS tape (at VHS resolution)
4-head VCR offers VCR Plus+ programming, commercial skip, and 19-micron heads for clear images from EP recordings
Includes multibrand remote control that operates most TVs