The Sony RDR-XV525 is a helpful addition to your life. With the DVD and VCR recording facilities in one unit, you can copy old videos in no time, transforming them into 1080i upscaling DVDs at the touch of a button. The Dolby Digital audio output makes sure that every recording you make, VHS or DVD, is top notch in the sound department. Progressive scan DVD playback ensures high video quality, and HDMI output lets you hook this unit into your new HDTV for single-cable audio and video.

Features like 2-Way 1-Touch Dubbing, Set Top Box Pass Through and 720p/1080i Upscaling separate this unit from the rest of the pack. Record a show on VHS while watching a DVD, or vice versa. Child lock the recording buttons so junior doesn’t erase anything by mistake, or modify the Parental Controls so your kids don’t watch adult content while you’re away. This machine has it all. Save your old VHS tapes from a moldy death by putting them onto new DVDs that will last years longer.

The HDMI output with 1080i upscaling reads the data on a standard DVD at 480p and VHS and upscales the video resolution to 1080i resolution on your compatible TV. This allows for you to enjoy the best in video performance while delivering digital video and audio over one simple cable. You must have an HDTV capable of 1080i resolution or higher to use this feature. If you don’t have one yet, buying this unit ensures that you will have that capability when the time comes.

Set Top Box Pass Through allows for viewing of programming from Cable Set Top Box or Satellite Receiver even when the recorder is powered off through the line input. You can see TV programs of the connected Cable Set Top Box or Satellite Receiver, regardless if the recorder is powered on or not.

Sony DVD Recorders can record on and playback DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R and +R Double Layer media and playback DVD-RAM allowing for a high level of compatibility with DVD playwers and recorders.

1-Touch Recording allows for easy copying of your personal content on DV/Digital8 tapes in order to preserve them for your family and friends. Easy operation by pressing a button on the front panel. 2-Way Dubbing lets you dub from VHS to DVD or reverse by pressing one button on the front of the unit.

 

 

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Here’s what you need to know…

  • 1  Sony RDRVX525 DVD-R/VHS Combo Player (Refurbished)

  • Refurbished with 90 Day Factory Warranty

  • DVD Recorder
    Dolby Digital audio recording format
    MPEG video recording format
    Semiconductor laser type
    Progressive scan
    Recordable formats: DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+r/-R, DVD+R DL
    Playable formats: DVD+RW/-RW, DVD+r/-R, DVD+R DL, DVD video, DVD-RAM, VCD, CD, MP3, JPEG, 8cm discs
    TV virtual surround

  • VCR
    VHS NTSC recording format
    Rotary head helical scanning FM system
    Double azimuth four heads
    NTSC color, EIA standards video signal
    Tape Speed
    SP: 33.35 mm/sec
    EP: 11.12 mm/sec
    LP: 16.67 mm/sec
    8 hr. max. record time in EP mode
    2 min. rewind time
    Timer section

  • Quart Locked Clock
    12-hour cycle
    12 programs total (max.)

  • Inputs/Outputs
    LINE 1 and 2 – video/audio in/out
    Digital Audio Out – optical output jack
    Component video out (Y, Pb, Pr) – Phono jack
    S-Video out – 4-pin mini-DIN jack
    Set Top Box control – mini jack
    HDMI – HDMI 19-pin standard connector

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