Soyo DVR4000 DVD Player / VCR Combo

Pros: nifty unit, easy to use, inexpensive
Cons: remote may be confusing

I will be the first to admit that when it comes to electronics, I tend to lag behind the curve. When new technology comes out, I am usually among the last to embrace it. An example of this is the DVD craze. My thought was that this would go the way of...

Pros: Dual functionality--keep your old VHS tapes!
Cons: Remote is difficult to figure out

For those who have wanted to upgrade to a DVD player, but wondered what to do with a huge VHS collection, here is the solution: Go Video's DVR4000. With side-by-side DVD and VHS slots, this unit provied maximum funcionality for the price. ALthough not...

Pros: Sharp audio and video output quality; good looking cabinet; nice VCR component.
Cons: Sensitive to scratched disks; won't play most audio CDs; auto time & date won't work.

This model is discontinued as of this writing, but I thought I should warn anyone off who is thinking about buying a used/refurbished one. This was one of the earliest DVD/VCR combo units on the market. It's a nice looking player, if a bit chunky ...

Pros: Did I mention VCR & DVD in one unit?
Cons: No VCR +, no universal remote, see text of review

I've been hinting to my wife that I would like a DVD player for a few months now. Well, two weeks ago our VCR of five years decided to quit, so it was off to find a new VCR.

We visited a few stores and ended up at Costco. We were just about to...

Pros: DVD & VCR combo is a great idea!
Cons: DVD player skips

I bought this at Costco after reading good reviews of the product. I really liked that it was a dvd & vcr combo, which takes up less space and less cables. The remote had this great feature that if my young children touched the face of the player,...

Pros: Great functions
Cons: customer service

I had this product 4 months and the VCR part broke. I worked great until the VCR part broke. It would play a VCR tape but the counter would not work, the picture was fine for like 5 seconds and the tracking would go off then it would be a good picture...

Pros: DVD and VHS in one unit
Cons: Poor quality DVD player, only adequate VHS

I have had my DVR-4000 for a few months and have not been that happy with the DVD functions of the unit. I am in the electronic repair business, so I thought I'd have a look inside. The DVD appears to use only a single laser for both CDs and DVDs...

Pros: None
Cons: Expensive. Poor quality.

I paid $299 for this in September 2001, just before Sensory Science (manufacturer of GoVideo products) released the next generation of their dual function DVD/VHS player... and for considerably less. For the high price, this has been a huge...

Pros: Combination DVD-VHS player. Easy to install and set up. Easily managed remote.
Cons: Not top-quality video on VHS.

The DVR4000 has one overarching advantage: it plays both DVDs and VHS tapes. The audio quality is as good as I get from either of my VCRs or my one DVD-only player. The DVD video is as good; the VHS video a bit less so. (The DVD4000 is hooked up to a...

Pros: DVD and VHS in one unit
Cons: picture too bright, sound problems, wont play CDRWs Terrible Customer Service

I wanted to surprise my husband and daughter with a DVD player for Christmas. When I found the Go.Video DVR4000, I thought it would be perfect as we have a large collection of VHS tapes and didn't want to deal with multiple remotes and hooking up a...

Pros: DVD and VCR in one unit.
Cons: No Universal remote

I have been trying to find a reason to get rid of my old VCR and upgrade to a DVD player. Like many other people, I have a large collection of VHS tapes and did not wish to give them up. All the inputs to my TV were full (can't sacrifice my Son's N-64),...

Pros: Combo means less equipment, fewer cables/remotes. Good picture.
Cons: Repair costs as much as a brand new machine!

Despite the fact that the remote never made sense to me, my unit worked fine for a year and a half t ...

Pros: Space saving, reduces number of individual components.
Cons: Poor quality, poor warranty, servicing unit extremely difficult.

I bought a DVR4000 to save on space and component hookups; it worked properly for 3 months then the tape unit stopped working. The warranty is parts/labor for 3 months, then parts only for the balance of one year. HOWEVER you are responsible for all...

Pros: VCR & DVD combo, quick rewind
Cons: no VCR+, only hold one DVD

This is the first DVD player I have had. So I went and did alot of research. We were looking at buying a DVD AND replacing an old VCR. So we looked at combo units. after doing research I decided that the GO Video company was the one to go with. The...

I wanted the G.O. Video product when it was tape to tape. Really pleased that I couldn't afford the tape to tape at the time, and had to wait for the new technology. However, were there more info that showed the difference between the 4000 & 5000 at the time I finally made my purchase; I would have chosen the 5000.