Sylvania TV/VCR Combo - Great Buy
Written: Apr 18 '02 (Updated Apr 18 '02)
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Pros: Full features for a small price
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: Perfect for an additional bedroom, guest room, or child's room. Full features at an affordable price.
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| amyk49's Full Review: Sylvania 6313CA 13 inch TV/VCR Combo TV |
We recently remodeled our home and added a guest studio bedroom. I'm also using this as an exercise room, and since I like to workout to videos, I decided to purchase a small TV/VCR combo for this room. Of course it's also nice to have available for stay-over guests.
I wanted something very inexpensive, and found the Sylvania 13" TV/VCR Combo on sale at Sears for $139. I'd been shopping around, and most units were about $200, so I thought this was a great buy.
Look at all these features!
~ Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System
~ Index Search (fast fowards to start of next recording)
~ Slow Motion
~ Infrared remote control
~ Real time counter (Shows the elapsed recording or playback time in hours, minutes, and seconds.)
~ 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call
~ Auto clock setting (Woo-Hoo!)
~ Closed caption system
~ Game Mode (Automatically sets external input mode and allows the TV/VCR display to be suitable for use with TV games.)
~ Auto power on and off system
~ Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached
~ 2 Step picture search option
~ Three different playback tape speeds: SP/LP/SLP
~ Two different recording tape speeds: SP/SLP
~ Auto head cleaner
~ Digital Auto Tracking
~ Rental Play Mode (Improves playback picture quality from worn tapes, such as rental tapes.)
~ Auto repeat (Allows you to repeat the playing of a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY button.)
~ Time search (Lets you set the TV/VCR to advance the tape by entering the desired playback time you want to skip.)
~ One Touch Recording
~ 1 Year, 8 event programmable Timer
~ Auto Return
~ Wake-up/Sleep timer
~ Still (Freezes the picture) (NOTE: Comes with model #SRC21134)
~ V-Chip (NOTE: Comes with model #SRC21134)
~ FM Radio (NOTE: Comes with model #SRC21134)
~ Supplied Accessories
Packed in with the box is a Rod Antenna, which you can attach to the TV directly if you're not hooking it up to an outside antenna.
Also included is the remote control and 2 AA batteries to power it.
The remote control is pretty much average. It's lightweight, flat, maybe a little wide for my liking, but not a problem. It has a number pad for specific channel selection, a mute button, wake-up/sleep, menu, record, pause/still, game mode button, in addition to the usual controls. The Rewind, Play, Stop, and Fast Forward buttons illuminate in the dark. The Power and Record button are colored red. Personally I'd like it if the Volume and Channel Up or Down buttons were illuminated as well. The Channel Up or Down and Volume buttons are pretty small as well. I'd prefer them to be larger, but oh well, no big deal.
~ How well does it perform?
The Sylvania 13" TV/VCR Combo has performed beautifully. One of the best things is all you have to do is plug it in! So simple!
The picture is sharp, and the color is bright and realistic with no adjustments. We do not have this TV hooked up to satellite or outside antenna, because it's mostly used as a VCR. I've had absolutely no problems using this TV/VCR unit. The tapes have all played just fine. The rewind is very quick, which is nice. I've been using this set for about 6 months now, on pretty much a daily basis.
The sound is, well, maybe not the greatest - but I wouldn't expect much more from a small set like this. It is certainly adequate, and you can turn it up pretty loud with no sound distortion.
This product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
The warranty that comes with the Sylvania 13" TV/VCR Combo is 1 year for defective parts, 2 years for the picture tube.
~ Final Thoughts and Recommendations
The Sylvania 13" TV/VCR Combo is a perfect, small, portable unit. At 16" high and 15" wide, it's quite light weight and easy to move. It even has a handle grip that makes it easy to pick up. This TV/VCR combo is wonderful for our guest room. And with the SRC21134 model you can also have an FM radio included! Almost a complete entertainment center in one inexpensive unit. Not bad for the price.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): $139.00
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