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My LG video recorder that I purchased in 2003 developed a power supply fault and I therefore looked on eBay for a replacement. I found the Sony SLV-SE730 video recorder keenly priced on eBay and decided to purchase. The machine works very well and being one of the latter and better video recorders the picture is good. I originally had a Ferguson Video Star VHS recorder from 1988 and I still have tapes from that year and its quite novel to watch TV again from that era including adverts news reports and the TV logo that was of that era. The rewind speed of the machine is good along with picture quality and of course you can still record TV programmes that you are watching via the scart lead .
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I've had many video players over the years as I've recorded all the time since 1979, but this one needs mentioning. The picture is absolutely perfect, extremely sharp, even on old videos, and the sound is beyond clear, plus,it's simple and easy to operate. The Video has a good appearance and, as always, Sony does well. Other video recorders, far more expensive, never work as good. For connections it has AV1 which has video in/out and sound in/out (21 pin SCART,) not actual yellow video in. No audio in red white socket exists on the video, but these are in the 21 pin socket AV1, you just need a SCART lead. Also it's got AV2 for a follow through signal, this SCART socket has video in and audio in only. It also has phono audio (out red and white) on the back to improve audio, by sending it to a hifi if you want. It's got a good LED display, a simple remote and a good manual. It has a lot of forward, rewind, and reverse frame features and records an absolutely perfect picture and sound, even on old tapes. It has an advanced computer chip inside controlling things. You can hear this activity as you use it: the machine is focusing in, adjusting sharpness, tracking, as you watch it and when you put in a cassette it waits, stops, starts, and adjusts. Also it has a standard RF output for an old TV, and an aerial RF input.You can adjust the RF (channel 21) of the video recorder if there is interference from neighbors. If you use 'pass through', via AV2, you can send a signal (e.g. a satellite receiver) through it, and the recorder behaves as though it wasn't there, sending the signal via AV1 to the TV. If you want to use Audio(in: Red+White), or composite video (in: yellow), you simply use another recorder, or DVD player, for example, and use the audio and video(ins) on those, and then pass their AV1 SCART output to this video player. Hence you can use phono lead inputs to the unit if you want. The resolution is high and detailed. For TV channel coverage it runs PAL(I). The video player/recorder is designed for the PAL television system ONLY. About 80 countries use PAL, about 80 use NTSC and about 20 use SECAM, so check which TV standard your country uses before purchasing this recorder; however it says it will actually try to receive, record and play 60Hz NTSC and SECAM if you took it to those countries, but it can't guarantee a clear picture for these signals. It also does VHF (IA to IJ), SA10 to 13, UHF B21 to B69, cable TV S01 to SO5, S1 to S20, and european S21 to S41. RF out is channels 21 to 69. Aerial out is 75ohm impedance. For tape speed it does SP:PAL 23.39mm/s, NTSC 33.35mm/s, LP:PAL 11.70mm/s, NTSC 16.67mm/s and EP:NTSC11.12mm/s. So it does somehow deal with NTSC as well but hasn't got 110V 60Hz AC in. LINE 1 euro AV scart: video(in) is on pin 20, audio(in) is on pins 2 and 6, video(out) is on pin 19, and audio(out) is on pins 1 and 3. LINE 2/LINE3 AV scart has video(in) on pin 20 and audio(in) on pins 2 and 6.In both, video(in) is 1Vp-p 75ohm,unbalanced,(sync -ve)(RGB I've untested:0.7Vp-p on pins 7,11,15? 0V on 5,9,13?) and audio(in) is 327mV rms (input imped. 47kohm.) Phono audio(outs) L+R, at the back of the unit,have output impedance 10kohm. It consumes just 16W (+1.3W power save.) The remote controller is advanced,and takes two R6 AA batteries. The sound quality is very clear and includes a MIX function for left and right channel audio(a sort of echo effect on the sound if required.) It also has standard, unaffected sound. You can record from TV, or from various line inputs L2 L3. It has a fast rewind (1 min from an E180) and rewinds even old tapes right to the beginning, which not many recorders do. It even gives a clear picture right at the start of the tape. This video recorder will only accept 220 to 240 Volt 50Hz AC mains power. It won't work if your country uses 120 Volt 60Hz AC mains. The VCR is the same as the higher SE830G model but just doesn't have the jog dial (forward or reverse x3 or x4 speed), or phono input connectors and various unnecessary timers, but it has got a Power Save option, an optional onscreen digital clock and can do audio and video dubbing from another video recorder. It plays and records in SP or LP. It has NICAM stereo sound and has Video+, OSD, and you can adjust the picture sharpness with TRILOGIC. The sound has many adjustments: LCH, RCH, STEREO, MONO.. for the audio(out) that you want. It also does indexing and monitoring. It has an astounding playback picture and sound quality, and will record to the same standard. It automatically does tracking when you put a tape in. But it's also got manual tracking buttons on the front panel for old videos. The video was built in 2003, at that time they we're built into the preferred DVD players hence their VCRs wore out. But the VCR only models such as the SE730 were put aside and somehow forgotten and hence hardly used so you usually find now it's a great VCR. Chris Fleetwood, Haworth, EnglandRead full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Bought this to replace my old sony vcr of the same model which has been out of order for ages....... Enjoying having access to the many films on videocassette I haven'treplaced on dvd........ the vcr works well & even records digital tv through the scart connections....... a shame they stopped making these.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this Sony player to replace an old Sanyo unit that had reached its programmed self-destruct date, not worth trying to fix it. The Sony one has a much better picture quality, as you'd expect from Sony. They always seem to hit the right point between price, quality and durability. Totally happy with it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Easy to use and setup. Great.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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