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Model:
SD-V296
SKU:
8971008
Your price for this item is $159.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 634 reviews

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  • Ease of Use

    Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the ease of use and the inclusion of a VCR in this DVD player/VCR combo. Many also praise the picture quality and find the price to be reasonable. While some users noted that the remote control could be improved, the overall experience is considered positive. Setup was also reported as straightforward.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for my needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just what I was looking for in my home use to watch dvds n vcrs movies

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to work with and great value

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I recommend this product, this is my replacement for 2 other brand dvd/vcr players and this is the best of the 3.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Thought it was a DVD RECORDER, its not

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this thinking it was a DVD recorder and a VHS player, so I could play my VHS tapes and record them to DVD. Disappointingly, it is not. It records VHS but only plays DVDs :(

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    VCR/DVD Easy to Use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    VCR/DVD is easy to use and nice to have for old vcr tapes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good player

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Serves my purpose. I like the flexibility of both vcr and dvd player

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Since I have a lot of tapes, this was just what I needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick setup

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quick and easy to setup easy operation and good quality product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    very good product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    have one now, for 10 years. lots of use finally gave out. very good, got another hopefully 10 more years!!! love it!!.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a great price and the quality is excellent!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    vcr/dvd combo

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it works really great. the picture from both are clear

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does the job

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Coverts all of my old vhs tapes into CDs! Works great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use with basic control features. Worth the money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value for my needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed a way to view DVD's and old VHS tapes. This unit and a flat screen TV replaced the heavy "clunker" combo tv I did have and serves the purpose nicely. Have so many family oriented VHS tapes that we still enjoy and this is cheaper than transferring all to digital.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this product works great, had not trouble setting it up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value for use with TV

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great value, easy to use DVD player. Easy to installation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for beginner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for beginner, easy to use machine. Very pleased

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great equiptment

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought my vcr be able to play all of the tapes that I have and it works perfect . I have had problems with other vcr"s that were bought from other stores (brand names that I never heard of ) so to get a brand name vcr that actually works makes me happy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Having both VHS and DVD is great mobility

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to set up and it is small enough to be moble

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice VHS/DVD for a 36" TV or smaller

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great item for a kids room or as a back up VHS/DVD

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    NOT REAL HAPPY

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    the remote graphics are terrible. very difficult to read. would be much better if graphics were white in color. difficult to program for recording times. i just quit trying. DICKIE

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from ToshibaStaff
      Posted .

      Thank you for the review, Dickie, and sorry to hear that you find the remote difficult to read (if I understand your comment correctly) and that you've had trouble trying to set timed recording on your SD-V296.

      Please see pages 14-15 of the User's Guide at support.toshiba.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=2810535 for information and instructions on Timer Recording. I you need more help after reviewing the manual, I recommend visiting that Television message board of the Toshiba Forums community at http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Televisions/bd-p/b_tv_troubleshooting for tips from other Toshiba A/V equipment users.

      Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the trouble. Toshiba