RCA DRC8040N DVD Recorder

RCA DRC8040N DVD Recorder Review

RCA DRC8040N DVD Recorder Feature

• Single-disc DVD recorder/player; measures 14.2 x 2.7 x 10.6 inches (WxHxD)
• Records to DVD+R/RW; plays back DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, and MP3
• Time Base Corrector helps eliminate picture jitters from videotape
• 2 composite in, 1 composite out, 2 S-Video in, 1 S-Video out, 1 component out
• Dolby Digital and DTS decoders

The RCA DRC8040N single-disc DVD recorder makes recording your favorite TV programs or dubbing footage from a camcorder directly to disc a snap. It records onto DVD+R/RW discs--up to 4.7 GB of data--and it can play DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, VCD, and SVCD discs (and discs with burned MP3 files). The DRC8040N has six record modes, ranging from one hour to eight hours. It has a built-in NTSC standard 181-channel tuner, enabling you to record programming without having to hook up to a TV, and offers a 30-second skip feature.

The Time Base Corrector feature helps to reduce digital noise, as well as eliminate picture jitters from videotape playback and restore distorted vertical and horizontal sync and color burst signals when copying from tape to disc. The SmartRecord feature automatically adjusts the Recording mode (quality) to fit recorded contents on the available disc space. The Disc Library feature stores a database of up to 400 titles that have been recorded, making it easy to access previously recorded programming.

It offers Dolby Digital and Dolby DTS 5.1-channel surround sound output as well as SRS TruSurround virtual surround sound. It has the following video connections:

• Composite AV In (RCA): 2 (1 front)
• Composite AV Out (RCA): 1
• S-Video In: 2 (1 front)
• S-Video Out: 1
• Component Video Out: 1
• RF In: 1

What's in the Box
DVD recorder, remote control, batteries, printed instructions CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission's digital-television Web site at: htttp://www.dtv.gov.