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Refurbished RCA DRC8310N DVD Recorder/VCR Combination | 
 enlarge | Brand: RCA
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 44775
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 18.6
Dimensions (in): 16 x 19 x 12
Warranty: 6 months Warranty
MPN: DRC8310N
Model: DRC8310N
UPC: 034909420218
EAN: 0034909420218
ASIN: B0009IM6CI
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| Features:
| • | Progressive scan: | | • | Time-based corrector with digital noise reduction | | • | Smart record ; Disc library | | • | 10-second instant replay | | • | Refurbished item. 6 month Warranty |
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Product Description
VIRTUAL SURROUND TIME-BASED CORRECTION DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION TITLE SPLIT DISC LIBRARY SMART RECORD10-SECOND INSTANT REPLAY 30-SECOND SKIP AHEAD* PROGRESSIVE SCAN DV INPUT DV CAMERA CONTROL AUTO CLOCK SET UNIVERSAL REMOTE
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Agree... junk. September 16, 2008
I bought this product brand new (not a refurbished model). Worked for about a year. Put in a DVD and it put up an error sign. Called the service, which said to unplug it and the computer would reset itself. NO such luck! VCR played a bit after the DVD, but error sign kept coming up, interface problem. Now it is completely dead, and I will open the case to hopefully dig out my VHS movie. At $149 dollars, not a good deal for only one year! If you buy this RCA, I strongly suggest getting it where you can purhase a powerful 3 year service warranty. For the one person who has gotten a good deal with this, it is the exception, and congratulations. I had mine about the same time, and out of the blue, kapoot!
 Be afraid, very afraid-Never buy this product March 13, 2008
Bought this at WalMart about 2 years ago. Started off ok, then the problems started. You never know when you are going to have a problem. The number 1 problem is finding a disk that will work. The stupid system must like the first disk it sees. Every time I try any other disk than the 1st one I used, I spend an hour or two trying to get the system started. Right now I am watching the stupid pile of junk going thru it's menus in slow motion. This started about 4 hours ago. Nothing is easy on this system. I should have taken it back after it stopped working after a few weeks. I got it going again and went thru a few more weeks and it all started again. I will find a new and better one somewhere and then watch this thing burn in a very hot fire in my back yard. I can't wait until then.
RCA -- proud name reduced to purveyour of crap! April 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
RCA has joined the long list of corporations whose names used to mean quality -- Zenith comes to mind. This VCR-DVD combination joins its unworthy predecessor the DRC8295 (of which I bought two and promptly returned them) as fraudulent commodities. It is, unfortunately for me, just well-enough made to outlive the warranty so i'm stuck with the beast. Beware of all American and all Japanese (!!!) electronics produced in China. The Chinese seem to have adopted American, not Japanese, industrial philosophy and, since WalMart rules, bad drives out good every time. Old Enough to Remember, Mt. Desert, ME
 I'm satisfied March 18, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Can't believe the bad things I'm hearing about this combo.I've had one for about 8 months and have had no problems at all.
Not bad IF you get a good one, but beware March 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like so many other people, I was hooked on this by the awesome price. I bought it for under $80, and I figured a DVD recorder for that cheap wouldn't be top of the line, but I figured it to work.
The first one I got worked well for about a week. Then, the video went out. By the time I got a hold of the company, the two week return window for refurbished products had elapsed. But, it had a 30 day warranty through the company that refurbishes the machine, so I had to send it back.
The company took a long time sending the RMA, which you have to wait for to return the item. It was six weeks after I bought it, so I was afraid they wouldn't accept it, but they did. In fact, the upgraded it to the next model up when they returned it.
My happiness lasted for about two minutes. The new deck wouldn't turn on at all. It was basically a brick. I made another call to them, told them it was the second time, and I hope that there would be no problems. I was quite angry on the phone.
This time, the RMA came much sooner, and they even included a prepaid UPS label. The unit that came this time was tested, and so far it works fine. It's only been a week though.
Buying one of these RCA refurbished products seems to be a crapshoot. If it works, it is actually a nice machine. It is easy to use, gives you a good picture on the higher quality recordings, and fits in well with your other home theater equipment. I would give it 4 stars if I could be sure it worked. As it is, with all the problems and bad units, it gets one star.
Bottom Line: If you are willing to put in the work it may take to make the calls, return the unit, and stay on top of things until you get a good one, and accept you are probably buying a disposable machine, it is probably worth it. If you want something that you can be sure will work right out of the box, then go with a better machine.
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