Go Video R6540 DVD Recorder
By: Go Video Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 5
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 On: 2005-07-12
I bought this product through a company I work for. To say the least I was surprised that they would carry something of such low quality. To put it bluntly, this product is not worth the plastic it took to assemble it. As I write this, we have gone through 2 units already. The first one would not recognize its own discs. The second one locked up and the tray would not open up. If a company has faulty product, thats one thing. This company also has horrible customer service. It took at least 2 weeks of waiting on hold over many phone calls for a least 20 minutes just to talk to a real person so we could get warranty service. After we got the unit returned to GOVideo, we are still waiting 2 weeks later to receive the the replacement. I know when we finally get our 3rd unit that it will probably only last a couple of months before something goes wrong again. I have tried e-mailing which is just as worthless. They send out generic e-mails which have nothing to do with what you e-mailed them about. The bottom line is this company has no interest in customer service and standing behind their products. I would not recommend this product or any other product from this company.
 On: 2005-05-12
I had a good time with it. However, it die after
6 months. And I need to pay $70 to get a replaced one.
 On: 2004-11-08
Never mind that the thing broke down after 4 months and couldnt even read its own discs, because GoVideo support was nice about it and would have repaired or replaced it (I brought it back to the store for a refund instead). On the plus side? It does (when it was working) what it says it does, and the video is high-quality. The minus side? Huge. A user interface that looks like it was created by apes, for apes. Examples: Youre watching a show, you decide you want to record it, so you put in a disc. From the moment you hit the "Open" button, the program youre watching disappears, and is replaced by the GoVideo logo screen, which cheerfully takes about a minute to figure out that youve just put a blank DVD into the machine, and give you back to a screen where you can go back to watching TV. That doesnt sound like a big deal unless its the World Series you were watching. You cant let the machine record to the end of a disc, because that disc will become unreadable. If, at 11:05, you give it instructions to time-record from 11:00 to 12:00 (because you want to leave the house), it starts up, but records for a completely random period of time, and stops well before 12. My replacement is the LiteOn LVW-5005. Even cheaper than the GoVideo, and while I cant yet swear to its reliability, the software and the general usability is 10 times better. And I can do things like add chapter stops and give titles to my tracks, something the GoVideo interface wouldnt let me do! And I can record to the end of a disc, and leave the house with it recording! All in all, the LiteOn people seem to have expended far more effort in making this machine feel like a VCR replacement, and I think they succeeded. Oh, one more thing: the GoVideo had an annoying 60hz buzz on the audio coming from the RF (Tuner) input. I had to use the A/V input instead to get rid of it.
 On: 2004-10-15
I chose between 3 DVDRs and mainly chose this one because I had no DVD Compatibility issues. One of the other recorders had to be unplugged when it licked up reading certain DVDs.
I have not updated the firmware and am content thus far.
Recorded DVDs play fine on any of my players. DVD+Rs need to be stopped before they run out of space or htey dont close the session properly, but DVD+RWs you can hit record and let it run til it is out of space...the longest is around 6.5 hours. Most modes will record 10-30 minutes past their 1/2/3/4/6 hour specs.
Not many reviews on this DVDR, and if you read the R6530 reviews it is unsettling. I was going for the name and got lucky with this model...
I wish this price range afforded for Component input and Decoded Dolby 5.1, and had a USB for cameras and storage devices, but for the price I am content. There is a contender out there (probably a *****) that I think would satisfy all the above in the same range, but Ill let you find it. I have its little brother player (*****) and am quite happy with every aspect of its performance.
On: 2004-09-28
I dont actually own this particular model but I do own a GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder. Heres the major thing potential customers interested in getting their first DVD recorder should be aware of (I bought one not knowing the following): the GoVideo units (as well as other lower-cost brands) only record on DVD+R/RW media, as opposed to DVD-R (notice the dash instead of the plus symbol). The DVD+R media will NOT play on any other machine besides the unit it was recorded on, even when finalized. However, the DVD+RWs (rewritables) will play on other machines but the unit is quite fussy about the brand of media you use, as Ive had some problems with recording DVD+RWs giving me the "Write Fail" error message. The DVD-R/RW media is much more compatible with other players, so be forewarned. Otherwise, its a fairly decent unit as a DVD player and as a recorder if you can live with the limitations Ive mentioned.
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