Sima SRW-62 6mm Two-Way Digital Video Rewinder Reviews

• Very disappointed

  
  By on 2002-04-08
  I bought it hoping to use in conjunction with my TRV-30 camcorder.
  First problem: the only practical use for it is when you need to rewind the tape all the way to the beginning, because it has no indicator to tell you exactly where you are. So if you want to rewind to a particular scene, you still need to use your camcorder. And every time you take your tape out or put back in your camcorder, a lot of parts are moving back and forth inside the camcorder, so I wouldn't want to do it too often.
  Second big problem: when you want to rewind the tape all the way to the beginning, the rewinder slams it to stop unlike the camcorder that can detect the clear lead at the end of the tape and stop it gently. After I rewound two of my Sony Excellence tapes in that rewinder all the way to the beginning, my camcorder wouldn't even take them, displaying error message on its LCD and eventually jamming the tape.
  Luckily, I bought it [somewhere else], where it seems to be cheaper.... I'll still try to return it.
  
  

• A very good rewinder !

  
  By A2RY1LITDCJ36F on 2008-11-03
  I decided to write a review because I am surprised by the bad reviews here, especially because the reasons are kind of dumb for one-starring this device.
  
  I have owned this unit for several years and have had excellent experience with it. I love how it can rewind and fast forward. I am also surprised how long the batteries last. I use this device here and there to save my camcorders motor.
  
  TO USER "A Customer" - tell me of one external tape rewinder in this price range that has an indicator to let you where you're at? Almost all tape rewinders of this level force one to rewind all the way to the beginning. That is ridiculous to one star this for that reason!
  
  I personally have never had a tape destroyed.
  
  
  TO USER "Retired PETE 'gadget lover'" -
  How can you review this product based on the fact it looks like another brands similar product? I think Amazon should just let reviews through of people who actually own or have used the specific product. Another rediculous reason to one star this unit.
  
  
  
  

• Great until it ruined my vital mini dv tape

  
  By A31RSJTGLVV3TR on 2007-05-01
  This is a cheap product. It destroyed a tape during rewinding. I recommend skipping this one and finding something that works.
  
  I did, however, rewind tapes about 15-20 times before this happened.
  
  

• SAME as "LENMAR" ???

  
  By A1D7IPZG2OR5AD on 2007-01-28
  This looks exactly like the "LENMAR" version AND - if it is then it probably is as BAD (read revies on the LENMAR rewinder)