dvd recorder
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Incredible4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Great40%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Okay$179.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,173.53avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay82%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$169K$169K/yr · 104K searches
Returns
Okay4.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Bad$18.09–$373.67cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-16.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dvd recorder is a $169K/yr Amazon United States market (104K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dvd recorder market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $134K–$179K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #45
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 53%
- Sponsored
- 48%
- Out of stock
- 22.8%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
17 rising
Sellers
113
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
40%
Top 20: 79%
Open market
14%
- TOSHIBA25%
- Magnavox25%
- Panasonic13%
- Sony10%
- Clariviews9%
- Portta5%
- Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top dvd recorder search terms
- dvd recorder52K/yr
- dvd recorders16K/yr
- dvd recorder for tv recording16K/yr
- dvd recorder for tv7K/yr
- dvd recorder with hdmi input6K/yr
- dvd recorder player4K/yr
- dvd player recorder4K/yr
Top dvd recorder products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Magnavox ZC352MW8 DVD Recorder w/ Digital Tuner
Magnavox$142.213.9★82 rev
Toshiba DR430 DVD Recorder (Renewed)
TOSHIBA$261.754.2★74 rev
Sony VRD-MC6 Compact DVD Recorder
Sony$158.634.4★124 rev
Toshiba DR420 DVD Recorder Black
TOSHIBA$176.084.2★206 rev
Toshiba DR430 DVD Recorder
TOSHIBA$373.674.1★1,212 rev
Newest
by launch date
Portta VD20P VHS to Digital Converter with 5 HD Screen Video Capture Recorder Convert to MP4 Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Gaming Console (VCR/VHS/DVD Player/Camcorder Required)
Portta$179.50118 rev
VHS to DVD Recorder VCR to DVD Recorder-Convert Photos and Videos Between VHS VCR Memory CardDVD and USB. Phone can use a Free app to Burn Videos and Photos Also has TV Recording Function
Clariviews$272.517 rev
VHS to DVD Recorder VCR to DVD Recorder-Convert Photos and Videos Between VHS VCR Memory CardDVD and USB. Phone can use a Free app to Burn Videos and Photos Also has TV Recording FunctionBlack
Clariviews$275.8811 rev
VHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder with HDMI & AV Input Convert VHS VCR Hi8 and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDD No PC Needed 4.3 LCD Preview Phone Video/Photo to DVD/USB/SD/HDD App Copy
Clariviews$218.5711 rev
PeroBuno External CD DVD Drive USB 3.0 Type-C Optical Drive 0.5-inch Ultra-Slim Portable DVD CD ROM Disc Player Reader Writer Rewriter Burner Recorder for Laptop PC MacBook Windows Linux Mac OS
PeroBuno$18.092,470 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder with HDMI & AV Input Convert VHS VCR Hi8 and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDD No PC Needed 4.3 LCD Preview Phone Video/Photo to DVD/USB/SD/HDD App Copy
Clariviews$218.574.4★
Toshiba VHS to DVD Recorder VCR Combo w/ Remote HDMI (Renewed)
TOSHIBA$366.244.0★
Portta VD20P VHS to Digital Converter with 5 HD Screen Video Capture Recorder Convert to MP4 Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Gaming Console (VCR/VHS/DVD Player/Camcorder Required)
Portta$179.504.7★
Sony RDRVX515 DVD Recorder
Sony$126.123.5★
VHS to DVD Recorder VCR to DVD Recorder-Convert Photos and Videos Between VHS VCR Memory CardDVD and USB. Phone can use a Free app to Burn Videos and Photos Also has TV Recording FunctionBlack
Clariviews$275.884.2★
What buyers say about dvd recorder
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very affordable”
“Amazing quality”
“EASY TO USE”
“Easy install”
“As advertised”
“Works well with my apple computer”
“No connection issues”
“Works well”
“Completely portable”
“The additional USB ports provide great functionality”
What buyers complain about
“never worked”
“Broke after a month”
“Low quality product”
“Not blue tooth compatible”
“it made alot of noise”
“Not cheap enough to justify the purchase”
“The connection is highly unstable”
“Horrible sound quality”
“Difficult to read”
“Poor instructions”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dvd recorder profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $169K/yr across 40 tracked products. 2 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the dvd recorder niche?
- 17 brands and 113 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dvd recorder?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.3%.
- When does demand for dvd recorder peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dvd recorder niche?
- Listings span $18.09–$373.67; the average listing price is $179.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,174 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.