| Average Customer Rating: 3.0/5
Total Reviews: 28 |
Rating: 1
Junk
Like other reviewers, I find that the unit is extremely finicky when playing DVDS, to the point of being unwatchable. I have an 8 year old, bottom of the line DVD player that plays better than this. I feel like it was a big waste of money. Since I don't watch a lot of movies, I unfortunately lived with it well beyond the warranty period. Looks like I'll need to junk it. I think rather than go for a combo DVD/VCR, I'm going to go with a DVD Changer, replace my CD Changer, and just plug in an old VCR for those rare times that I'd use it.
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Rating: 4
Great DVD-VCR Combo
| I bought this about a year ago from Best Buy and have had virtually no problems with it. I actually use the VCR part much more than the DVD part, and I'd say I do a moderate amount of recording. After a year, no malfunctions whatsoever. Further, I'm completely satisfied with the recordings. I use high-quality tapes, and playback from the recorded tape is almost as good as the original broadcast -- and I generally record in EP mode. The DVD player has also performed flawlessly. I have had no problems with skipping or freezing unless the disk itself was defective. This was confirmed a couple of times by playing the disk in another machine, where the disk froze or skipped at exactly the same places. Once the disk was replaced with a new one, no problems. Unlike other people, I have no trouble with the remote. I think it must be a matter of taste. I don't consider it a design flaw. I have this machine hooked up to a Sony TV, so set-up was effortless. The silver color matches that of my TV. There are two reasons I'm not giving the machine (5) stars: 1) I thought it was a bit overpriced when I bought it but was willing to spend the extra money anyway because I like Sony products; 2) The internal clock loses time. I've been lazy and haven't attempted to fix this. However, it's annoying when you're trying to program the machine to record. I'm always having to correct the clock. It might be something that would be easy to fix, but I haven't bothered calling customer service. I can live with it. |
Rating: 2
VCR broke after a few months
| I love the convenience of a combo unit, and I've had no problems with the DVD player. After just a few months, however, the VCR portion of the unit broke down. I play many more DVD's than tapes so this is pretty alarming. The picture looks exactly like what you get when you have dirty heads, so I used the same cleaning method that I use for the other VCR units that I use, (in the kids rooms). I have one of those tapes that you insert and play after putting a few drops of cleaner in it. Well, that didn't fix the problem, (how could the heads really be dirty after a few months of very light use anyway?). Be forewarned about this unit. I bought it since it had good features and didn't have the cheap "feel" of the lower priced units available in the market. My mistake. I'm ditching the thing, (will probably hook it up with my kids TV/VCR combo so that he can watch DVD's too), and going with a better brand. |
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