Sony SLVD560P DVD / VCR Combo
Sony SLV D56O
I have 2 of these and am thinking about a third, but I really want to get a DVD recorder/VCR unit that has the one feature of this that I really love.  And that is the \\"Dial Timer\\" on the front of the machine.  We aren't really into technology so I don't really know if the video/dvd quality is any good, and I rarely use the DVD player, although I don't recall having any problems when I did, but I record ALOT of shows and the dial timer lets me set the unit to record without ever having to turn the TV and recorder on.  It's really neat and I use it tons.  The SONY DVD/VCR recorder unit doesn't have this feature which is why I may get another one of these.  I put a splitter where my cable connection comes into a room and don't even have these units hooked up to a TV...although I do have to hook it up to a TV if I goof up the programming and need to use the screen to delete or change the recording info.  The remote is pretty lousy but then I never really use that either...just the dial timer...and that works great.<br /><br />Update many years later.  We are still using a few of these...we ended up with 4 of them.  With time, they start to lose functionality, but in no consistent manner.  In one, the remote quite working.  Another the DVD player quit, and a third the VCR quit....so between the three of them we have all the functions of one working model!