Philips DVD740VR DVD-VCR Combo
Confusing Player
The small print on the remote is very difficult to see, especially the dark blue print (on a black remote). The print on the combo player is even worse. I seldom record anything anymore. By the time I decifer the confusing instructions, locate my magnifying glass, rifle past the directions written in Spanish, French, and Italian, and finally find English, I've forgotten what I wanted to do.<br /><br />To view a DVD you must push several different buttons on the remote, none of which are the \\"DVD\\" button. If you forget that the remote was previously used to view a VHS, you can push all the buttons you want, but nothing will happen UNTIL you push \\"DVD\\". None of the button combinations make sense. You'll be lost if you misplace the instructions or have a bad memory.<br /><br />It isn't possible to record a DVD onto a blank VHS either. Whether this is typical of all combos I don't know, but I think it stinks.<br /><br />Picture quality is fine, as is the sound. I've never had a VHS unravel inside the player.