JVC HR-XVC20U Hi-Fi DVD-VCR Combo , Black
Buyer beware !
I bought THREE of these things over the last two years ... at least two of them from Amazon.  They worked fine at first, but after a while, DVDs started freezing up on them.  Oddly, I have absolutely NO trouble playing music CDs in the very same drives.<br /><br />DVD freezing has has happened on all of them, but it is worse on the unit I have used most. It seems to do it less when the machine or the DVD has cooled down.  Anyway, thanks to JVC I have several hundred dollars worth of DVD players that don't play DVDs ... and considering the other reviews here suggest there not a chance JVC will make good on them.<br /><br />I have had, in the past, good luck with JVC TVs and car stereo units, and I try to stay loyal to brands, suppliers and what not.  But I seriously doubt I will be making any other JVC purchases due to these things.  I suppose JVC doesn't place much value on their brand or image or they wouldn't have dumped this stuff into the marketplace.<br /><br />It seems to be getting harder and harder to find companies that bother to make products that are actually worth what you pay for them. I suppose companies that rip-off customers and laugh their way to the bank must be part of the \\"new economy\\" I keep hearing about.