Sylvania DVR90VE DVD Player/Recorder and Hi-Fi VCR Combo
repairs so soon!
The unit worked fine for about 2 days and then it just would not play any VHS tape. It starts the tape but then it immediately stops and the whole unit shuts off. I think an internal mechanical part in the VCR section must have broken.<br /><br />I did manage to connect one of my other VCRs to the unit to get the same basic functionality for the time being. The manual gets mixed reviews: it could use a good index and some features are not explained well enough, but otherwise it is presented well. I've created several DVDs from VHS tapes and the quality is as good as the tape. I've also made 2 DVDs from the TV and the quality is very good. I'm sure if the unit had not broken I would have been very satisfied with it's ease of operation and quality.<br /><br />This will be my first electronic product that ever failed almost 'right out of the box' and for this reason it gets 1-star from me. It looks like the only warrenty option is to have it repaired, which, according to another reviewer, might involve a lengthy, frustrating, and problematical wait. The other option is to continue to use it with the external VCR connection and 'write off' the piece-of-junk internal VCR portion of the unit. I haven't decided.<br /><br />UPDATE: I decided not to have the VCR portion repaired. I've burned about 100 DVDs so far using an auxillary VCR connected to the unit with 100% success. The DVD burner has been fantastic and I'm pleased with that.