Sony SLV-D500P DVD/VCR Combo
Decent for the Price, But...
I just took delivery of the Sony SLV-D500P DVD/VCR Combo earlier today.  Contrary to some other reviewers' experiences, my unit has no noise issues whatsoever.  The picture quality with both DVD &amp; VCR is decent, but I do have some quibbles:<br />1) The DVD output doesn't offer 3:2 reverse pulldown for watching DVDs of films [movies] (which have a different native frame rate than video, &amp; require this feature to avoid nasty visual artifacts.)  The Phillips combo offers this at the same price, but has gotten bad reviews for other reasons.<br />2) The VHS output doesn't offer an S-Video Out jack, so one is forced to use the lower-quality Composite or Antenna Out jacks.<br />3) To use the Component Video outputs (which yield the best quality) of the DVD player, you must turn on the &quot;Progressive&quot; setting, which, despite a button for it on the front panel, is frustratingly difficult to do, and often requires repeated attempts. (And the DVD output will be scrambled until you do.)  And then you must turn it off again when using the VCR, or the VCR picture will be scrambled!<br />4) The remote is terrible!  (32 buttons of the exact same size [tiny] and shape, which do eveything from selecting channels to controlling system settings.) Don't even try to use this in the dark!<br />If you can afford the space, buy a separate DVD &amp; VCR - you'll be glad you did, &amp; you can buy both for the same total cost.  If you don't have the space, as I didn't, this will do.