Sony SLV-D350P DVD / VCR Combo
Well darn...
I got this as a Christmas gift from my parents.  It has been working fantastic for a week.  But a few days ago it started to skip a little.  Today it was really bad.  I've been watching my DVDs of the Britcom Red Dwarf, which is one of my favorite shows so the DVDs are in perfect condition, and it skipped badly.  I tried the same scene over and over...still the skipping.  I tried the same scene over and over on my PC DVD player and no skipping at all.  So I went back to the Sony and still the skipping remained.  It's also random as well (not the same type of skipping).  I watch an episode of Seinfeld and no skipping.  Very annoying.<br /><br />It seems like this model is problematic.  I may get with mom and dad to trade this thing.  This sucks since 3 years ago we went round and round over computer monitors.  That replacement failed after the warranty was almost up.  They want me to mail it off at my cost.<br /><br />Piss poor quality is what we get from these companies now.  And crappy warranties.  Sad.<br /><br />Anyway, I went with Sony because I have a Sony SLV-662HF VCR that's been used and abused for more years than I can remember and still it goes on and on.