GoVideo DVR4000 DVD-VCR Combo
Ate It Up
A DVD/VHS combination is a great idea for those with insufficient storage. This might have been a great buy, but I am returning it after a few days of use.<br />After playing a VHS tape for five minutes, it stuck when I tried hit eject.. This was very annoying. I called GO-VIDEO, and they had a special 800 number for those who bought the DVR4000 and one of their other products. I finally got through after several hours, and the technician told me a way (other than the manual's suggestion that you unplug the machine over night!) to un-jam the tape. After several tries (all of which, I believe, may have tampered with the warranty had I damaged the machine in the attempt), I finally saved an old favorite tape. (The 7th game of the 1988 NBA championship. The Go-Video person said that the tape age may have had something to do with it, but that, in any event, this should not have happened.)<br />I'm returning the machine even though it didn't stick with a few tapes I tried afterwards... I just don't quite trust it. I had trouble getting the main setup menu to appear--this happened very inconsistently.<br />All that said, this has great features, fairly easy hookup (especially for newer televisions), and their customer service was very prompt and friendly. If you purchase this, I hope you'll have a better experience than I did. Note: It seems that the other DVD/VHS machines have their share of problems as well, read the reviews for the Panasonic and, especially, the Samsung: User experiences seem to vary greatly.