GoVideo DV2140 DVD/VCR Combo Player/Recorder
No-Go Video
I had read in the past Govideo had the worst record when it came to reliabilty and repairs on their products. I also hoped they had since improved their product line. Unfortunately they have not not.<br />I bought this unit at Costco for $88 thinking I would at least (at least!) get a decent player for my bedroom. How wrong I was!<br />at first everything worked fine and I was happy. The dvd player was a little clunky and noisy, as was the vcr, but it worked and played great.<br />After a few months the dvd seemed to get noisier, eventually it stopped playing altogether. I opened the unit and discovered the disc drive was no longer spinning the disc. Manually spinning it would get it going temporarily, but then it would wind down again and stop.<br />It now is a spare vcr and I've bought a new dvd/vcr combo player, a Toshiba. At least the vcr is still usable and I didn't really pay more than I would have for a standalone vcr.<br />I will not be buying any Govideo products again.<br />UPDATE: 11/2009.<br />The Toshiba is now history too. Avoid any and all DVD/VCR combos!