Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo
Half of it still works
If I had paid money for this thing, I'd be upset, but it was a gift, and it's worked reliably well for a year. <br /> <br />VHS side still works fine for the kids movies, but the DVD player started having trouble reading disks, and you'd have to push the button to have it try, try again... After it tries to read the disk about 3 times, the whole unit powers itself off.  Static is loud! <br /> <br />That DVD roulette game went on for about a month, until, one day, it stopped reading any disk at all.  We used to flip through photos from CDs on the television all the time.  What a great feature. <br /> <br />Now the DVD door won't close at all.  It is perpetually waiting for us to insert a disk it can read or recognize.  Every since the days of VHS-TV combos, I have been VERY wary of buying 2 things in one box, because you if half stops working you lose both components to a repair shop. <br /> <br />Anyway, chances are this will be the last Toshiba product we buy.  I don't hold a grudge against the company, but my wife is sworn off them entirely.   <br /> <br />Any suggestions on a stand alone DVD player would be graciously accepted. <br /> <br />mail@bushiva.com