Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo
Good for 6 months
This combo unit seemed like a good buy - stylish, functional and reasonably priced.  After six months of use - mostly for childrens videos, the playback quality deteriorated - even on brand new tapes, and after several cleanings.  Now, a tape will not eject, and that malfunction has caused the entire unit to shut down.  So, now I have a brand new tape stuck in the slot, my kids' favorite DVD is stuck in the other drive, and we have to take it in to retrieve our media.  What a pain.  Now I have read the reviews here, and I realize this product is lousy.  Bad choice.