Panasonic PV-D4761 DVD/VCR Combo
Couldn't be much worse
The first bad thing about this unit is the manual, which is so poorly written that Panasonic wisely added a tech support number at the end of it.  Since I'm reasonably handy with electronics, I got it set up after about 30 minutes without tech support, but found that I was having difficulty accessing the DVD special menus and chapters.  After about 2 hours of frustration, I gave up.  On calling tech support the next day, they informed me that the machine was probably defective.  The DVD player was making a whirring noise on startup, and was skipping on audio CD's to boot.  Add to that the fact that the \\"illuminated remote control\\" is misleading advertising.  Only a handful of basic functions are illuminated (unless my remote was malfunctioning too -- a distinct possibility). The picture quality, (the little I saw of it) seemed fine.  CD's played on the DVD sounded tinny, although the sound on the 15 minutes of DVD I got to watch seemed good.  Most of all, the manual and the layout of the remote were too confusing for words.  It couldn't be any worse!