Zenith XBV243 Dual Deck DVD-VCR Combo
very few drawbacks
For a combo player, this one is pretty good.  If you can get over the silver color .. I'd prefer it in black, the mirrored front is cool though.<br />Please note .. if you're a serious AV person, this should not be the center-piece of your Home Theater.  However it makes a great second/bedroom player.<br />I bought this unit after returning a Samsung DVD-2000 that I was just not pleased with.  This unit's operation was much quieter than the Samsung, plus the DVD's video performance was slightly crisper (using the S-Video jack) and the audio was very noticeably better.  This unit has played every disc I've put in it, DVD, CD, CD-RW.  It has played a disc of MP3s that were encoded anywhere from 128kbps to 320kbps.<br />The VHS quality, is well, VHS quality.  It's just a standard VCR.  Other than HiFi, there are no frills.  On the plus side though, it plays tapes fine, isn't loud, and hasn't eaten any of my tapes.<br />The only problem with this unit is that the auto-clock feature doesn't seem to work, or I have some setting wrong.  Either way, that's a problem .. it's a pretty basic feature.<br />The remote isn't a universal, which is only a minor annoyance.