Philips DVD740VR DVD-VCR Combo
So far it has worked like a charm.
This is the way to go.  Phillips has made a great little machine here.  The controls aren't as straight forward as a stand alone machine, but 5 minutes with the manual will take care of that.  Its quite simple to use once you get the hang of it.  So far no problem.  DVD and VHS playback are great.  VHS recording is good quality.  I'm not dissapointed at all.  If you don't have either a dvd or vcr stand alone or if you're looking to replace both at the same time I'd recomend this model.  I'm sure there are higher quality playback and record features on some stand alones but I haven't had any qualms here.  Also this is something of a space saver.  If I had to do it over again I wouldn't hesitate picking this model again.