Zenith XBV243 Dual Deck DVD-VCR Combo
Very pleased so far...
While I haven't had the unit for very long I have been very pleased with it up to this point.  It is silver with a mirrored band along the bottom where most of the buttons reside.  Although this can make reading the button label a bit tricky I think it gives it a slick look.  Set-up was easy on my 27&quot; analog set and the instructions covered many different potential configurations.  The remote is not universal nor is it back-lit but it is small and handy with an efficient button layout.  This was fine for me because I've grown tired of so many large remotes cluttering up the coffee table.<br />I have only watched a couple DVDS but have had no problems.  The VCR functions also seem to work fine at this early stage so no complaints there.  The timed recording function is solid with programming being fairly intuitive.  My only comment is that there does not seem to be a way to set the time to record without scrolling through each minute.  If that is the worst I can say about it then I have had a good experience.  The unit was a bit noisy when I tested it out on the floor but once I set it on its shelf under the TV it operated quietly.<br />The MP3/CD Audio functions work only OK.  The music plays well and it is nice to be able to set up play lists from a disc but I haven't figured out how to shuffle an entire MP3 disc.  Especially if the MP3s are burned into seperate folders by album.  Perhaps more reading of the manual will help but it looks like all the MP3s need to be copied into one directory to do any meaningful shuffling.  Good job all around though.