Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Combo
Great, Inexpensive Unit
Well this is something new for me -- an electronics review -- but I just had to put in my two cents on this product.  I ordered this DVD/VCR combo for the family for Christmas after our ten-year old VCR finally bit the dust.  After reading a few glowing reviews and spending less money for this unit than I did ten years ago for the old VCR, I felt like I made a great buy.  But shortly after placing the order, the negative reviews started popping up for this item, and I got nervous that I once again I let the penny-pincher in me make an unwise buying decision.  Well now the holidays are over, the unit is set up and running and ... (drumroll please) ... it's great!  Granted I don't play DVDs like I do CDs, but I have experienced no problems whatsoever.  The picture quality is first-rate.  It plays Disney and various other movies without problems, though I haven't tried DVD-Rs.  The VCR provides high quality images on playback of taped TV-shows, and on our worn-out old kids-videos.  It even will timer record on the VCR while the DVD is playing -- what a luxury!  Sure it doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but at this price what do you expect!  My old clunker VCR was cheap and it didn't have a lot of features either, and it outlasted my friends and families fancier units by years.  Here's to the Sylvania following in its hallowed footsteps!