Sony SLV-D550P DVD/VCR Combo
SONY has gone bad
Like many of the others I buy SONY, no need for reviews, I assumed I was buying a quality product.  It amazed me to see in several review sites, how the average life cycle is nine months!  Well, I bought mine on July 17, 2005 and is not working since January 17, 2006; 6 months exactly.  The warranty is good for 90 days and after that I have to pay for both shipping the item and the return and labor, the warranty only covers the parts.  My problem?  the VHS works; the DVD sound comes and goes. The cost of what SONY wants me to do is almost what I paid for this piece of junk.  After I said NO, they offered me a refurbished one for $35!.  How many have they gotten back?!! No thank you.  It is just sad to see how a good company is riding on its good name and no longer cares what product it offers its FAITHFULL customers.  After reading more reviews, DON'T accept the refurbirshed version either, for many people on CNET they have NOT worked!