Panasonic PV-D4752 DVD-VCR Combo
DVD Newbie, but computer geek...
OK, so we took a while to switch from VHS to DVD. Heck, we didn't even have a TV for the last 14 months. Our kids had to do stuff like read, play board games, etc. -- the horror!<br />This unit is nice. Here's how we have it set up. The video out goes to the Zenith cheapo TV. The sound goes to a set of 80 watt Yamaha computer speakers (2 + sub). The remote works fine with the TV and took all of 5 minutes to figure out. <br />We've played several DVD movies, a couple VHS tapes, and a bunch of audio and MP3 CDs. The VHS and DVD output is very nice and the sound over the Yamaha speakers is great. The MP3 playback works fine, but the interface is a little slow and you can only see 10 or so characters of the song title, so be sure not to include the artist or album name. That drawback considered, it's still very cool and the unit will probably end up sending the audio to our Harmon Kardon amp instead of the computer speakers. We gotta get a piece of furniture to hold it all first.<br />Easy setup, beautiful video and audio output, and the VHS/DVD combo combine to make this the right choice for us. Plus we haven't had any freezes or other problems other than seeing 50 songs all titled &quot;The Gourds -- F&quot; on the MP3 display on the TV. And it arrived 3 days after ordering, shipped free, no tax.