Daewoo DV6T811N DVD-VCR Combo
excellent value for the money
I've had an apex1500 (love it), and various VHS machines.<br />I wanted a machine that would play VHS, VCD, SVCD, DVD-R, and mp3s. This machine does all reasonably well. The picture quality<br />is good, not as great as sony or apex, but close. There are<br />occasional black square flashs on some disks, but nothing<br />annoying. I'd rate this a full 5, but the mp3 playback only<br />shows short (useless) filenames on the screen, which means<br />you have to label your disks, and remember whats on them<br />rather than read the screen. There is a macrovision and region<br />free option at vcdhelp.com.<br />You can't touch any dual deck that does all these formats<br />for less than $400. So this is a great value.