Samsung DVD-V2000 DVD-VCR Combo
Bad DVD decoding...
When I bought this I was looking for the DVD player but figured what the heck, why not replace my VCR too? I read a lot of reviews of the unit before I bought it with the vast majority being positive but now when I look for reviews I see mostly negative ones... and I'm going to have to add another one to the list.  The unit is fairly feature packed as far as inputs, outputs, and options go and I haven't had any problems with it being excessively noisy that I see frequently complained about... Actually the VCR portion of it is excellent compared to my last few VCRs. The \\"universal\\" remote forgets my TV every few days, sometimes multiple times a day, but this is a minor problem after I memorized my TV's code.  My only REAL gripe with the unit is the DVD playback... It sucks! On at least half of my DVDs I get frequent skipping, pausing, and freezing usually followed by the audio getting out of synch with the video and with the other (good) half it's rare if I get through a movie without at least one problem. I have to stop and play the DVD again to resynch it. This is unacceptable... When I buy a DVD player, it should, at minimum, be able to CORRECTLY PLAY DVDS?!$!!11 I've been using my Xbox (which shines in comparison - ironic since most people consider it a poor player even considering it's lack of progressive scan output!) I should have brought it back as soon as I noticed the problem but for some reason I was in denial about my new purchase and decided to keep it. Now I'm pretty worried about replacing it and buying another lemon of DVD player. When I do I'll probably just throw this one in the garbage where it belongs. Stay away.