Sony RDR-VX500 DVD Player/Recorder with VCR
Broken right out of the box
I'm giving this 2 stars at the moment because I can't tell you how it worked -- right out of the box it was broken; when I turn it on it turns itself off within 6 or 7 seconds.  Very frustrating, because after waiting for it to be delivered I have to now wait for the return to make it back, then the new one to be delivered.   <br /> <br />This doesn't bode well.  Has Sony become the latest company to follow Mercedes into unreliable territory?  Has anyone else had this problem?