Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo
Interesting....mine did the same!
Ok, so I purchased this item about a year and a half ago and I absolutely loved it! It was a good space saver having two units in one, and fit nicely under my tv in my dorm room.  However, a few weeks ago i was watching an almost brand-new dvd and suddenly, the dvd part started this loud clicking, the screen froze, and the unit completely shut itself off....and following that was a long, frustrating period of time where I was trying to get the dvd door open to retrieve my dvd...I ended up just prying it open with a screw driver.  I did wait however, for the thing to suddenly turn back on....I waited a whole week but it remained frozen.  Then the machine suffered the wrath of the screwdriver. <br /> <br />To conclude, I am very disappointed in this product because I believed that in combination with my flatscreen toshiba tv, it was amazing.  I loved the picture and the quality of both units' playbacks...it even made my old vhs tapes look better than ever.  I'm just sorry to say that I had to let it go.  Now that I'm in the market for another dvd player (no more combos, thanks.) I am confident that I WILL NOT buy this product again, nor do I recommend it to anyone else.  Read the other reviews too because mine seemed to be a common problem. <br /> <br />Hope this helps.