Panasonic PV-D4762 DVD-VCR Combo
Frequent Breakdowns
With a massive collection of movies for our 4 year-old, when our old VCR broke down we couldn't simply replace it with a DVD player. The Panasonic unit seemed to be the answer. My wife and I could enjoy DVDs, while our son could still enjoy all of his old tapes.<br />Unfortunately, it hasn't lived up to expectations. The DVD player broke while under warranty and was repaired by Panasonic. Although it took longer than I would have liked, they took care of it without any problems. Then the VCR simply stopped working, and now the DVD player is starting to have problems again, and it is only 1 1/2 years old.<br />At this point I don't know whether we'll get it repaired or simply junk it, but I'm not at all happy with the reliability. Unfortunately, none of the other combo units I've researched seem to do much better.