Philips DVD750VR Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo
Still going strong, after one year
I purchased this unit (as a Christmas present to myself) to replace a VCR, and to have DVD playback in my den.  After just under one year of use, I have no significant complaints (perhaps I've just been much luckier than other reviewers).  Unlike other reviewers, I've had no trouble with this unit eating tapes, in fact it plays them back in very high quality; same with the DVD side (I've actually been able to play DVDs on this unit that my older, but more expensive RCA unit would not play). <br /> <br />Also, I'm unsure about the complaint another reviewer had regarding not being able to turn off VCR timer recordings, once set.  I've had no such problem; resetting or eliminating programming is easy, ONCE you get the hang of it. <br /> <br />Which brings me to my complaints, of which I do have a few.  Setting up VCR recordings is not very intuitive...luckily, I have dealt with just such a beast in a Symphonic brand VCR that my place of employment uses (from the appearance of the user interface, I'd assume that Philips also manufactures Symphonic).  Still, for a new user, it would be rather confusing, to say the least.  Also, I am NOT a fan of the remote control (which you MUST use in order to set up timer recordings).  And, of all the things NOT to have on a remote, there is no eject mechanism, for either the VCR or DVD player; such an option seems pretty basic, IMHO. <br /> <br />Overall though, 4 stars from this user!