Panasonic PV-D4762 DVD-VCR Combo
Call it unreliable
I putchased a PV-D4762 DVD/VCR deck in June/03.  Initially I found the instruction booklet very irritating and difficult to sort out - the layout is very poor, and not well organised at all.  The remote is rather unwieldy with alot of buttons - more than necessary.  However, it performed the tasks at hand, and as a pioneer in the field of combos it seemed satisfactory.  Last week, after owning the machine for 7 months, the DVD player starts  giving the message \\"Please check the Disc, and for stains or scratches on Disc\\", when it refuses to play.  This message made no sense as the disc was brand new.  Despite using a \\"disc cleaner\\", the problem didnot go away, so the machine is now being looked at with an \\"authorised dealer\\".  I expected better performance from a machine I paid $279.99 for - certainly more than the limited amount of service I have experienced.  Therefore, I cannot recommend this brand.