Philips DVD750VR Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo
Great picture, incompatible remote; returned it
This unit, like much Philips gear, uses a remote protocol that is impossible for most &quot;learning&quot; or even programmable remote controls to emulate.  (This maybe purposeful on Philips' part as they try to promote their own Pronto brand of home-theater remotes.)   <BR> <BR>Even though the picture quality was pretty good with this unit, I ultimately returned it because of the remote incompatibility.  To be honest, it didn't really even respond to its own remote control very reliably;  Philips' way of multiplexing the functionality of the VCR and DVD on the same remote was quite clumsy.  It responds slowly, and you never quite know what &quot;mode&quot; it's in, partly because of the few front-panel indicators, and partly because of the poor on-screen status displays. <BR> <BR>Another downside was that, on the VCR side, this unit is incapable of setting its own clock based on the time signal sent out by many PBS stations;  in this day and age ALL VCRs should have this &quot;autochron&quot; feature instead of forcing you to watch a blinking 12:00 after a power outage.