Toshiba SD-V392 DVD / VCR Combo (Silver)

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT, BUDGET PRICED COMBO
Review: I've long been a fan of Toshiba electronics. For my money they have been amongst the most reliable producers of TV,s VCRs, DVD players, and stereos anywhere. The Toshiba SD-V392 is an outstanding combo player and an outstanding value. The DVD player is capable of playing CD, Video-CD, DVD-R, CD-R/RW. MP3 & WMA discs as well as being a jpeg viewer. The picture quality of the SD-V392 is terrific. Using component A/V connections the DVD picture is absolutely beautiful. Skin texture and colors are lifelike. I just can't imagine they could look any better. The zoom, search and fast forward/reverse modes work flawlessly.

The unit has a display clock on the front panel which is a welcome sight since the clock is being eliminated on many DVD/VCR players today. The VCR is a 4 head 19 Micron system making for equally outstanding viewing of VHS tapes. JPEG slide show mode automatically advances to the next picture every 5-15 seconds. The unit is compact and lightweight, but not cheap in my opinion. It's a workhorse unit that does both DVD and VCR jobs well. At Under $100 it is an outstanding value and better than many more expensive units in my opinion.



Rating:
Summary: Great for the price, but nothing more
Review: Pros:
- Really great image for the price
- Works great with the ''original'' stuff

Cons:
- Didn't have any problem until I tried some DVD-R and recorded cassettes. On the VCR, there were some white lines on the TV. When I tried DVD-R product, the image froze, paused, etc.
Bottom line: I couldn't watch DVD-R with this, even if the DVD is supposed to be able to read them. I read some reviews on the Internet and there seems to be a lot of ''compatibility'' problems with the DVD-R and DVD in general. So be careful.

Rating:
Summary: Buy this unit!
Review: This is more of a love hate kinda thing. First I love the fact that it records and plays DVD's that the same time! The only other unit I have found that does that is an Apex. The picture is great both in tape and DVD. Now for the bad! The remote control, its white with black (with is OK) and orange thats right orange lettering with is hard to see when trying to use the unit at first. Also its not a smart remote, ot only works for the unit. Other than the remote it's a great unit, it has all the bells and whistles.

Rating:
Summary: Not worth the money
Review: This unit would not play 90% of my DVD's. You would be watching the movie and all of a sudden it would just stop and freeze, then jump ahead anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes more into the movie. Other times all of a sudden the top half of the screen would go black and the bottom half would be a mumble, jumble of pixels. I tried hooking it up to two other different brands of TV's in my house and it did the same on all of them. I wouldn't recommend this combo to a dead dog. Needless to say I returned it and exchanged it for a different make.