Toshiba SDV-291 DVD/VCR Combo (Silver)

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Summary: If all you want to do is play movies
Review: A remote control that could launch a moon mission, when you only use 6 buttons 90% of the time. This unit also will not time-record onto tape unless you turn it on, and hit the timer record button, a step backward from most VCRs. Go back to look at your recording and forget to hit that button again and, oops, sorry. It also was not able to find UHF channels during timer record unless you set the channel memory, which means it only knows and shows you certain channels. Not a big deal, but if the VCR can find it directly, why couldn't the timer record w/o channel memory?
On the positive side, it did work out of the box, it does play tapes and DVDs just like it should.

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Summary: DVD tray stuck
Review: After I spent 2 hours getting it set up and finally turned it on, it made a grinding noise and the DVD try would not come out! Hopefully, Amazon will refund or send me a DVD/VCR player that works!

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Summary: Can't record ANYTHING!
Review: After two hours of attempting to record a simple TV show...any TV show...I gave up hope. The DVD plays fine. Mp3's, CD's and VCD's are also fine...however, it will not play SVCD's or DVD-R's burned from my PC. But the real drawback is the VCR recording function. No matter what I tried nothing would record to tape. Oh sure, the tape "rec" indicator said it was recording, but it wasn't. In fact, not only did it not record an image/sound/etc., it didn't even erase what was previously recorded on the tape and leave me with noise. NOTHING recorded. I took it back for a Samsung VCR/DVD combo. I suggest you do the same.

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Summary: DO NOT BUY
Review: DVD got so many problems. Just don't buy this one. Noises, recognition problems... I should have a Samsung one instead; Japanese product doesn't guarantee the quality.

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Summary: Awesome unit
Review: For the $$$$$, there is no better unit in the market.

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Summary: AWESOME UNIT
Review: Frankly, this is the finest combo unit on the market. I have had no problems recording whatsoever and the unit has been great.

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Summary: Most Excellent Player
Review: Great unit for any room in the house. Plays my MP3s perfectly and have been recording with it for a month now with no problems whatsoever. Remote is real nice and simple and the set up was a breeze. Overall this unit is a 5 out of 5.

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Summary: Avoid the Frustration
Review: I bought a Toshiba because of its supposed quality name. Unfortunately, I was led astray. The dvd/vcr 291 hummed and buzzed loudly when I hooked it up. Then, when I tried to record a tv program, the resulting picture rolled and jumped so much that no amount of adjusting would fix it. I returned it to Best Buy and they exchanged it for a Samsung, no questions asked.
Besides the terrible recording, I struggled through the remote's instructions with its multitude of buttons. I'm no idiot, but after an hour trying to figure out which buttons did what, I began blathering like one.
So, avoid this piece of junk.

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Summary: Absolutely a BEST Buy!
Review: I bought the SDV-291 and had it set up in 10 minutes in tandem with my Symphonic WF802 combo player. Instructions in the manual are clear and concise. Works like a charm, records well, plays all my MP3s and on some CDs I have 215 songs in MP3 format. Can record from the Symphonic to the Toshiba with no problem. Auto clock works great! All in all I rate this equipment as 5 outa 5. Only negative is the silver color and the very faint red lettering on the multi-function remote. Buy this baby folks, unless you are electronically illiterate and then I recommend you stay away from a combo DVD/VHS player and buy a simple low-end DVD player!

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Summary: What a Piece of Crap
Review: I bought this in July and used it to watch a few exercise videos on VHS. On Thanksgiving, we tried to watch a DVD for the first time. The tray was stuck closed and made horrible grinding noises. We finally got it open but it's not lined up and it won't close. It just makes grinding noises. Guess I should have tried to use it sooner. Now the "return an item" option doesn't show up on Amazon. Guess I'll have to deal with Toshiba directly now. I would love to return it though.