RCA 13R400TD 13" TV/DVD Combo

Rating:
Summary: RCA at its worst & Amazon at its best
Review: I really wish there was a NO STAR setting, because that would have been the most accurate review of this device.

First, the DVD player cannot play a variety of DVD's that other DVD players have no problems with, i.e., Gods & Generals.

When I hit the menu or info buttons, more often than not all I got was a little white hand in the corner of the screen.

Also, as far as angle and zoom functions are concerned, forget about them. Zoom is a slow process and angle just serves to conflict with on screen menus.

In other words, when angle does come up and you're supposed to change by using the arrows on your remote, if there are any icons on screen it changes the icons instead, so the angle is unaffected.

Then comes its TV functions, or lack there of. It takes forever to warm up, and you can expect a large black box to randomly appear on screen at any given time. The only way to get rid of the box is to change the channel and change back.

As far as changing the channel is concerned, I have never seen a television change the channel as slowly as this device does. I remember when I say my first remote TV in the late 70's and how long it took the TV to then actually physically move the knob on the TV's front after you pressed the remote button. That was still faster than this DVD/TV combo.

Also that nice on-screen show identification function, I've come to expect from RCA TVs is missing.

I ordered, received and returned this device in less than 15 days.

The tragedy of all of this is that I was an RCA fan! I have an RCA TV/VCR that has served me great for years! I love my RCA VCRs, tape players and alarm clock. In fact, I even wrote a very positive review of my RCA alarm clock on Amazon. I have come to rely on RCA for high-to-mid quality products at a low price point. This is the first time I have seen RCA's quality to be as low as its price.

All of this said, I have to compliment Amazon. This is the first time I have ever had to return a big ticket item to Amazon and their clear, easy-to-follow process has been a tremendous comfort.

So when it comes to this RCA TV/DVD combo, it is to be avoided and if you don't, well, at least you can count on Amazon's low effort return policy to set things right.