My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT

They are all about the same. The Panasonic, and the Samsung are the best of
the lot. Take care that after the warranty is finished, they are not worth
to service. Because of their low cost, the manufactures don't even support
after warranty service on these units.

Many times the VCR section fails before the TV section. You are then left
with a TV and no VCR section. It is best to buy these as separates, not
combined. The planned lifespan of these units is about 2 to 3 years. We see
this type of thing often.

I tell people to only buy one of these if they are very limited for space,
and have a particular need for this type of unit. These were originally
designed for mobile homes, and for commercial applications, such as for
displays in supermarkets, and etc.

--

Jerry G.
======


"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT

Thanks for the comment about the two brands. However, note that the item is
a DVD/VCR rather than a TV/VCR.

WT

"Jerry G." wrote in message
...
They are all about the same. The Panasonic, and the Samsung are the best
of
the lot. Take care that after the warranty is finished, they are not worth
to service. Because of their low cost, the manufactures don't even support
after warranty service on these units.

Many times the VCR section fails before the TV section. You are then left
with a TV and no VCR section. It is best to buy these as separates, not
combined. The planned lifespan of these units is about 2 to 3 years. We
see
this type of thing often.

I tell people to only buy one of these if they are very limited for space,
and have a particular need for this type of unit. These were originally
designed for mobile homes, and for commercial applications, such as for
displays in supermarkets, and etc.

--

Jerry G.
======


"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT

"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT




They're all junk, just get the cheapest one, all the ones you list are
probably really only two or three different models internally.

It almost amounts to the same thing. You will end up with a low end of both
in one. If one side stops working then you have a 1/2 defective unit. Since
the power supply is shared, if the supply fails, the unit is completely
useless.

From my experience in the service business, I would not get anything
combined, unless I had a specific need to.

--

Jerry G.
=====

"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the comment about the two brands. However, note that the item is
a DVD/VCR rather than a TV/VCR.

WT

"Jerry G." wrote in message
...
They are all about the same. The Panasonic, and the Samsung are the best
of
the lot. Take care that after the warranty is finished, they are not worth
to service. Because of their low cost, the manufactures don't even support
after warranty service on these units.

Many times the VCR section fails before the TV section. You are then left
with a TV and no VCR section. It is best to buy these as separates, not
combined. The planned lifespan of these units is about 2 to 3 years. We
see
this type of thing often.

I tell people to only buy one of these if they are very limited for space,
and have a particular need for this type of unit. These were originally
designed for mobile homes, and for commercial applications, such as for
displays in supermarkets, and etc.

--

Jerry G.
======


"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT

"Jerry G." wrote in message
...
| It almost amounts to the same thing. You will end up with a low end of
both
| in one. If one side stops working then you have a 1/2 defective unit.
Since
| the power supply is shared, if the supply fails, the unit is completely
| useless.
|
| From my experience in the service business, I would not get anything
| combined, unless I had a specific need to.

Do you remember back in the 60's 12 foot long combined TV/stereo/speaker
systems all in one huge cabinet? I have a bad memory of those.

N

A warning you might float back at Grandma:

Those things, so you can have just one remote, have different modes where the
buttons do different things. It's easy to spend ages poking buttons expecting
VCR functions in DVD mode, or vice versa.

My father got one of the first ones on the market (a Go-Video-- are those still
as different from other makes as when they were primarily a VCR maker?) and it
went back because of the remote's complexity.
--
Marada Shra'drakaii

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"Jerry G." wrote in message
...
| It almost amounts to the same thing. You will end up with a low end of
both
| in one. If one side stops working then you have a 1/2 defective unit.
Since
| the power supply is shared, if the supply fails, the unit is completely
| useless.
|
| From my experience in the service business, I would not get anything
| combined, unless I had a specific need to.

Do you remember back in the 60's 12 foot long combined TV/stereo/speaker
systems all in one huge cabinet? I have a bad memory of those.

N



My grandma had one of those, for my entire lifetime the TV was dead with a
table model sitting on top of the cabinet. I think it had a bad flyback
transformer.

i loved those systems, i claim them anywhere i can find them, but then in
the 60's and 70's the componets were easier to work on and parts were more
readily available at lower cost

"AshTray700" wrote in message
lkaboutelectronicequipment.com...
| i loved those systems, i claim them anywhere i can find them, but then in
| the 60's and 70's the componets were easier to work on and parts were more
| readily available at lower cost

The first one I very proudly sold we delivered to the customer up a goat
track where we had to hang it out over the edge of the cliff on the turns.
We pulled off the box and it promptly fell over - the legs had broken off in
front due to shipping damage. Bad day. He kindly provided a box to stand it
on for a week while we had the repairs done. Some people are way easier to
deal with than others.

N

"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have 2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT



Have you considered single or twin tuner units?

Bill

I explained the options to her, but resolved myself to accepting what she
wanted. Her money, her home, so be it. Thanks.

WT

"Bill" I hate wrote in message
...

"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have
2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head
VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT



Have you considered single or twin tuner units?

Bill

My mother-in-law bought a piece o' crap Sylvania at Sears recently without
even asking me first. I had to tell her that when it breaks I probably won't
be able to help her with it.

On the plus side, it has an RF modulator, so it works with her 19" Magnavox
which has no A/V inputs.


Mark Z.


"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
I explained the options to her, but resolved myself to accepting what she
wanted. Her money, her home, so be it. Thanks.

WT

"Bill" I hate wrote in message
...

"Wayne Tiffany" wrote in message
...
My mother-in-law has requested that I assist her in purchasing a DVD/VCR
combo unit. I explained all the reasons that it would be better to have
2
separate units, but she is insistent on the one unit for 3 primary
reasons.
First is that her space is limited. Second is that way she only has the
one
remote instead of two. Third, she's 72 years old and that's what she
wants.
And I figure if she's the one paying for it and it's in her house, than
that's what it's going to be.

So, I researched the available offerings in her price range and would
appreciate your comments. She does not want a DVD recorder.

All of these are progressive scan, most are 4-head VCR, front A/V
inputs,
etc. Some say they have commercial skip. The Daewoo claims a 6-head
VCR.

1. Panasonic PV-D4744S
2. Sansui VRDVD4001
3. Toshiba SD-V392
4. Samsung DVC-V4600
5. Maganvox MDV560VR
6. Daewoo DV6T955B
7. RCA DRC6300N
8. Zenith XBV443

WT



Have you considered single or twin tuner units?

Bill

I would stick with at least something from a major brand like toshiba
or panasonic, I know they tend to be very similar inside but I would
imagine you can usually stand a better chance of at least having it
looked at if/when it dies. (RCA, magnavox and zenith don't exist in
Europe so cant comment on them but have heard bad things about 'em on
the net.)
Many techs wont even look at anything not from a major brand these
days. Also go for the heaviest one! Crude method i know, but there's
more of a chance of metal parts instaed of plastic crap - you never
know!

More to the point, be sure to open the box in-store and have a
demonstration - especially check the functionality of the remote. Go
for the unit which is most suitable/easy for your mother to use, .i.e-
if poss, avoid tiny badly laid out buttons on the remote, dual
functions etc. In fact,I reckon that ought to be the highest criteria
in your case.

Ben

I ended up with a Toshiba model as it had good specs, good name, and the
remote seemed to be as good as any. Thanks for all the comments.

WT

wrote in message
ups.com...
I would stick with at least something from a major brand like toshiba
or panasonic, I know they tend to be very similar inside but I would
imagine you can usually stand a better chance of at least having it
looked at if/when it dies. (RCA, magnavox and zenith don't exist in
Europe so cant comment on them but have heard bad things about 'em on
the net.)
Many techs wont even look at anything not from a major brand these
days. Also go for the heaviest one! Crude method i know, but there's
more of a chance of metal parts instaed of plastic crap - you never
know!

More to the point, be sure to open the box in-store and have a
demonstration - especially check the functionality of the remote. Go
for the unit which is most suitable/easy for your mother to use, .i.e-
if poss, avoid tiny badly laid out buttons on the remote, dual
functions etc. In fact,I reckon that ought to be the highest criteria
in your case.

Ben

Hi!

I think I'd recommend the Panasonic one. I know of lots of them out there
that are still working very well, and most are not really new. The Quasar
units (same parent company, but more stuff made in the US...at least that's
how it used to be...) also seem to work quite well, but I haven't seen one
ages and don't know where you could get one.

William