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It has lasted me for more than 5 years wihout any problem. I am now beginning to notice the DVD player is freezing and skipping. I have owned this unit for many many years now. For what I paid for it, I know I got my money's worth. It's a tough work-horse unit. I purchased it when it first came onto the market.
It was easy to set up, just swapped the same input and output as went into the VCR this was replacing. Sound and video quality are both good, it's easy to use and small in size. I've had this unit almost a year now and it works perfectly. Overall, I'm very happy with my choice.
The unit plays store bought DVD and all VHS tapes fine-BUT-The DVD unit did NOT play my VCD's(CD-R's) or any of my DVD +R /DVD +RW dvd's.THIS IS NOT mentioned on the BOX.Until they make a unit that plays these formats --this one's goin back to the store.If it played the formats I need it to play I would rate it a 4--good price--easy hook up--easy operation --good playback.BUT.until that time it gets a 2.
It wasn't my DVDs, because they were brand new, and the player was brand new, so I doubt it needed a cleaning. At first I thought I had just gotten a "lemon", but from the other reviewers on here, it seems like I'm not the only one. I bought this set a few months ago and after a few movies watched on it, almost every DVD I had tried was skipping like heck. This player skips.hopefully I can get a replacement soon.
If your a connissuer of audio/video tecky stuff, you may not like it. The quality of the DVD video is pretty darn good.The VCR could be of better quality, but it's at least better than what I replaced it with (it was a Sanyo VCR). But for the average TV viewer or mom and dad looking to upgrade their their entertainment center on a budget, you won't be disappointed. I just bought this unit a few days ago. The sound that it provides when connected to a stereo system is really theater sound quality. It's not hard to learn all of it's functions, and the remote is easy to use once you've tried it a few times.If the picture quality for the VCR could of been a few tads better, I would have given it a 5 star rating. I tried both the VCR and DVD and for the money, I find it not too bad. But as I said, for the money, it's a pretty decent dual DVD/VCR player.
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