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It's pretty annoying. I was wrong. Other than that I have yet to notice anything new. If you can believe it when one thing acts up another has to act up with it.
After about a min of freezing it will begin playing again 20 seconds ahead of where it last was. The VCR is only a minor problem but the DVD player is a big problem as I do not know how to fix that. The DVD player issue is just annoying. Any DVD that I put in my DVD player, at random times while watching, will freeze up and you will see the numbers on the display jump around.
I could also just hook my computer up to the VCR using the S-video plug on the back of the Video card but thats all beside the point. What I mean is the first problem I noticed is how when I would eject tapes it wouldnt eject properly. I really didnt need a dvd player as my PS2 as well as my computer did DVD's. If I were you I would steer clear of anything cheap like this and go for a much more trusted brand such as Panasonic, Mitsubishi, or Sony. The DVD player will continue to this throughout the DVD at random times. It would just spin so fast and get so hot even when nothing was playing and the disk was just sitting in there. Well, at least it gave me two years of use and the VCR still records fine which is all I really need it for.
What really bugs me is how the DVD player had to act up as well.
I have a feeling the DVD player broke because of how hot that thing got when disks were in there.
I bought this 2 years ago as I needed a replacement for my 10 year old Mitsubishi VCR that decided it was no longer going to work.
Not a huge huge problem because that is fixable.
I had the money and since the VCR/DVD combo was only 100 dollars I thought the idea of a combo would be neat.
It would still slightly hold on to the tape reel and if you didn't notice and pulled it out without caution the tape would get damaged.
Anyway, I bought this because I needed something new and since it was cheap I thought it was a good deal.
It lasted me for about 2 years without a problem.
They just have a much longer lifespan and are a much better investment.
Everybody is happy now, right. No good. I was just looking for a replacement DVD player, and then this unit caught my eye. Wrong. I picked up a good DVD player and set the Daewoo aside.
I never got around to returning it, and ended up giving it to a friend who needed a VCR and only played DVD's through her TV set's small speakers. After all, it would be cheaper than getting seperate units, and there would be way less wiring involved, one less remote, etc.Well, the VCR worked great, and I was pleasantly surprised at the sound quality (I have a pretty good sound system). I got this unit at Target after my old DVD player conked out. However, the DVD section had a distinct high pitched whining noise that came through my speakers, like a motor running, which was noticeable even at moderate volume levels when playing DVD's. One week later, DVD's started to freeze, at first for a split second, then longer and longer until they are now unwatchable.
My VCR was also getting old, and I thought it would be a good idea to replace both in one shot. What a dud this thing is.
There are no service centers in Washington State - although it is sold by Costco. Labor is not covered after 3 months. I certainly would not recommend the product - but even more than that, I would not recommend the company. I purchased this vcr/dvd 6 months ago and the vcr no longer works. Any button I push on the console or the remote activates rewind. They do not stand behind their products.
Not cool, breeze. I also noticed the audio is a 1/4 to 1/2 second late when playing DVD, also not cool. So I got this at Target on Clearance for $72. But the DVD portion just wasn't up to my Panasonic expectations. VCR works phenomenally, recorded my favorite shows without a problem. It went back to Target and now i have a Panasonic V4523S VCR which impresses me yet again. Easy menu and timer program setup with a bright colorful picture.
But as I was watching Season One of Scrubs, I rewind it quite frequently because Dr. The remote gets a little tricky in the dark while watching a movie- small buttons. If it was just a VCR which I was looking for first priority, I'd go ahead and praise this Daewoo puppy with the big 5 stars. I had previously sold my old Zenith Allegro VCR for $30 because it was time for an upgrade- the ol' Allegro had mono audio. Cox and the Janitor are freakin hilarious, the DVD starts freezing and then going to a spot a minute later, freezing, then going to a spot a minute later, etc. I hooked it up to component video (which I recommend for any television that will accept the red, green, and blue rca cables for video; best picture possible). and the DVD looked pretty good, not as good as my Panasonic DVD player bought in fall 2001 which is still running perfectly.
I love you guys, Panasonic.
I can rewind back to almost the point where it jumped, to see what was missed but this happens somewhat frequently and is not a solution. Only problem is I have been unable to speak with a tech except for the 1st call - I've called back 3 times to the support center and they say someone will call me within 48 hours. I cleaned the DVD player but this didn't change anything. but don't. I haven't had much cooperation from Daewoo support either. even though I only had 3 months labor on the combo there is a 1 year warrentee on parts, and after speaking to someone about this I understand that Daewoo will replace the unit if they can't fix it. I bought this back in FEB (7 months ago) and liked it since it was a spacesaver/combo.
It starts reading a DVD normally but within a minute starts to hesitate and after about another minute 'jumps' to a new area a minute or so further into the DVD. I mostly used it for the DVD player since I have been burning my own, but do believe that it is a good VCR also. It has worked great until recently when it started having a problem reading the DVDs. Good luck.
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