DVD-VCR combos

[Charles Schuler]

My wife is convalescing after knee replacement surgery and it would be nice
to set up a bedroom entertainment center for her. I know nothing about
these combo units. What should I look for? Thanks!

 

[Patch]

"Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@comcast.net> wrote in message
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My wife is convalescing after knee replacement surgery and it would be
nice
to set up a bedroom entertainment center for her. I know nothing about
these combo units. What should I look for? Thanks!


Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble. The quality is

very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!

 

[Sofie]

Agreed..... with a capital A.
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Daniel Sofie
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"Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3zEib.433

Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble. The quality
is
very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!

 

[Mark D. Zacharias]

How can they really be any worse than a 39.00 standalone dvd player?
I've seen some Hitachi and Sanyo units that weren't all that bad, as these
things go.


Mark Z.


"Sofie" <sofie@olypen.com> wrote in message
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Agreed..... with a capital A.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3zEib.433
Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble. The quality
is
very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!

 

[David]

Except for the fact that when one breaks, you are out both units while they
get repaired. And then there is the large number of these things on Ebay
with dud DVD players already. Might be a clue.

Or how about $119 for the cheapest, eljunko brand DVD VCR combo unit.
Versus $59 for an slightly better brand DVD player and another $69 for a
slightly better brand VCR. Then if one breaks, you still have the other one
for movies and only have to pay out the lower amount of money instead of the
full amount to replace it.

David

Mark D. Zacharias <mzacharias@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
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How can they really be any worse than a 39.00 standalone dvd player?
I've seen some Hitachi and Sanyo units that weren't all that bad, as these
things go.


Mark Z.


"Sofie" <sofie@olypen.com> wrote in message
news:vom7lccsari751@corp.supernews.com...
Agreed..... with a capital A.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3zEib.433
Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble. The
quality
is
very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!

 

[Sofie]

The VCR section in these combo units appear to be absolutely genuine cheap
junk as opposed to just cheap junk in the latest and cheapest standalone VCR
offerings......
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
newsEHib.60

How can they really be any worse than a 39.00 standalone dvd player?
I've seen some Hitachi and Sanyo units that weren't all that bad, as these
things go.
Mark Z.
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"Sofie" <sofie@olypen.com> wrote in message
Agreed..... with a capital A.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble.
The quality is
very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!

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[James Sweet]

Avoid the combos all together, one part is bound to fail before the other
and then you're left with a paperweight, I suggest finding separate units,
DVD players are really cheap these days, and decent used VCR's are easy to
find as well.

"Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:KwedndlOrOVsjBaiU-KYiw@comcast.com...

My wife is convalescing after knee replacement surgery and it would be
nice
to set up a bedroom entertainment center for her. I know nothing about
these combo units. What should I look for? Thanks!

 

[Andre]

"Sofie" <sofie@olypen.com> wrote in message news:<von49j2vpuvn1c@corp.supernews.com>...

The VCR section in these combo units appear to be absolutely genuine cheap
junk as opposed to just cheap junk in the latest and cheapest standalone VCR
offerings......

Is this better ?

I suppose the only advantage might be that you could swap the
mechanism over on the VCR section.

Also, some older TVs did not have a SCART, so you run into this stupid
macrovision problem if you run the signal through a VCR to get it to
the TV , the all-in-one units do not seem to have this problem.

-A

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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
newsEHib.60
How can they really be any worse than a 39.00 standalone dvd player?
I've seen some Hitachi and Sanyo units that weren't all that bad, as these
things go.
Mark Z.
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"Sofie" <sofie@olypen.com> wrote in message
Agreed..... with a capital A.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Look for separate units, the combos are nothing but trouble.
The quality is
very poor & when one unit fails you've lost both units!


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