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Strengths: Price. HDMI, Optical outputs. 720p/1080i upconversion. VCR. Ability to play many formats.
Weaknesses: Can't watch VCR through component or HDMI outputs. No S-Video out for VCR.
Summary: After our VCR stopped working, and our cheap DVD player was deemed useless, we had the perfect opportunity to pick one of these up. To our surprise, it was only slightly higher priced than just a VCR alone, and it has all the great features. Set-up was easy, and the instructions were very clear. One of the only problems we have is that the VCR part of the player only plays through the RF or the Composite output. So if you want to have your DVD hooked up to Component or HDMI, then you have to switch inputs on your TV every time you switch from VCR to DVD. However, at this unit's price, this function should not be expected. Overall, the video quality is great for both VCR and DVD. Haven't had the chance to see it through HDMI (don't have an HDTV yet), but it definitely looks good through Component. We have used the VCR recording function a few times and the menu is easy to use and it has worked perfectly fine every time. Recording quality is good. Overall, it works great for the price and it is perfect for holding someone who needs a new DVD/VCR player over until the prices on HD DVD and Blu-Ray players come down.
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