Philips DVD740VR DVD-VCR Combo

Bought it for father for ease of wiring it to tv with coax. Signal plays thru without having to change video inputs.

The volume on the vhs side keeps going out.

The product works fine. It'd would've been nice, however, to have a set of instructions regarding how to program the remote with the DVD/VCR.

I would at all costs stay away from any product made by Phillips. I bought a dvd/vcr combo, it broke, I shipped it to them for repair, they charged me shipping and then sent back another broken unit. They then refused to take it back at their expense, even though they had shipped a broken unit (The first time the dvd didn't work, the unit they shipped to me had a defective vcr). Their customer service people have no authority to help you, and neither does their management. Repeated attempts to move up the ladder were ignored (i.e. being constantly told they weren't available, they never returned phone calls even after telling me they would, etc.). Beware of any Phillips product.

Great for the home theatre lover on a budget, and/or those not wanting to spend money on two separate componets. However, there is no on-screen menu, and it is sometimes difficuly to switch between dvd and vcr mode. It is essentially two different componets with two different sets of controls in one box.

Fits in my motor home, all functions work. Shipped on time.

great dvd and vcr player

The small print on the remote is very difficult to see, especially the dark blue print (on a black remote). The print on the combo player is even worse. I seldom record anything anymore. By the time I decifer the confusing instructions, locate my magnifying glass, rifle past the directions written in Spanish, French, and Italian, and finally find English, I've forgotten what I wanted to do.To view a DVD you must push several different buttons on the remote, none of which are the "DVD" button. If you forget that the remote was previously used to view a VHS, you can push all the buttons you want, but nothing will happen UNTIL you push "DVD". None of the button combinations make sense. You'll be lost if you misplace the instructions or have a bad memory.It isn't possible to record a DVD onto a blank VHS either. Whether this is typical of all combos I don't know, but I think it stinks.Picture quality is fine, as is the sound. I've never had a VHS unravel inside the player.