I am not a big fan of two components within each other. Although, I have heard the arguments from both sides of the situation, I just don't like the idea of them being together. I will agree that there are generally less wires to clutter the area in which the unit is located, but what happens when one of the products inside go bad? Do you lose the whole thing, or is it easily fixed?

These are questions that came to my mind, along with others during the recent years. Well, I guess you could say that I am torn between tradition and trend right now. Traditionally, I would never have even considered a combination unit, but trends seem to push me the other way. I decided that I would try out this new trend of "two - fer - one" pricing, although if you really look at it, you are still paying the same price for two units, but now only in one case.

d unit at all. As a matter of fact, it was the #1 ranked DVD/VCR Combo in Consumer Reports, about one month ago (November 2002). So I decided to check it out for myself. Seeing that this unit was so highly ranked, I wanted to see why.

This unit has a plethora of connections. More than I probably would ever consider using, but needless to say, it has enough. Besides the front RCA inputs on the front, it has one input/output RCA in the back, as well as Component and S-Video output. You have the ability to run the DVD and VCR out of the unit using the RF connection, better known as Coaxial connection, or you can connect the VCR unit to the television, and the DVD unit through line outputs (RCA, S-Video, Component). All work very well, but I prefer the latter. Being able to hook into different devices with different outputs allows you to do to things at once, which can be so great when you have to watch that boring movie that your significant other wants to watch, because now you can just record what you are missing ( and possibly sneak a peak at it when she leaves the room ).

At first glance, you will notice that there is indeed a DVD player, and a VCR player within the unit. Common sense would tell you that, but you need to look further than just the outer cover. There are many things to consider. This unit has a HiFi VCR unit which, while pretty well common for VCR's, not always common in DVD/VCR Combo's. Secondly, this unit

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