Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player (2009 Model), Black

I have a continuing need for VCRs because I have a large condo and many areas in which to view tapes. I don't use the DVD function because my DVD recorders use RAM discs, but so what? For $79, the DVD drive can sit there empty. This Sony plays 19 micron tapes recorded on my Sharps, JVCs and other Sonys exceptionally well. As I have made a point of buying only 19 micron VCRs, I can't attest to other types of recordings.This is what you do: Attach it to any AV input directly to your TV, and use it only as a player. There is no coaxial connection, so you have to have an unused AV input. If you have a malfunctioning VCR, don't throw it away. Piggyback this Sony into the front or rear AV inputs, and use this Sony's recording capacity and the old VCR's tuner. Eventually, I will go all DVD, but I need to wait for the prices to come down, and for my other units to die a natural death.It took awhile for me to figure all this out. I hope it helps others make an appropriate and helpful purchase. I am contemplating buying another one while I can, and reserve it for later in this time of expensive electronic change.

I know most people use TiVo's nowadays, but I'm a little tech slow, own 4 other DVD/VCR combos, and like to have physical discs I can see & have in case it gets to the point that I can't afford cable in all rooms anymore. I mainly use the others to record multiple TV shows aired at the same time. This one is connected to my primary large TV to watch what I've recorded on the others either on DVD or VCR, or watch DVD's from Netflicks. I also use it connected to another VCR to edit out the commercials and then dub that tape to permanent DVD ( for shows like American Idol & SYTYCD ) on a combo that's a DVR. It periodically needs cleaning to help with tracking, but otherwise, it's working great. Now watch, since I've said that, it will start having problems. I hope not, and that with proper care will last as long as my old Toshiba, which still records and plays back tapes but the DVD player stopped working several years ago. The remote is a little hard to use if you have larger fingers, but most functions work from a universal remote, which generally have larger buttons. You still need to keep the remote handy, though, to switch back from DVD to VCR mode, if you can't find a button to do that on your universal remote.

The Return Date? Seriously? It doesn't work. It just sits there and flashes at you. It doesn't even pretend to play a DVD or video. I tried several of each. It would allow me to load the items. But it would not start either type of media. By the way, the remote was not in any way related to the player and would not connect. Further, the player was dirty with spills and stains. AND last of all the item was not as pictured. What you see is pictured as a kind of double-decker kind of thing. What I received was a single-level flat, side-by-side machine. I would not have cared or even mentioned it, except for the general dishonesty of the entire affair. Just saying.

That folks will review a product at 1 star because there's no tuner when the product listing says, "TUNERLESS"... anywayI got this for my kids' room. Needed an inexpensive DVD/VCR combo. I set it up last night, and watched a dvd with them, and found that it's quality is above what I expected for the price. The only complaint I have is the image quality when inactive (the sony screen when a dvd isn't playing). It flickers, but not noticeable when it is in play mode. It also could be the TV, as it is old and tired, so I can't say for sure that the unit is to blame.The rewind feature is great (Flash rewind a whole VHS is 120 seconds) and overall, I am happy. This may not be what you want if you are building a dynamo home theater system, but if you just want to play some movies and get a decent quality out of it, I would recommend this one. The remote is easy, and can be programed to work with most televisions as an alternative to two remotes (not a Samsung, though, so be forewarned if you have a samsung television).

Bought this for my late father & now I use it.

This DVD/VHS player works great and enables me to use less space since it plays both in the same device. Remote and manual are easy to use. Instructions make sense. Sony is a great brand.

We bought this product because it was a DVD/VCR Combo. We have a lot of VHS movies we like & wanted to watch them so we bought this product. BIG MISTAKE! We only used the VCR a few times & then could not use it. It did not work right. The picture would pause every few frames. As of now, we still can't watch anything on it. If I had wanted just for DVD's, I could have just gone to Walmart & gotten a brand new DVD Player but we also wanted a VCR which you cannot buy in any store I know of. That's the only reason I bought this product was for the VCR & got cheated on that. I will never buy anything from that company again. We don't even like the DVD on this product We are not satisfied with this product at all.

I got this to replace my old dvd vcr combo. I wanted the multi read dvd player for my home made dvd's. As an added bonus it also reads jpeg disks. As to all the negative reviews, I read all of them found them to be without merit. Every complaint was that the vcr had no tuner. I have a satellite box and if I wish to tape programs I use the satellite to do so. However I have no need for this as I have a dvr with my satellite service. To those who objected to the absense of a tuner, why would you purchase this product not knowing what that meant? Besides, in 2009 when the broadcasters switch to digital, everyone will need a separate digital tuner anyway.