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Video options: VCR/DVD player combos.(Product Updates)(Buyers Guide)
WHAT'S NEW
Combination models are a trend. A VCR/DVD player combo is only slightly larger than most VCRs. Like separate units connected to the same TV set, a combo allows you to watch a DVD or listen to a CD while the VCR records. DVD players are also showing up in other equipment, including TVs, home-theater-in-a-box systems, and satellite-TV receivers. Expect to see them in audio receivers and other devices this year.
But these deliver little for the price. VCR/DVD player combos cost about $300. You'll get more features for less by buying an $80 VCR and a $150 DVD player. And if either device in a combo breaks, you may lose both, since they share some common circuitry.
THE TESTS, THE RESULTS
We tested three models from Go-Video, Samsung, and Sharp. A new unit from Panasonic wasn't out in time for this test.
Picture quality: Great for DVDs, spotty for VCRs. All produced excellent DVD images. The Go-Video DVR4000 also delivered a very good VCR picture at the standard-play (SP) speed; the Sharp's was only fair.
Easy hookup. Unlike separate DVD players, the Go-Video and Samsung have outputs for connecting a single cable to the TV's cable/antenna input, though doing so lowers picture quality. All three have separate outputs for picture and sound, which can improve quality. The Sharp lacks a component-output connection, which can give the best TV picture.
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