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chicagogadgets should test their products before they send them out, to make sure they function properly. i reinserted my older dvd/vcr back into my tv system and it worked fine. i happen to have had the exact same toshiba dvd/vcr and i was trying to replace that older dvd/vcr with the refurbished one they sent from chicagogadgets. you have only 15 days to return their products, and they charge a reshelfing fee of 15%. i recieved a product from chicagadgets that was defective. i ordered a refurbished toshiba dvd/vcr and when i tried to set it up in my tv system it was nonfunctional. chicagogadgets would not replace the defective product they sent me.
They've cram all of their remote function and it suck.2. First Pearl Harbor and now America's carpet floors. What is this remotes for, children.3. Toshiba must have a great laugh as they go to sleep every night knowing that they made the worst remote scheme ever. I hit the power button, I also hit the eject button and now I'm cleaning water off the floor.
Finally someone has the guts to tell you the truth about the remote. The remote is too small. Buttons are too small. DAMN YOU TOSHIBA. That's right I said it.
1. Damn this thing.
I've moved the unit to our video room and we've been enjoying it ever since. Its never failed to decode a file. In addition, the remote isn't too fancy, but the unit has excellent controls accessible from the remote for controlling things like picture size, jpeg playback, etc. I was looking for a second VCR/DVD for an extra TV we have and chose this unit as it seemed to have good DivX support, which I was interested in playing with. Well, the DivX support has turned out to be rock-solid, playing everything I've thrown at it in countless formats burned on DVD-R, CD-RW and CD-R. It is true the quality of playback of the VCR isn't great, but its good enough for my child's videos.
However, the machine they sent me was a DIFFERENT MODEL from the one I purchased and it lacked some of the features I needed.So I called Toshiba again. No matter what disc you put in, the machine said "no disc." This is too bad because the machine perfectly fit our needs.I called Toshiba Customer Service, sent the old machine to them, and in two weeks had another machine. In two weeks I received a check for the purchase price of my original machine. Title says it all. DVD just stopped working after 6 months. This time they sent me a prepaid shipping label which I used to mail this machine back to them.
If looking for all bells and whistles would probably choose higher end model, but if looking to stay simple and basic I would choose this model. Very easy to hook-up, will work on old television sets, DVD and VHS work well, VHS is more noisy when rewinding. We have been very pleased with our purchase. I found reading the previous reviews to be accurate and very helpful. We bought this for our children to watch movies and just use the most basic features, so it has suited our needs well.
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