DVD-VCR combo?

[virus]

I was finally able to talk my father into getting a decent HT package together. He's an old timer that doesn't like gadgets and doesn't care about sound quality or picture quality, but alas I was able to convince him to buy a Mitsubishi WD52725, Pioneer 1014, Saphire speakers topped off with a Velodyne sub. He insists on keeping his VCR into the mix and the stand he bought with his purchase won't allow for anything but a DVD-VCR combo. What is a good resonably price combo for him to buy?

[Chris Gerhard]

All of the DVD/VCR combos are reasonably priced but most aren't very good. I don't know anything about that monitor but if it has either an unused component video or HDMI input, the Toshiba SD-V592 would be a good one to look at. Best Buy should have it or it can be purchased online. The Best Buy return policy is pretty good if you have one close by.

Chris

[Tachy]

It is probably more than he wants (and perhaps a bit more than he would want to spend), but for my bedroom I just got a panasonic DMR E75V VCR/DVD-R (dvd ram) recorder. I had a vcr in the bedroom, and recently bought a vcr for my computer room. I needed a fairly high end vcr for the computer room since I read work related stuff on vhs tape, and was pretty saddened by the quality of VCR-only drives that most companies are making now. I spent about $110 on a top of the line consumer sony that was not even 1/2 as good as the old sony vcr I bought 10 year ago. (think it is the slv n900).

My home theater has a cable/dvr and panasonic dvd player (rp 91) and I was always pretty happy with the rp 91, so when I saw the Panasonic dmr e75v, I figured I would give it a try. For that additional $100 over the sony the quality seems much better. Also the dvd player is pretty functional, and the ability to record to dvd from cable as well as the one button dubbing from vhs to dvd (and the reverse as well if you want) is pretty easy. If you can program a vcr, you can program the dvd recordings as well.

The timeslip feature for someone who has only used a vcr is fantastic, allowing you to move forward and backward in a tv show, while you are recording it.

It is not as thoughtless as the cable/dvr however in that you cannot really pause live tv, unless you are constantly recording to dvd ram disks. (and you cannot just pick an item to record from your cable guide (although you can use vcr plus, a feature I have never really used)

Well, longwinded answer, and perhaps you are just looking for dvd playability.........

[virus]

Actually, this may be something he would be interested in. He has wanted for some time to record all of his Amos and Andy VHS's onto DVD's and all of his Roy Rogers onto DVD's. He has every episode of Amos and Andy and has every movie, TV show or TV clip that Roy Rogers has every done.