Customer Reviews

RCA DRC6100N Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Combo

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This unit is easy to hook up and has a decent picture.

However it is difficult to operate as it locks in DVD play mode and will not recognize the VCR feature. So basically it is only a DVD player. The remote is small so the buttons are difficult to use and the unit responds very slowly to commands. It does not have a skip forward feature. Only a very slow moving fast forward which operates similar to what you get when you fast forward a VCR with the tape playing. It also has trouble reading some of the newer DVDs.

The unit comes with the Progressive Scan feature turned off and the menu will not allow you to turn it on.

The manual is poorly written along the lines of a generic manual that could apply to any VCR, DVD, or Combo. It does not even troubleshoot the problem of switching from DVD to VCR mode.

Not worth the money even at the new discounted price as other mfg's have similarly priced units with much better features and function.

I use mostly the DVD player of course, and this player has played everything I have ever thrown at it. I am not big on using VHS tapes as the quality vs. DVD's is not even close. I have never had a problem playing VHS tapes and the quality is good. I do not use it for recording thanks to the wonders of DVR's. If you want a great VHS and DVD PLAYER then this is a great choice. It plays burned cd's and dvd's with no problems, and your picture discs will play great as well.

Pausing while recording a TV show causes the tape to go back 2 seconds. So when you unpause you lose 2 seconds of the show before it went to commercial. As far as not being able skip forward its not too bad because the "play mode" or "info" buttons bring up an on-screen menu which from there you can go back or skip forward a chapter or two. The remote is small but I hardly use it because I have a full size universal remote that came with my TV.