Customer Reviews

Sylvania 6727DC 27-Inch TV-DVD-VCR Combo

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This is a very user friendly entertainment unit (once someone has helped you carry the heavy thing to the desired location).
The instructions are simply stated, and you'll find yourself programming your VCR, sleep timer, subtitles, etc in minutes. The sound on the unit is very nice as well as the picture. A standout feature is its zoom capabilities; one can actually enlarge the picture (but the zoom icon remains in the bottom right corner while it is on). It's also a "pretty" set. It has clean lines and a nice silver frame. It comes with a very lightweight remote; however, it doesn't have a lighted keypad.
This is a minor issue though. It's the best TV I've ever bought
at an excellent price for 3 in 1.

I wrote the first review and said I was satisfied, except that the DVD function did not work, but Funai was agreeing to fix it under the in-home warranty. Now they are telling me they will provide the part and labor, but I have to pay the mileage. And since they do not have a repairman within the area where the TV is, the mileage fee is $185. Obviously, I have refused to pay the $185 for a $500 TV. They are not honoring their warranty. DO NOT BUY.

The TV and VCR part worked fine upon opening. The DVD did not read the DVD disk. I have called the manufacturer and they are arranging a service call to repair the DVD. The color was a little orange in the facial tones, but this is adjustible. Also, it has analog and a digital output for connection, but not fiber optic output for connection to a stereo. Make sure your stereo does not only accept fiber optic inputs.

I bought this unit at Sears, and they will not help resolve the problem. Within 6 months of purchase, the VCR will not stop or eject, and the TV powers down every time it is turned on. So even the TV will not work Sears wants $90 to come see the problem. Funai(manufacturer) says the VCR will never work properly and gave me instructions to unplug the TV for 45 minutes, then trick the VCR into ejecting by pressing fast forward and eject. Tried this over the course of 3-4 hours, with no results. Manually got the tape out of the VCR and the TV still won't come on. My wife and I put the whole thing in the trash. I am not spending another dime on it. With a lousy warranty like this, I'm very unhappy with Sears and Funai.

Bought this item at Best Buy - their warranty is for 30 days. On day 32, this unit quit working - would not power up. Best Buy would not exchange it and suggested that I talk to Sylvania. Sylvania gave me the name of an authorized service center. I carried the TV to the shop. 1 day after the service center "fixed" the TV, it quit working. I carried it back to the shop. When I brought the item home, it would not work that day. I carried it back to the shop (3rd time). 10 days after bringiing it home, it quit working again. During this entire ordeal, I called Sylvania twice - each time they were not willing to refund my money nor exchange the product. If it breaks again, I will likely file a lawsuit in civil court to get my money back. Beware - this item is sold under other brand names- Emerson, Phillips, etc.

I have had my Sylvania TV for over a year now, and have never had a problem with it at all. The picture is nice and crisp, DVD and VCR have not given me any problems, and the sounds quality is quite good. The only problem I havehad at all is that no universal remote (my TiVo and Comcast remotes specifically) seem to work with it. If anyone happens to find a code for it, let me know! I would and do recommend this item.

We just brought home this TV from Sears, after our 1yr old & 2yr old pulled our 32" TV off the stand and broke it. We hefted the extremely heavy thing into our house and plugged it in. The first thing we noticed was the loud humming noise that I am guessing the VCR is making (with or without a tape in it). SInce they are all attached you cannot just turn off the VCR, so the loud noise stays on. You have to turn the sound up very high in order to cover up the noise.

2nd Problem: We immediately noticed the screen was slightly bouncing. It is especially noticable when words are on the screen.

These problems were noticable immediately after we plugged it in, and we are taking it straight back to sears ASAP!

Our experience has been horrible with this one, I suggest purchasing a different Unit.

This is a really basic TV, with one strange, exotic twist. In spite of NO analog sound outputs on the back, there is a single DIGITAL output--and it only works with the DVD/CD player. If you want to listen to the TV or VCR through your home speakers with an amplifier, you're out of luck. To me, this is a colossal mistake of the highest order. The VCR player is very noisy and slow when accepting a tape, and the CD player fast forward feature is very jerky--no comparison to my 1986 Pioneer 6-disc player smoothness (and I thought technology was improving?!) Don't waste your money. Get a TV that has at least one set of analog RCA outputs on the back. I'm happy to say I didn't waste my money--my wife won this in a radio contest.

I've only had mine for about a week now, but I've used it to play DVDs and VCRs and it is working fine. It has a good picture and good sound. I only wish I could set the closed caption feature to turn on when I mute it but go off when I turn the volume back on. Also, my DISH satellite remote control won't control the TV power or volume functions on this Sylvania like it will on my Panasonic. Both are minor annoyances but features it would be nice to have had.

The TV and DVD fuctions are great. The only problem I have is when I watch a VHS there is a loud hum while a tape is inside (Playing or not) the unit. That hum makes it impossible to covertly watch an adult movie without getting caught by your spouse. Also, when you hit stop the unit makes a loud noise. The DVD portion is quiet and the transition back to a cable channel is fast and soundless. Bottom Line. If you are watching something you don't your wife to know about use the DVD. Still a good buy for a bedroom TV. I also have it hooked up to my mini sound system and it looks and sounds great.