DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM

I purchased this RCA unit without any research. It promised a profanity filter, VHS to DVD recording, and a superior picture. One week after purchase, I am bringing it back to Wal Mart because it seized my DVD and is unresponsive to any efforts to release it. Additionally, nothing else works on it anymore. The TV Guardian profanity filter either blocked out entire sentences so that the dialogue was incomprehensible, or it permitted profanity - all on the same setting.

PLEASE do not take a chance on this. I have contacted RCA, but from the stories that I am reading, they are not invested in customer service.

Stopped Working after 6 Months!

I am normally good about researching items before I purchase. In this case, I bought my RCA dvd/vcr combo from Walmart without doing any research. Shame on me!!! The reviews of this player are dead on. One day the player froze without warning-- I can't access any menus or even eject the tape and dvd that are in it. The customer service numbers I have for this product are not working. If I can get my videos out of it, I am returning it or trashing it ASAP. Please leave a comment if anyone knows how I can get them out. What a waste of over $200!

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL, Negative 5 stars

This one is really really bad. I was shocked at how bad the VCR picture quality was. I have owned numerous brands of VCR's and I NEVER seen a picture this bad. The tuner picture is also bad and grainy. When I first turned on the unit, it locked up and I had to unplug it. I tried to record a DVD from a VHS tape and everything locked up after 2 minutes of recording. That was enough for me, I took it back for a refund. Also, there was a funny burning smell coming from the unit like something was overheating. Does RCA have chimpanzees doing all their electronic engineering? Avoid this junk at all costs. I wish Amazon had a way to give negative stars