As it's getting harder to find stand-alone vcrs, I was looking at some combos like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Hitachi. These seem to be better constructed that the plastic vcr only models I can find, like the Sonys and Zeniths I've seen locally. This is sad since I have a Sony model that I've owned for six years, has been stepped on (and has a broken case) that still keeps on ticking, and a 4-5 year old Zenith, which is starting to warp tapes. My stepson has had a cheap Go-Video combo for over a year with no problems, but the remote sucks. Is there a such thing as a quality DVD/VCR combo? Under $200 of course!