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I have been pretty dissappointed with this TV/DVD combo. The fifth time it was used the DVD player stopped working. We couldn't get it into DVD mode and so the player wouldn't open. And, unfortunately, it had to be shipped to Texas to be fixed. And, the shipping was a LOT. I could have purchased a regular new DVD player for the cost. I don't recommend purchasing this product.

I originally purchased this TV for my kids more than a year ago and it is great. My kids love how it looks and the picture quality is great. The only problem I have with it is that the parental controls don't work. The TV won't take the code printed in the instruction manual so I can't program it to only play movies rated for children. I returned the TV for a new one, but the new TV does the same thing. It's not just me- I've had many friends and relatives follow the instructions and try to input the code to no avail. Aside from this, the TV is great.

Great quality tv and DVD. The DVD player works better than my own high end brand DVD player. The colors are crisp, the sound is great and the added feature of little Spongebobs by the channel number and the volume is adorable. I also like I can program in how high of a rating it will allow. So if she stumbles across a program while I am not around that I would rather her not watch, it will block it. She uses it mostly to watch movies and that works great. The all in one remote is easy to use despite looking complicated(many buttons). Only complaint is it doesn't have a last channel button, but that does not detract from the tv at all.

I bought this TV for my kids and they love it! I finally have a little peace! The remote is a little difficult for them to use but that's easily fixed with a universal that is a little less complicated. My only real complaint is that three times now we've managed to "hit a button" on the remote that causes the picture to go black and white and the only way we can fix it is to turn off the TV, which is a pain if you're in the middle of a movie. Other than that it's one of the best products we've bought so far, I finally got my living room and sanity back!

We bought and watched about 10 dvd's on it and then it just stopped working. The dvd player just won't play dvd's anymore. Only had it a couple of weeks. It says "Loading' But never plays dvd.