I have a JVC combo VHS DVD player recorder that cost me almost $500 dollars when purchased in May 2004.

I recently ran into a problem with a DVD movie purchased from Amazon showing up as "unreadable disc" when trying to play it on that unit. After returning it and getting a replacement I had the same result with the new one. I asked my neighbor to try it and it worked just fine. I tried it in my PC's DVD deck and it worked O.K.

Checking with some people with more experience I was told older DVD players are not always compatible with new DVD discs and that I could check with JVC for help or buy a new unit.

I bought a new Philips for $29.00 and use it for playing DVD's. It is only two inches high and sits on top of the JVC which still works well for VHS play and transfer of VHS to DVD using the recorder. Low prices solve problems easier than customer support numbers.