The Samsung DVD-V6700S (UK version) comes in attractive silver and is quite a wide unit as it supports both DVD playing and video tape recording/playing. The unit height is low, giving a slim appearance, but make sure you have room for the width.
A good number of digital/analogue I/O (including on the front panel) allows it to be connected in many combinations to other equipment.
Video/sound quality is good, including tape recording/playback.
The front panel display is small, making it difficult to see from across the room, though there's not much information on it.
Remote control buttons are small with the legends difficult to see if your eyesight is not so good. Operation is straightforward though.
The on-screen menus aren't too well arranged (e.g. takes you to the unit setup page each time you want to record a programme) but it doesn't take too long to understand them.
TV channel setup is automatic and works really well. The NTSC (North American TV) setup didn't correspond with the manual, so I'm not sure if this would work.
The unit operates quickly e.g identifying DVD types such as DVD-RW.
Not a sophisticated DVD/VCR integration but overall a good combined unit which is available at attractive prices.