Like many publications, Sound and Vision magazine has pretty much eschewed reviewing VCRs in favor of DVD players. There's one test report here for the LG LRY-517 Universal DVD/VCR combo player. Mr. Pohlmann writes that the LG model is “the first to both play and record DVD-RAMs along with DVD-R/RWs, DVD+R/RWs, and even DVD+R DLs (double layer). It can also play DVD-Video discs, audio CDs, and CD-R/RWs as well as read JPEG, WMA, MP3, and DivX files.” This is a lengthy and comprehensive review, but we wish there were more recent reviews here.