VCR/DVD combo

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A VCR/DVD combo is a multiplex or converged device, convenient for consumers who wish to use both VHS tapes and DVDs.

Hybrid VCR/DVD players were first introduced around the year 1999, and were sometimes criticized as being of poorer quality than stand-alone units.^{[citation needed]} The product also has a disadvantage in that if one function (DVD or VHS) becomes unusable, the entire unit must be replaced or repaired.

Shortly after the turn of the century, hybrids including DVD recorders (instead of players) also become available. These can be used for transferring VHS material onto recordable blank DVDs.

More recently the AV manufacturers have combined DVD with TV, VCR and Home Theatre Systems. These DVD/TV combos are now considered to have equal quality to those of the separate components and tend to be more affordable.^{[citation needed]}