I had bought a Magnavox DVD/VCR combo unit for my daughters bedroom probably a year ago Paid about $300 for it.
Thing lasted 8 months and then when you turned it on it would turn immediately off again.
Magnavox told me to jump in the lake (in not so many words) and the repair shop figured it would cost about $300 to fix.
Might as well buy another TV, thats what I did anyway