JVC HRS2902U VCR, Black

• High-resolution Super-VHS recording with regular VHS tapes
• 19-micron, 4-head recording; user-friendly timer recording
• Front-panel composite- and S-video in, rear-panel composite- and S-video out
• High-fidelity VHS stereo with MTS decoder
• Measures 17.13 x 3.75 x 11.13 inches (W x H x D)

What you need from a VCR is this modern age is simple: stereo, excellent picture quality, s-video output and an easy to use interface. It also appears to have MACROVISION handling for backing up forgotten video favorites that are no longer sold in stores or available in DVD format. Anything more extensive in a VCR (like PAL or SECAM features) involves a bunch of other issues to be considered and might clutter its simplicity. For what it is, it is a terrific (and reasonably priced) piece of equipment.

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I got this unit as a 2nd S-VHS for playing tapes made on my other S-VHS machine. Excellent value, very crisp SVHS playback,

good tuner & remote, all-around great deal for a nearly new S-VHS unit at flea market pricing.

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I have four VCR's in the house recording various programs that I watch later, which allows me to fast forward through commercials saving an average of 10-15 minutes of viewing per hour. I bought two of the JVC HR-S2902U based on a couple of positive reviews, which I now find was a mistake. First of all the "manual"(a big 28 x 20 inch sheet of paper folded in eighths) leaves a lot to be desired. It has no index and it is not easy to find a specific topic. There is no Troubleshooting section. Usually I can program and run a VCR without a manual because I have been doing this for a long time, but not this one. The programing is very unorthodox and not as easy as other VCR's. The remote is too small and the buttons are not organized for efficiency as well as hard to handle because of the size. As with some other VCR's to select a station to program you have to "cycle" through the Channels rather than press, for instance, two keys to get say from Ch 3 to Ch 60. You can enter the channel on the set first to eliminate this headache, but it's just another step that should be unnecessary. I am not wild about the recording's either. I feel they are pasty looking, but I can live with that. There are other annoyances too numerous to mention that require detailed explanation, so I will just say I will be going back to Panasonic and I won't be ordering another JVC VCR right away.

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I'm going straight to its weaknesses, which are all basically inconvenience issues. And these probably just mirror what other reviewers had written.

1. You can't punch in your record time, you have to keep pressing up(the clock goes up and down in 1,15,30, and 60 mins increments) until you reach your desired time.

2. You can't see the counter on the VCR display, you can only see it on the tv screen. It dissapears once you hit "Stop", although the tape is still rolling (ex: you hit stop at 1:01, but it keeps going back to 00:59. You don't know this until hit "Display" again). This makes it hard to stop on your desired place on the tape.

3. Although I don't have an issue with the small remote, it's inconvenient that I can't use my rechargeable AA batteries. Hope this lil sucker last for a while.

4. The unit is pretty noisy, noisier than the 2 VHS units I had previous.

Other than those small, inconvenient issues, it's been working great. Picturewise, well I honestly didn't expect much, even if it's an S-VHS. It doesn't blow me away nor dissapoint. I don't plan on using VHS tapes for archiving, just to tape shows that I can see at a later date once, and that's it.

The unit I purchased stopped recording and playing tapes about 1 month after the very short 90 warrenty ran out,, buyer beware. I only recorded and played the unit once a week, so it wasn't over used, cleaning tape didn't help.