
- VHS hi-fi stereo, MTS broadcast stereo
- 4-head, AccuSearch, HQ video processing
- Commercial advance, movie advance
- On-screen programming, VCR Plus+
- Auto clock set
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This is a good enough VCR, which I bought to replace a Sony in the same price range. The machine just arrived and I'm both happy and disappointed. Happy because the machine was a breeze to set up, works fine, and is blessedly silent in operation. On the other hand, recording quality is not very good and the construction is cheesy. There is no counter on the unit itself, which is an annoyance (especially since you can't hear the unit playing, rewinding, anything). I'm happy enough to keep it and it plays prerecorded tapes beautifully... but I liked my Sony better.I have this VCR for about two years. The commercial advance stopped working properly and I am starting to get error messages and the tape pops out for no reason. However, I record on a daily basis then watch the shows at night so the machine gets a lot of wear and tear and could probably use a good cleaning. My only real problem with the machine is it doesn't pull in the channels as well as it should. For that reason I only record shows I plan to watch and tape over. I use my SONY to tape any shows I wish to save and have a noce copy of. However, to dub tape to tape or watch commercial tapes, it is a great machine. It is very easy to use and I like that I never have to reset the clock, not even for daylight savings time. But I bought it to tape from the TV, and it is a very poor machine for that. It could use more insulation or whatever is needed to block out interference.This is exactly like the one I had which is what I wanted. I use it once a wk to tape a program I send to my son in FL. It is working fine so far & I hope it lasts for many yrs.I think I could have gotten a better vcr deal from the incinerator. I know they are phased out, but this was really a piece of junk.
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