Panasonic PV-V4611 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
Seems to work fine--perhaps better not to ship
Bought this recently from an electronics store in Baltimore.  Was using Amazon.com as a good resource for reviews and was surprised by the number of negative reviews for this.  Set it up very easily--took perhaps a total of 10-20 minutes and the set-up for time etc. was very easy.  It is a bit loud when you're Ff/Rew but for the price it seems reasonable.  It is extremely light and I would not be surprised that a lot of the problems people have had could be through sending it through UPS.  Only had it for 1 day and have used it on one tape I bought.  But my suggestion would be to not get it shipped.