JVC HR-S3600U 4-Head S-VHS VCR
Super VHS Rules!
If you've never had an S-VHSVCR,as most people have not,this would be a good one tohave.Super VHS is an improvedversion of VHS and nearly doubles the picture quality!All S-VHS decks also record and playback ordinary VHS  too.Actually this deck supportsthree formats VHS,S-VHS,andS-VHS ET.S-VHS ET  (ET standsfor expansion technology,notextra terrestial!) allows oneto use  ordinary VHS tapes tomake S-VHS recordings.If youuse very-high quality VHS  tapes,your results will beclose to full-fledged S-VHS!You will lose only 2  to 4 %picture quality as opposed tousing higher-price S-VHS tapes.S-VHS ET  works best forS.P. (standard play) speedrecording.If you want to makeE.P.  (extended play) tapes,Ireccomend you use S-VHS tapes.Super VHS at E.P.  speed looksbetter than regular VHS doesat S.P. ,hands down! This VCRwill  make tapes off sateliteand digital cable that areatleast close to the  originalbroadcast,unlike ordinary VHS,the difference isn't obvious!This  deck is feature-ladden too.It has VCR Plus +,which takes about a half-hour  to set-up but allows you to program very quickly via the VCR Plus + codes  found in most all TV guides.If you program using the onscreen menu,that's  easy too!On the remote the keys used for programing are inside a lined-off  area and steps are numbered on the remote so it's hard to make a  mistake.Other notable features include automatic clock set( if your PBS  station is doing this service),automatic clock adjust for daylight savings  time,multi-brand TV control,and skip search (each push of the button  fast-forwards your tape thirty seconds,I think you know why!).The remote is  an excellent design in the best JVC tradition.Other VCR manufacturers  should copy their remotes,they're that good! With today's improved video  sources like DBS,S-VHS recording is the ticket! You can buy just any VHS  recorder real cheap,but if you want a really good one,pay a little more for  this unit.