Panasonic PV-VS4820 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
[Original Review] Good, but not great.  [2nd Review] Avoid!
[Original Review] Why can't anyone make a decent VCR anymore? This was my second (and final) try to replace an older RCA that worked great and lasted forever. I found the Panasonic PV-VS4820 to be a mixed bag. The plusses are that it rewinds and fast-forwards very fast, and that it has good picture and sound, even in SLP mode. The minuses are that the motor is VERY loud, it is very expensive for what you get, and it has the worst-designed remote control I have ever seen. I am keeping it, but only because I am tired of shopping for a decent VCR.<br />[Second review, just over a year later]  Well, the VCR just stopped producing any sound output and stopped playing tapes, after less than a year and a half.  I also own a Panasonic DVD player, with which I am pretty pleased, but this VCR is awful.