JVC HRA57U 4-Head VHS VCR
What a piece of junk
Bought one of these five years ago, used it maybe 10 or 20 times.  Already it is broken.  Failed on me when recording a TV show my wife wanted to see  - a series finale.  Ate the tape.  Tried cleaning the head, no good.  It will now only eat tapes instead of playing them. <br /> <br />I realize $69 is little money to spend and five years is a while, but please, it was too lightly used to fail already.  I sure won't touch any JVC product again.   <br /> <br />My prior vcr (mitsubishi) lasted about twenty years.  It was a real pain to operate and had severe limitations, but at least it lasted an acceptable time.