JVC HRS2902U VCR, Black
Overhyped
I have four VCR's in the house recording various programs that I watch later, which allows me to fast forward through commercials saving an average of 10-15 minutes of viewing per hour.  I bought two of the JVC HR-S2902U based on a couple of positive reviews, which I now find was a mistake. First of all the \\"manual\\"(a big 28 x 20 inch sheet of paper folded in eighths) leaves a lot to be desired.  It has no index and it is not easy to find a specific topic. There is no Troubleshooting section.  Usually I can program and run a VCR without a manual because I have been doing this for a long time, but not this one.  The programing is very unorthodox and not as easy as other VCR's.  The remote is too small  and the buttons are not organized for efficiency as well as hard to handle because of the size.  As with some other VCR's to select a station to program you have to \\"cycle\\" through the Channels rather than press, for instance, two keys to get say from Ch 3 to Ch 60.  You can enter the channel on the set first to eliminate this headache, but it's just another step that should be unnecessary.  I am not wild about the recording's either.  I feel they are pasty looking, but I can live with that. There are other annoyances too numerous to mention that require detailed explanation, so I will just say  I will be going back to Panasonic and I won't be ordering another JVC VCR right away.