JVC HRS3912U VCR, Silver
don't bother
How difficult can it be to make a VCR that connects to a cable box, is easy to program and produces a good, clear picture?  Well, pretty difficult judging by this particular VCR.  We hooked it up according to the manufacturer's instructions for attaching the VCR to our cable box but this was a total disaster. We then unhooked everything and tried again with the same results.  First of all, it's not possible to record one program while watching another.  Secondly, the procedure by which you enter information for setting a time for the VCR to record is simply awful.  You can't just enter the times, you have to space down hour by hour, and then minute by minute and it's very easy to go past the time you want.  Even worse, however, is the fact that you can't type in the channel you want, say channel 550, you have to space through all channels up to channel 550.  Not that this matters, however, as the VCR apparently can only record about 20 channels (most between 2-20 along with 40, 42 and a few others).  It was impossible to select any other channels.  Bleah, we sent the VCR back to Amazon. You may have entirely different results is you're not using a cable box but even then you're left with the clumsy interface.