Sylvania 2870LV 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Delighted
First I must say that the unit was shipped same day and arrived in record time, even for UPS ground.  The first thing I noticed was that the unit is small and takes up almost no room.  I replaced my almost dead, 5 year old,  Sony high end VCR with this one and connected it up.  The setup was very  strait forward, and the instructions were well written.  I played old and  new tapes on it to test it out, and they both played with no problem.  The  fast forward and rewind are very responsive during play, and makes it easy  to find what your looking for.  Very clear picture, wonderfull sound, and  great slowmo even on SP tapes.  The lighted remote is awesome, the shuttle  dial is somthing you only find on high end units and it worked just as I  had hoped.  It even worked with my TV and my digital cable box to make it  even more appealing.  The customer that had the LOUDNESS problem (jet  taking off? )when it was playing must'a been crazy, because it was just  fine in my opinion.  As for the menus, they needed a little clairification  via the manual, but once you get the hang of it you'll like it.  Bottom  line, this is a great value, Don't let the Sylvania name scare you off.