Panasonic PV-V4520 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Inexpensive, a bit noisy, but worth it
I've owned 6 Panasonic VCRs, each one better than its predecessor.  I am not sure that the same holds for this one, though the price is certainly too good to pass on.<br />If you've owned a Panasonic VCR before then you expect reliability and ease of use.  This unit delivers on that...while including 4 heads, commercial skip, a lighted remote (finally!), and the entire bevy of features now standard on every VCR.<br />The real negative is that it is much noiser than the model it replaces; particularly when it is rewinding.  We are talking a good bit noise, enough that it makes me want to turn up the TV volume while it is rewinding.<br />I actually went out and purchased a JVC VCR to consider as an alternative, but returned that one and kept the Panasonic becaese the JVC was way too confusing to program.<br />So why did I keep this one?  It is very inexpensive, I like the features, and I can live with the added noise.  I think this one is a keeper unless the noise will drive you crazy.