Panasonic PV-V4540 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
A good, solid VCR
Overall, it's a good and so far reliable VCR.  There's a couple of design functions that the manufacturer should have looked at a little closer before sending these out.  While watching a movie the display reads &quot;Play.&quot;  I personally like to keep track of the time when watching a movie and have to push the Display button to get the time.  Movies play well though I seem to hear this one more than my last VCR (low pitched hmmmmm).     And the remote control!  Don't get me started on the remote control!  Just as reported by others, tiny buttons and weirdly arranged.  But like any new appliance, you adjust and sooner or later if you spend enough quality time with it, you are able to push the buttons in the dark!  Good clear picture when FF and REW.  The commercial skip, while it sounds like a cool feature, is a little confusing.   Panasonic should have done just a little more road testing with devoted movie watchers/vcr users to fine tune the design.