Sharp VC-H965U 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Sharp VC-H965U As Advertised
Recording and playback quality are fine (has Sharp Super Picture).  It has a very fast rewind speed. It has a feature similar to memory rewind which stops at zero (Auto Zero Back).  Index Search (called DPSS) is always useful.   <br />Sharp is highly rated by Consumer Reports for VCR reliability. <br /> <br />I don't like the Front Panel display. It's yellow, small, difficult to read and unattractive.  Thankfully, There is on screen display. <br /> <br />Like most recent VCR's, it is very small and lightweight, almost like a toy (5.1 Lbs.).   It has a bad habit of changing from channel 3 to 2. <br /> <br />To reset the counter to zero, you must press the cancel key. <br /> <br />Why JVC and Sharp rename their features and buttons to make learning more difficult is very strange. <br /> <br />I used to love the old Panasonic models with Commercial Advance and the LP recording speed (I had three models with these features) but those features are now gone.  Commercial Skip is far less useful but this VCR is pretty good and worth the money. <br /> <br />                                 Manuel A. Calcagno