Panasonic PV-V4522 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Panasonic PV-V4522 VCR
This is a very reliable and reasonable VCR for the money.  I did a lot of research on different models and with this model, I got the most for my money.  They only thing it didn't have was VCR+ which I did not want, because I have digital cable and didn't want to have to look up all the codes in the tv guide. I wanted simple on screen set up and programming with auto set up and the option to skip commercials during playback.