Sony SLV-N81 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Completely seizes up.
Maybe I just got a lemon, but after only two months we've had nothing but problems.  At least once a day when trying to put a tape in, it refuses to take it and then the entire machine seizes up - it won't even turn off or on.  The only thing to do is unplug it and then turn it back on.  Today I had to send it in for a warranty repair when after unplugging it, it still wouldn't do anything. This is in addition to it suddenly stopping while it's recording.  Set it up to record, come home and find it quit after 10 or 15 minutes.  Junk!