Panasonic PV-V4524S 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR, Silver
Not a disaster, but a disappointment
I have used an older version of Panasonic VCR (the black one) for more than 5 years now, and it worked flawlessly. It even had 3 recording speeds (SP, LP, SLP) which is impossible to find today. Anyway, I needed another VCR and went ahead with the same brand. This time it is silver. <br /> <br />Pros are: nice and small remote control and ... that's all <br /> <br />Cons are: loud engine that buzzes even in the stop mode (what for?); ever noisier rewinding (it can be easily heard from another room); less than perfect picture quality; only 2 speeds - SP and SLP. The manual that used to be a little brochure 5 years ago shrank itself to 2 folded toilet paper-quality sheets - basic operations and advanced (???) operations. <br /> <br />Bottom line: I will give it a couple more days and then maybe will return it and replace with Sony or something else. <br />