Sony SLV-N81 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Sony SLV-N81 - An exceptional VCR!
Prior to purchasing this particular VCR a couple years ago I'd only ever purchased JVC VCR's.  As a matter of fact, at that time I'd been pretty heavily into JVC products but through word of mouth and some exploration at the stores, that was about to quickly change; this was but the first of several Sony electronics purchases that have all proven to be quite well made through years of enjoyable usage.<br />One of the most important features in a VCR is the quality of the image and sound in playback mode and I've found the playback quality on this Sony VCR to be outstanding with &quot;near&quot; DVD quality in image and the Hi-Fi sound is as good as can be expected from a VCR.  Another extremely important aspect in a VCR is the quality of its recordings and this particular VCR records nearly flawless images, making the viewing experience of recordings that much better!<br />One feature that is highly important to most people is ease in programmability and it really couldn't be any easier with this VCR especially given for the automatic presetting on the clock and TV channels that is fed from your cable company.  In just a few short steps, you can program this VCR to tape all your favorite shows, hit the power button and it's ready to do its job when the time comes.  Also, for recording your favorite shows, this Sony VCR comes with the VCR Gold Plus+® System; making recording that much easier, providing you have your local cable listing.  Should you desire to run this VCR through your cable box, it easily sets up in that manner and works perfectly as well.<br />Overall, I highly recommend this or any other of the line of outstanding Sony VCR's as this was my first of two Sony VCR's and in the future, should I need another; I won't even look at another brand!  {ssintrepid}