JVC HRJ691U 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Can't hook it up to my receiver...
My three year old Panasonic VCR stopped receiving infra-red signals from  any remote, making it utterly useless because all programming must be done through the remote. All the sales people I talked to said that JVC made pretty good products (many told me that JVC invented the VCR).  It all sounded promising to me, but upon opening the box, I was immediately disappointed by how light-weight this VCR was.  It was around 1/2 the weight of my 3 yr. old Panasonic.  Maybe all  of the components are made out of plastic?  The case feels flimsy and it doesn't even have feet on the bottom to allow for ventilation between components.<br />I wasn't able to find this model in a local store before buying but the manufacturers specs led me to believe that it had all the hook-ups that I would need. Somehow I missed the fact that  there are only RCA &quot;VIDEO OUT&quot; connections on the back of the machine and that the only RCA &quot;VIDEO IN&quot; jacks are on the front. I need them all in back  in order to connect it to my receiver/surround sound system.   It would be fine for hooking up your camcorder, but not as part of a larger A/V system.   I'll be returning it this week.