Toshiba W608 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Good machine - Bad instructions
Unless you are really, really good at programming this kind of thing on your own, the frustration of trying to understand the setup instructions for this machine may have you wanting to just return it and start over with something else.   Understandably, there are several ways to configure your VCR, stereo, cable box and TV - but there must be an easier way to show how to program the VCR.  And the one vital step we needed in order to  time tape was missing altogether (we figured it out just before I started looking at the return instructions).  I had also emailed Toshiba at one point when we were really confused - it took them a week to answer me (and it was the wrong answer).<br />Now that it's set up, the machine itself seems to work fine and the timer programming is relatively easy.  Just check your patience level before you buy.