Sylvania 6260VE 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR, Black
EXCELLENT, LOW PRICED VCR
I still like having VCR's in the house.  I have not quite moved up to TIVO technology yet and I do a lot of recording.  But this is one we bought for our 2 1/2 year olds bedroom.  He knows how to take tapes out and put them in.  I'd rather him not handle more expensive DVDs so this was a great option for him to watch his various Elmo, Blues Clues, Disney, and other VHS tapes.<br /><br />It's a 4 head VCR but not stereo providing very good video and sound quality.  Obviously it's simple enough that a child can use it, or at least get going with it.  It has a timer counter which allows you to forward or reverse easily to a specific spot on the tape.  Very valuable considering how many commercials there are on kids tapes today so it makes bypassing all that stuff a snap.  It's cable-ready, of course, and comes with a standard remote control.  Best of all it has front A/V inputs.  This is very valuable as so many kids electronic toys today can be played on the TV so it's much easier to access these front inputs than having to move the TV to get to the rear inputs.<br /><br />Best of all this unit can be found Under $50 bucks and even less if you catch a sale as we did.  Seems to be a workhorse and we've had no problems with it so far.  Excellent unit for the price.