Panasonic PV-V4621 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Poor picture quality on recordings
I purchased this VCR since my old one was also Panasonic and worked well over the years. The features of this new VCR are great. However, I am now on my second one after having returned the first. The first one made a great deal of noise from the motor and recorded video playback was grainy. The second unit is much more quiet during operation, but the viewing of recorded video is terrible. There is a very noticeable degradation of the picture upon playback and an &quot;interference&quot; type line wiggling along the bottom. Adjusting the tracking does not solve the problem. I have purchased new tapes, but that has not changed anything. This second unit is going back to the store tomorrow. After reading other reviews, I am wondering if Panasonic produced a bad &quot;batch&quot; of this model VCR. There seems to be too much disparity between reviews where some say the picture is excellent and others say it's terrible.  I am still debating whether I will try a third unit of this same model and brand.