Panasonic PV-V4522 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
For the price it is decent.
Do not expect much reliability from this player. I have two of these vcrs for about three months now and I have not had any problems yet, they work fine. However their built quality is poor and they feel very flimsy, but for [the price] you cannot ask too much. If it breaks I will get a new one. I had a JVC before this one and it was way worse than the Panasonic. The loading mechanism in the JVC was terrible and some tapes kept getting stock in there. The loading system in the Panasonic is much smoother and it takes any tapes I throw at it. I have also another Panasonic which is 6 years old (it has a blue display instead than the green one) and it has a higher built quality than these new models. Unfortunately most electronic components today are designed and built to break easily in order to sale more units. Gone are those days where reliability was the most important aspect, it just isn't profitable anymore. Overall: GOOD to FAIR.