Panasonic PV-V4621 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
extras  great, core features  poor
I purchased this VCR as a primary unit in a home theater setup.  Setup was smooth, especially the auto clock and auto channel setup.<br />I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Moview Advance feature actually worked.  It's designed to skip the movie previews that are at the beginning of most commerical tapes.  I tested this feature on a variety of tapes,  and it worked as advertised.  A great feature for those of us who's kids are exposed to enough advertising as it is.<br />However, extras aside, I found the playback quality extremely poor.  There were visible lines and &quot;waves&quot; that appeared on commerical tapes as well as tapes that the unit recorded itself.  Adjusting the tracking did not help.<br />I really wanted to like this VCR but it's going back.