Samsung SV-5000W Worldwide VHS Format VCR
Great, but short-lived
A friend of mine and I were both impressed with the features of this system and each purchased one.  We used it for NTSC as well as PAL videos, hooked up to a US TV.  It was very flexible and offered a great set of features for the price.  The high speed rewinding was also a bonus I appreciated.  Each of our VCRs broke within 2 years of purchase.  It's never a good time for your VCR to stop working, but additionally, repairing the device would have been more expensive than purchasing a new one.  I will not purchase this item again and really hope that these features will be available in a reliable VCR in the future.  I'm still frustrated and VCR-less (basically we just play our DVDs now).  My friend purchased a multi-system TV and cheaper multi-VCR.  This item is NOT reliable.  I strongly suggest that you not purchase this VCR, unless you are willing to view it as disposable.