Emerson EWW7070 Digital Multi-System VCR
adequate for people with lots of foreign tapes
This VCR plays my tapes from UK beautifully, and it has very nice stereo sound.  The look is different but acceptable. It does not have an automatic tracking system and its remote control (or control on VCR itself) is  primitive. I have not tried to use it to record programs from TV directly  because I have not figured out how, and there is no need: I have another  VCR to do the task. It is a bargain considering converting tapes into  different formats would cost a fortune.  If you have lots of tapes from  other countries, you can certainly give this VCR a try.