RCA VR637HF 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Eh, well, I can't recommend it, yet...
I have big minor issues with this unit.  The most annoying is the Pro-Tect feature.  It only works with the remote.  The remote controls the VCR fine... EXCEPT for the Pro-Tect feature.  Jeez!  You have to hold either the VCR or Power buttons down for like 10 seconds in order for it work.  BUT, unlike the other buttons, the VCR is as not responsive to this function.  I discovered I had to lay on my back and just find where to hold the remote, which was different every time.  I could use all other functions, but, with the remote in the same position, the Pro-Tect would not work.  Plus, holding your wrist at an odd angle for several seconds at a time is not pleasant.  AND, the Pro-Tect remote feature would not even work when the remote was aimedly directly at the unit, either close up, middle away, or far away! <br /> <br /> <br />The search functions of the unit have only 1 forward speed.  I prefer the 2 speed commonality, one press while playing forwards slower and the next press forwards faster. <br /> <br /> <br />The playback wasn't perfect, but, wasn't too terrible a picture either.  I didn't need the record function, so, I haven't tried that out. <br /> <br /> <br />The Pro-Tect feature, which I wasn't aware of until I opened the unit, was something I really would have liked to use.  BUT, the remote prohibits proper use of it, so, what good is the feature?  I don't know, yet, if I'll return this or not.  It works and works, so far, okay.  But, I cannot recommend it either because these minor annoyances have inconvenienced me in a larger way than should be tolerated. <br /> <br /> <br />In the end, I would recommend, if you're contemplating this model, to pass on it.  There are cheaper alternatives that work just as well as this one has for me.