Panasonic PV-V4522 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Not bad so far.
I have not owned this VCR long, but the only beef with it is that it likes spitting tapes back at you sometimes. Other than that all my old movies look and sound better than ever and they were all taped in SLP mode. Here's my question: Is it just me or does this VCR spit out rented tapes way more than taped blanks? Every blank I've taped for my collection it, rarely spits out at me, but \\"previously viewed\\" or second hand, whatever, boxed originals especially from rental stores seem to spit back out multiple times? I think it has something to do with those tape rewinders they use. I've heard those things are not good for tapes. I just can't figure why all my taped movies are no problem, first shot and they are in. Second hand or rented ones, not good for this thing. I does sound like a 747 when rewinding, but I hear nothing when it's playing. Other than those few pet peeves, it's not bad. Who cares if it's noisy rewinding, as long as that doesn't happen when playing, it's cool. Who rents or buys VHS anymore anyway? DVD is way better if you own a quality player (I have a Toshiba I love! and Panasonic's DVD players are one of the best.) Any input on the above problem would be appreciated as I have no other explanation as to why this thing is so fickle about the tapes you put in.