JVC HRJ692U 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR , Black
Huge and &quot;dumber&quot; than  previous JVC models
The video quality was very good.  <br />That said, there are plenty of reasons I returned this model.<br />1) This VCR is much bigger than it looks.  I liked my previous JVC model so well that when it finally broke, I bought this one to replace it.  However, when I unpacked it and went to put it in the entertainment shelf, it wouldn't fit!!!  It is one of the widest VCR's I've seen.<br />2) You MUST use the remote to do scheduled recordings.  Their is no menu button on this VCR.  In fact, there are not even any channel buttons (though the channel functions are available as secondary functions of other unrelated buttons).  Personally this was the deal breaker for me.  We lose our remote so often, and record things by timer very frequently, so not being able to schedule a recording from the console is unacceptable.<br />3)  The ITR record button does not display the incremental time.<BR>My previous model would display 30, 1:00, 1:30, etc each time I pressed the record button to tell me how long it would record.  This model you have to keep track of those times in your head as you repeatedly push the button, becuase it doesn't dipslay anything.<br />4)  The FF/REW is slow.  I did manage to get it to fast-forward in two speeds, but neither was impressive.  On a positive note, this VCR does a great job of easing into and out of FF/REW modes for protection of your tapes.<br />I could go on, but you get the idea.  For some reason, JVC decided to &quot;dumb down&quot; this VCR.  And, from what I can see, it is the most frequently seen JVC model being sold in stores these days.  <br />I do not recommend it.