Panasonic PV-V4521 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
Noisy piece of junk!
I bought this VCR in January because of the price. The first movie I watched was \\"Castaway\\" and I heard this noise in the background that sounded like a \\"didgeridoo,\\" you know that Australian instrument you blow into. I thought it was the background music from the movie, but later as I watched the next movie the noise was still there. And every movie I have ever watched on this VCR had this noise. I should have returned this thing as soon as I figured out the noise was coming from the VCR. It is now May and the piece of junk just ate a tape I rented from Blockbuster. After I get the tape out of this thing, I'm throwing it out my window. <br />My other impressions of this VCR:<BR>1. The noisiest Rewind and Fast Forward I have ever heard!!! Don't even try to listen to a tv show while rewinding a tape.<BR>2. If the power should go out or you unplug the thing for more than a few seconds you have to reprogram all the channels (I mean for when you want to use the channel up/down button on the remote)<BR>3. The jack where you plug in your cable or antenna is in such a spot that if you have to screw it on, rather than just push it on, it is near impossible, not to mention painful!!! My fingers still hurt from unscrewing my cable.<BR>4. The piece of junk only lasted 5 months. Yes, I do rent at least one video from Blockbuster a week, but still the piece of junk should last longer than 5 months.<BR>5. I am sure there are many other problems with this VCR, I am just too mad to think of them at the moment.<br />I am very glad this thing finally broke; after those 5 long agonizing months of listening to the \\"didgeridoo\\" background music of every tape I watched on it. PIECE OF JUNK!!!!!!!