GE VG4275 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Great Product for the Money
The recent death of my old RCA VCR coincided with Amazon's generous $20 off coupon to justify my purchase of a new VCR.  I decided to upgrade to a four head machine with some useful features and found that GE's VG4275  filled the bill perfectly.  I reviewed Amazon's excellent reference of what  features and functions to look for in a new VCR and found that the VG4275  offered nearly all of them (a couple of features are apparently only  available on very expensive machines and probably have limited value for  most users anyway).<br />Upon receiving the VG4275, I found that hook up was  relatively easy, although I did find that some of the setup items that were  supposed to set automatically actually had to be set manually (for example,  TIME was to set automatically but it did not do so and I had to manually  enter the correct time).  I also experienced the same problem that previous  reviewer, Brian Malloy, did when trying to get the universal remote control  that comes with the VCR to operate my television.  Despite entering all of  the codes listed for Sanyo, the VG4275 remote would not operate my 35 inch  Sanyo.  On the positive side, function quality is excellent in stop action,  slow motion, rewind, etc.  I have not yet tried the VCR Plus function.  Picture quality and audio through my Sony stereo system is also excellent.  The unit is attractive and the front audio/video ports are a nice  feature.<br />On the negative side, one function that has been on every other  VCR I have ever owned or seen but the VG4275 does not appear to offer is a  continuous counter display.  When you rewind a tape with the VG4275, the  only display of your tape counter is on-screen by hitting the INFO button  on your remote which shows the counter status for a few seconds only.  To  see where you are in your rewinding, you must hit INFO constantly to  refresh the on-screen status.  It's a pain.<br />Overall, the VG4275 is an  excellent VCR for the money (especially if you have an Amazon $20 off  coupon!), despite the few relatively minor inconveniences.  If you are  looking for a good quality, multi-function 4-head VCR at a reasonable  price, this is definitely the one you want to buy.Amazon $20 off  coupon!), despite the few relatively minor inconveniences.  If you are  looking for a good quality, multi-function 4-head VCR at a reasonable  price, this is definitely the one you want to buy.