JVC HRA591U 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
You get what you pay for...pay more.
Sure, it works, but I would rather just use it for playback and forget the recording part.<br />The LED display doesn't show you nearly as much as with more expensive machines.  You can't tell if you're recording SP or EP, for example.  Just record something and see how fast goes on Rewind or Fast Forward.<br />Another interesting &quot;feature&quot; is that when I hit the &quot;menu&quot; button on the remote, it doesn't work unless I hit &quot;play&quot; first.  That's just plain weird.<br />So, the lesson is that if you want a cheesy, minimal machine that's a pain to use, spend a little money.  I which I had spent more and I will on my next VCR, if I buy another one.