Sony SLV-N88 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
this thing really is a POJ.. piece o' junk!
I have bought much audio, video, and other gear over the years.  I run a recording studio, and I edit video for a living.  This VCR is in my living room, though... this is NOT part of a studio, just home use.   <br /> <br />This VCR is a piece of junk when it comes to playing VHS tapes.  Tapes are hit and miss.  I just recently purchased a brand new tape which won't play properly at all, manually adjusting the tracking doesn't work either.  BRAND NEW tape.   <br /> <br />I thought it was the heads, I thought it was defective tapes, until one by one tapes wouldn't work, or maybe they'd work for a little while and then stop tracking properly.   <br /> <br />The worst part is it took me until the unit was out of warranty to realize it was the VCR and not the tapes, due to the fact that it's rarely used in this era of DVDs. <br /> <br />I have been a user of Sony gear for a long time, both their professional gear and their consumer gear... and honestly, if they care so little about their customers to release a product THIS bad I'm going to think twice next time.  It doesn't matter that it's a cheap VCR, it STILL should play prerecorded tapes.  There is NO excuse.   <br /> <br />At the very least, DO NOT buy this VCR.  I understand some people don't have problems, and I respect that, but there are enough negative reviews here to give you pause.  BUY another brand.