Sony SLV-N51 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
No problems, but should have more features
Now, personally, I think that I use my VCR quite often, since I'm putting off DVD's until I can get a DVD recorder for less than about $300, which could take a few years. So it seems somewhat odd that I haven't had problems with my VCR when other reviewers(who likely don't use their VCR's as much as I do)mention repair woes. Perhaps I got a later-production model with better quality. In any event, the picture is pretty good (better than a similarly priced RCA that I already own.) However, this unit lacks features like VCR Plus that the aforementioned RCA does have. I also prefer RCA's menu system (you can punch in numbers directly from the remote on the RCA; on the Sony you must hit Up/Down to select numbers for programming,etc. This is a chore, especially without VCR Plus.) But, so far, so good. I'll have to see if any problems arise in the future.