Panasonic PV-V4640 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR
Great Picture but antiquated remote and VCR features
This product delivers a great picture, even from old, self-taped programs. However, there are many features that are behind the times - mostly on the remote. For instance, no mute button, no ability to 'jump' to previous  channel, channel buttons are really small, shuttle knob is a waste of space  (I would rather push a button anyday). As for the recorder itself, only  being able to program 8 SINGLE DAY entries for recording is at least 10  years out of date. With no ability to put in the same program for a week  (you have to reprogram everyday or use up five of your entries on one  program), and finally, the SLP quality is so poor it's 'usability' is  non-viable even with the correct tape type. <br />Frankly, I would return it  but packing it up and finding a UPS drop point is too much trouble. I'll  put it away and use it as a backup, but in the future I will purchase my  electronics from a ... where I can 'see' the features.