Samsung SV-5000W Worldwide VHS Format VCR
Good quality, as long as it lasts
This basically gives good video and conversion quality (I used to play PAL tapes on a NTSC system), but the problem is its poor durability.  This deck ceased to work within 2 years, the LED of the ON switch being the only part still working.  Opening the deck up revealed a darkened area on the board around a few components, which were apparently heated up so much during normal operation that they burned down.  I have concluded that this is a design mistake.  It seems Samsung did not get their basic circuitry right.  If you buy this VCR, you had better have some repair experience and get your hands on a service manual.