Sony SLV-N88 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
Tell u the truth
First of all. Reading all the previous reviews about the clock being 21 sec in a week late and others gets me thinking. Personally  , don't care about seconds per week ratio. <BR>  Next- playability of some tapes. I used to own a video store so I still have lots of tapes left: old, used, retaped. Everything works. But one thing is for sure. I paid $89 for this VCR and I know what to expect. I also have Mitsubishi top of the line , bought 4 years ago for almost $360. And tell you the truth, you cant expect your Mercedes 290  to perform like Mercedes 500. The same with this VCR - it gets the job done. It even played the tape that I couldn't play on my Mitsu(the screen was blue, because this Mitsu it very sensitive to some kind of tape imperfection). So it's well worth the money and don't wory that it doesn't have S-VHS. All the tapes hollywood still makes is VHS , because it's standard. and there will not be otherwise.<BR>   So if the price is right for you , just get it.<BR>I'd give it 5 stars but it's just not a five star product.