Sony SLV-679HF VCR
Good, bad, ugly
I have one of these that has died... I would consider replacing it with another, but I'm a bit gunshy. The machine has great features and excellent performance. But mine broke down several times before its untimely death.  And the picture quality on recording was slightly mediocre. The machine DID  stand up to a LOT of use (we recorded endless hours of soaps and Babylon  5). The on-screen menus were not as good as the could have been, but worked  reliably. But here I am getting another machine... and I'm not sold on the  picture quality of this unit. ::sigh:: It's probably perfect for most  people. If you rent a movie or two a week, this is the unit for you.