RCA VR661HF 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR, Silver
Good features, lackluster picture
On paper the RCA looks very promising. VCR Plus Silver, hi-fi stereo sound, and auto setup. I also like RCA's menu system which allows you to directly enter numbers using the remote (Other units, like a similarly priced Sony I also own, make you hit Up/Down repeatedly until you reach the desired number, which I find inconvenient. This Sony also lacks VCR Plus). But the RCA's picture is a bit fuzzy and jittery, which is a problem. However, the programming convenience is hard to beat, so I use the RCA to tape shows that I don't plan on keeping, and the Sony for recording stuff that I want to archive. Not the best VCR for important recordings, but for day to day programming it's fine.