Sony SLV-N700 Hi-Fi VHS VCR

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Summary: excellent VCR
Review: It's fast, easy, I love the VCR+ feature. It's quiet, looks good. Had it over a year now and still as good as new.

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Summary: SONY continues a Comeback
Review: The quality and dependability of SONY's VCRs over the past few years were in a terrible state of decline. SONY made some very good VCRs in the past. SONY's SLV-N700 Hi-Fi VHS VCR demonstrates a continuing genuine effort to return to the type of quality product they were once known for. This unit records very well and playback of pre-recorded tapes look excellent as well. What really impressed me was the playback image of EP recordings. This sounds a little unbelievable but black & white movies recorded in EP look better than those recorded in SP. This unit also has an incredibly fast rewind. I also found the Quasi S-VHS playback to be very indispensable. If you have a collection of S-VHS recordings this unit plays them back with very good results.

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Summary: Don't buy this VCR
Review: This is a VCR that could have been made by a company that had never used one nor made one before.
The fast forward in the play mode is way too slow, the slow is really a frame by frame and the pause reacts so slowly that it is almost impossible to get it to stop where you want it to.
The machine is lightweight and has smooth feet so when you push any of the buttons on the VCR the machine just slides backward. In other words, you have to hold the VCR in place with one hand and push a button with the other or velco it in place. No problem, you might say, cause I'll use the remote all the time. My remote functions started to fail after one month and at two months it became unusable.
I called Sony's 'we are here to help' phone number several times but could never get through.
This is a bush league machine made by a company that knows better..............

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Summary: Tape-Eater!
Review: We've had two of these models now, and between them have now eaten three tapes! It seems to have a real affinity for Fuji, with a nice helping of Sony for dessert. This is simply unacceptable for such a renowned company as Sony.