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Summary: Socks!
Review: Broke in one month. Got fixed free of charge. Then broke again the same way just over one year. Refused to fixed without charge. Very disppointed with both their stuffs and services.
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Summary: Panasonic PV-VS4821VCR w/commercial advance
Review: Had the previous model of this VCR with Commercial Advance. (This function keeps you from being interrupted by commercials between show segments.) Now the advances are faster and soundless. Maybe the next update will include voice activated programming which would be awesome.This VCR model is smaller & lighter than ever. Would be nice if it was also available in black as silver might not work for everyone's color scheme.
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Summary: Panasonic?? What a disapointment
Review: I always heard how Panasonic made such fine VCRs. While this may have been true in the past, I believe that Panasonic is slipping. Which is all this VCR gave from the time I got it - a "slipping" picture. Every tape I tried would miss-track, or the picture would flutter & roll, or loud mistracking noises would happen every few minutes. Didn't matter if it was an old tape, freshly opened tape, newly purchased movie, every one miss-tracked or the picture would roll, etc. Despite "autotracking" feature, I constantly had to manually track the machine, especially after fast-forwarding through a commercial. My previous Panasonic worked very well for two years, and then did the very same thing, despite my taking good care of it. Which is all a shame, because this Panasonic VCR is one of the few available with an S-video output, which would have meant a superior picture-if only it didn't slip, slide & roll.
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Summary: Beware: The "Disposable Bic" of SVHS machines!
Review: I bought and returned this product...The PVVS4821 is made of...thin plastic - mine weighed in at just over four pounds!! It was so light that when you inserted a tape, you had to hold the macine or it would be pushed back from the "force" of inserting the tape! The writing on the rear panel is not painted, so you can't read what the jacks are for...When you try to push in the S-Video, the whole panel bulges back; again it's the...thin plastic and incredibly skimpy construction. Note that [this] Panasonic [model was made in] China for this new model...you'd be better getting last year's 4820 instead if you can! The remote is terrible. Tiny buttons that are almost useless for essentials like volume, channel. And really bad layout has you fumbling all over the remote. The picture is not as good as previous units because they substituted dynamorphous heads with...vanilla video heads. It doesn't even have 19-micron, so slow speed picture is noisy. Think circa 1984 video head technology. The good thing about this unit is the commercial advance, which usually works. Too bad that some other manufacturers...don't have this feature. Also, the VCR Gold Plus works well, if you're too lazy...to set up your own machine once. Instead, I'd rather have adequate power-backup so I don''t lose my programming if the power goes off for long. Anyway, what a disappointment. It's really hard to find a decent VCR these days, but I think that you'd do better with a good Mitsu or Toshiba - asd I've checked SVHS from 4 manufacturers side-by-side. Also tested the rather poor sony slnv81. This Panasonice ranks dead last by a long shot. I'm writing this because I'm peeved at how their poor product wasted my time and lost me shipping...!
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Summary: Disappointed with Panasonic
Review: I have used SVHS for over 10 years. I have owned 2 Magnavox (old models don't remember the models now), 2 Panasonic pv-s4566 models, and 3 JVC models, 2 HR-S5400U and 1 HR-S3900U. I have used S-VHS with Satelite for 5 years. Using S-VHS with Satelite gives you a very good copy. Save your money and the trouble of returning this Panasonic VCR. The picture quality was very poor and grainy especially on my existing S-VHS recordings. The JVC is better than this one.
But if you are using Satelite and want a great temporary copy I highly recommend the Sony Satelite receiver with Ulitmate service. Model SAT-W60. This is without a doubt the best invention since sliced bread!! I won't go into detail about all the things I love about this product which are many. The only drawback I have noticed is when you have 2 shows recording at the same time, or when you have 1 show recording and you keep one show live in the picture window and browse the program grid at the same time, The grid is a little slow to respond. I would also like to have a larger hard drive in it. If you couple a good S-VHS VCR for long term library and this Satelite Receiver with built in digital recording you have a great entertainment system.
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Summary: DISAPPOINTED !!!
Review: I purchased this VCR with the intent of enjoying the bells and whistles that came along with this unit, but much to my disapointment, this unit would shut off after 10-15 minutes of playing and for several minutes after the shut down, I could not turn it back on. After cooling for a few moments, it would turn on, but after another 10-15 minutes, it would shut off just as before. Needless to say, it doesn't matter how many bells and whistles this unit has, if it's going to shut down as often as it does, it's not worth keeping, so I'm sending it back and I'm going to buy a VCR that works.
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Summary: Panasonic Super Vhs Vcr
Review: In My Honest Oppinion A Super Vhs Vcr Is Better Then A Normal One From Someone Like My Self Who Has Worn Out Just About Every Vcr There Is On The Market But The Way To Keep A Vintage Vcr Going Is To Keep The Heads Clean And Only Time Will Tell If It Will Last Another Ten Or Fifthteen Years
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Summary: Spend the Money
Review: Spend the money on this one. It is worth it. We love commercial advance and now time phase all the programs we watch. SVHS means you can record in SLP without loss of picture quality. Then replay with CA zooms through the commercials. High speed rewind, VCRplus, and auto clock set also excellent features. After we got our first one of these, we dumped the cheap Sony and got a second Panasonic.
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Summary: Neat Features, Variable Performance
Review: The positives: In SP (like commercial tapes or movies), recording is excellent and playback is usually excellent. The Commercial Advance feature is really neat; when the VCR, in playback, encounters a commercial break on something it recorded, it (usually) automatically fast-forwards through it, then goes back to normal playback when the program resumes. The negatives: In SLP (fast recording), playback quality is variable. Commercial Advance does not register about 10-20% of commercials. Movie Advance, which is supposed to skip previews and stuff to take you right to the beginning of the movie, seldom works (usually stays in fast-forward right into the movie). When Commercial Advance fast-forwards through a commercial break and the VCR shifts back to normal playback when the program resumes, the sound is sometimes off for an additional 10-15 seconds. There is mechanical background noise during playback sometimes. During the post-recording period, when Commercial Advance is finding and marking commercials, this is a noisy machine. Overall: A pretty good VCR with some neat features that do not always work. Picture quality in playback is inconsistent.
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Summary: Nearly Perfect
Review: This VCR is better than the current 3.5 star rating. It works great, has S-VHS, does a great job of autodetect, superb tracking, etc. The only issue I have is that you cannot turn off the autodetect once it is enabled--a minor issue. Well worth the price!
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