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Summary: Don't but it. I did and was sorry and mailed mine back.
Review: I purchased in 1985 a Japanese made GE VCR. It has performed very well over all these years. I was very disappointed in this Thompson made GE VCR. The picture quality in SLP was inferior. I have seen better picture quality I think in all 2 head VCRs, and this is a 4 head. The automatic clock set did not work. I don't know why. The remotes buttons sometimes clicked, sometimes did not, and sometimes clicked and you got double #'s. I do not know if all new VCR units are this way but this one does not have a "tape Counter". I could not figure out after you set the program how to tell the VCR to record that day of not. I did not see it in the instruction manual. I am a college graduate and health professional. I called GE for an asnwer. They lost my call three times trying to find an answer. When I played the VCR and saw the picture quality I would overheat. I asked others what they thought of the picture quality. They said it was blurry. I returned the VCR back to Amazon. They were very nice about it. I would buy from them again.
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Summary: Disappointed in the quality
Review: I purchased this GE VCR as a second unit for taping afternoon television shows while I was at work. I have had it for less than a week and while taping a talk show on Tuesday, the VCR chewed up my tape. I plan to return this VCR and buy a new Sony, which is the brand of my current VCR that I haven't had any problems with.
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Summary: Unbeatable VCR for the price!
Review: I read the review dated Aug. 14, 1999. I am glad I dismissed it and ordered this VCR. I have had it for a little over two weeks and I am extremely happy with it. It is the 4th VCR I have owned in the past 16 years. It replaces a Philips Magnavox VCR which was only 19 months old and twice the price. I hope it lasts as long as the first GE VCR I bought so many years ago.
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Summary: Believe it!
Review: I was amazed - an affordable VCR that does everything my high-priced JVC does. Very easy to use, very enjoyable to play.
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Summary: Outstanding product at a very reasonable price
Review: If you're shopping on a budget, this is the VCR to get. Loads of features, but very simple to use. Runs quiet, and has great picture quality.
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Summary: The price makes all the difference.
Review: It has the quality and features of a $300 VCR for just 99 bucks. If you're looking for a clearer picture buy yourself a DVD, otherwise, this GE is your best bet.
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Summary: Good value, but this VCR has some picture quality issues
Review: Pluses: excellent picture with prerecorded movies; excellent 'gee whiz' features; good sound.Minuses: 'jumpy' picture on oversaturated recordings; No LP (middle) recording speed; poor picture quality at slow recording speed. Overall, I'm happy with this VCR. I can't complain too much about the minuses because the price was so low. I'd like to explain the 'jumpy' remark: one of our prerecorded tapes had an irritating jumpy picture (rapid vertical shaking) during the brightest scenes. It was not a tracking issue, and it didn't happen on our old VCR. It ends up the tape batch didn't meet NTSE specs; when we exchanged the tape, the problem went away. That said, we recently had a friend record something for us on their VCR, and we ran into the same problem. I can only conclude that this VCR has a poor tolerance for oversaturated images.
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Summary: Good value, but this VCR has some picture quality issues
Review: Pluses: excellent picture with prerecorded movies; excellent 'gee whiz' features; good sound. Minuses: 'jumpy' picture on oversaturated recordings; No LP (middle) recording speed; poor picture quality at slow recording speed. Overall, I'm happy with this VCR. I can't complain too much about the minuses because the price was so low. I'd like to explain the 'jumpy' remark: one of our prerecorded tapes had an irritating jumpy picture (rapid vertical shaking) during the brightest scenes. It was not a tracking issue, and it didn't happen on our old VCR. It ends up the tape batch didn't meet NTSE specs; when we exchanged the tape, the problem went away. That said, we recently had a friend record something for us on their VCR, and we ran into the same problem. I can only conclude that this VCR has a poor tolerance for oversaturated images.
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Summary: Great VCR at a Great Price!
Review: Terrific value - lots of features at a very moderate price. Easy to program, whether you use the VCR plus or not. Picture quality fine in both SP and SLP modes. One inconvenience: no timer button on VCR or remote.
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Summary: Great Buy!
Review: Terrific value - lots of features at a very moderate price. Easy to program, whether you use the VCR plus or not. Picture quality fine in both SP and SLP modes. One inconvenience: no timer button on VCR or remote.
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