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Summary: Good, no-frills VCR
Review: I purchased this VCR as a gift for my parents. They've been using it for playback and recording for almost two years now. It has had no problems and has functioned as expected.The controls, remote, and hookups were easy to figure out, with enough -ins and -outs for the basic AV system. This VCR functions much quiter than the one it replaced.
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Summary: Great Little VCR!
Review: I was lucky and was able to find this model back in Sept 2001. It's Panasonic's 2000 model year entry level VCR, and it's really reliable. Picture quality is clear & brilliant, and it plays tapes very clean. It doesn't add noise to older tapes like some other VCRs do. The only drawback is the motor noise, but once you get used to it, you don't notice it. It's compact and fits into limited spaces with ease. It's one of the last VCRs that was made in Japan by Panasonic for the 2000 model year.
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Summary: Great Little VCR!
Review: I was lucky and was able to find this model back in Sept 2001. It's Panasonic's 2000 model year entry level VCR, and it's really reliable. Picture quality is clear & brilliant, and it plays tapes very clean. It doesn't add noise to older tapes like some other VCRs do. The only drawback is the motor noise, but once you get used to it, you don't notice it. It's compact and fits into limited spaces with ease. It's one of the last VCRs that was made in Japan by Panasonic for the 2000 model year.
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Summary: The noise is a serious defect.
Review: I've owned 6 Panasonic VCRs, each one better than its predecessor. I am not sure that the same holds for this one, though the price is certainly too good to pass on. If you've owned a Panasonic VCR before then you expect reliability and ease of use. This unit delivers on that...while including 4 heads, commercial skip, a lighted remote (finally!), and the entire bevy of features now standard on every VCR. The real negative is that it is much noiser than the model it replaces; particularly when it is rewinding. We are talking a good bit noise, enough that it makes me want to turn up the TV volume while it is rewinding. I actually went out and purchased a JVC VCR to consider as an alternative, but returned that one and kept the Panasonic becaese the JVC was way too confusing to program. So why did I keep this one? It is very inexpensive, I like the features, and I can live with the added noise. I think this one is a keeper unless the noise will drive you crazy.
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Summary: Inexpensive, a bit noisy, but worth it
Review: I've owned 6 Panasonic VCRs, each one better than its predecessor. I am not sure that the same holds for this one, though the price is certainly too good to pass on. If you've owned a Panasonic VCR before then you expect reliability and ease of use. This unit delivers on that...while including 4 heads, commercial skip, a lighted remote (finally!), and the entire bevy of features now standard on every VCR. The real negative is that it is much noiser than the model it replaces; particularly when it is rewinding. We are talking a good bit noise, enough that it makes me want to turn up the TV volume while it is rewinding. I actually went out and purchased a JVC VCR to consider as an alternative, but returned that one and kept the Panasonic becaese the JVC was way too confusing to program. So why did I keep this one? It is very inexpensive, I like the features, and I can live with the added noise. I think this one is a keeper unless the noise will drive you crazy.
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Summary: good value
Review: The quality of the recording is wonderful and it runs quietly. To dub from another deck, you'll have to purchase additional cables, but the manual is straightforward on the setup and procedure. I was impressed with the features I got for the money.
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Summary: Quality unit
Review: This is a solid performer. Its features are very average for this generation of VCR. However, it is a joy to operate. I loved the remote(although it did take some getting used to). The major drawback is the lack of 19-micron heads(also called enhanced EP). 19-micron heads improve EP record and playback. It is rare to find a unit in this price range without them. If you do a lot of EP stuff, find a unit with 19-micron heads. Otherwise, this is a fine mid-range unit
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Summary: Solid VCR
Review: This is a very solid VCR. It does a good job at recording as well as playback. Programming is very, very easy--I didn't even need the manual to figure it out, there are on screen directions which are real easy to follow. The only weak part of this unit is the remote. The channel and volume buttons are really small, so it is a little difficult to use at first, especially in the dark. This isn't a real big deal to me, but it would be nice if these buttons were bigger. It is also nice that you can use all the functions of the VCR without the remote, which is nice for those of use who have the tendency to lose the remote.
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Summary: Okay For General Use
Review: This is basically a good VCR for general recording and play back and offers some nice features: a remote that can be VERY easily programmed to control your TV and cable converters channel and volume functions; easy switching to SAP (Spanish), stereo or mono; fairly good slow motion for frame to frame viewing; a commercial skip function to fast forward thru your tape 60 seconds at a time (not 30 seconds like one review states); easy on screen programming and setup; a cool indexing and searching feature to help scan the tapes in your library once marked; and if your cable service supports it, the VCR can automatically program all the channels and time/date with a couple of button pushes. However the unit isn't perfect. Although the remote will back light some keys it only does the biggest, easiest ones to figure out in the dark (play, stop, rew, ff, vcr, tv, dss cable) and ignores the rest. The manual for this VCR is somewhat poorly written and should be read at least once before plugging in the unit to avoid any problems. The layout for the buttons on the remote can be annoying especially having the record and tape speed buttons right next to the channel up and down buttons. The unit also only displays the tape counter on your television screen and not on the unit itself. When forwarding through a tape looking for a specific time, the counter disappears making it difficult know exact where you are on the tape, until you return to play mode or stop the tape. The plug was also shorter then my old unit by about two feet, requiring an extension cord to reach the outlet in the location the unit was being used.
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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: When my 10 year old Panasonic VCR finally died, I went looking for another one. Having been extremely pleased with the quality of my old Panasonic VCR, I decided to puchase the same brand. Boy was I disappointed! The setup instructions were confusing, the buttons on the remote control are too small, and the unit is tooooo noisy!!!!! Needless to say, I returned the unit. I guess the old saying still stands, "You get what you pay for".
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