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Summary: Sony SLV-688HF VCR
Review: I purchased this VCR from Amazon.com because my old one broke and is currently being repaired. I needed a good replacement VCR and fast. This VCR is great! As I have always been impressed with all of Sony's products I have purchased in the past, this VCR continues that great legacy. I get my nicely designed VCR with front inputs, in/out RCA and RF on the back. The controller is nicely designed and easy to use. It comes with batteries for the remote, another plus of not having to buy. A great thing is it comes with an extra RF cable to allow you to continue WATCHING cable AND RECORD at the same time! (when connected properly) In recording experience, it works great, and timer features, everything is here and I am definently happy. Only small minor flaw is that pushing the record button to record, it takes perhaps 3 to 5 seconds for the tape to "actually" start recording, so if you want to record something, hit record early, then hit pause, and you can go from there. This is a great VCR for [the price]! Check it out.
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Summary: Sony SLV-688HF VCR
Review: It is hard to believe just how cheap stereo VCR's are getting, only a few years ago you couldn't find one for less then $250 and now they are starting at under $150. In the past I have had the oppertunity to use several differant brands of VCR's and have had nothing but trouble. I have had a Panasonic VCR that in less than a year went into the repair shop twice because a tape had gotten stuck in the unit. I've had a Magnavox VCR that didn't even last a year and a half. I've also used a Toshiba, and another Panasonic unit at my former work, and I must say that they were two of the most tempermental video units that I've ever used. This Sony unit (that I just got) is similar to my other Sony (SLV-675HF) that is almost 3 years old now. In the three years that I've had my Sony VCR, I have never had a problem with it. It is easy to use, program, and if you can't set the clock you must be stupid. The picture has always been great (for VHS, I prefer the quality of DVD), and it records like a champ. The remote is one of the best I've used, the only thing that would make it better is backlighting (but that's just nitpicking). If you need a new VCR, buy a SONY. In a weird side story, both my sister and I bought new VCR's the same week. She got a more expensive Hitachi, and I got my beloved Sony, and of the two units the Sony is the better performer.
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Summary: A true workhorse in a dying breed
Review: It is hard to believe just how cheap stereo VCR's are getting, only a few years ago you couldn't find one for less then $250 and now they are starting at under $150. In the past I have had the oppertunity to use several differant brands of VCR's and have had nothing but trouble. I have had a Panasonic VCR that in less than a year went into the repair shop twice because a tape had gotten stuck in the unit. I've had a Magnavox VCR that didn't even last a year and a half. I've also used a Toshiba, and another Panasonic unit at my former work, and I must say that they were two of the most tempermental video units that I've ever used. This Sony unit (that I just got) is similar to my other Sony (SLV-675HF) that is almost 3 years old now. In the three years that I've had my Sony VCR, I have never had a problem with it. It is easy to use, program, and if you can't set the clock you must be stupid. The picture has always been great (for VHS, I prefer the quality of DVD), and it records like a champ. The remote is one of the best I've used, the only thing that would make it better is backlighting (but that's just nitpicking). If you need a new VCR, buy a SONY. In a weird side story, both my sister and I bought new VCR's the same week. She got a more expensive Hitachi, and I got my beloved Sony, and of the two units the Sony is the better performer.
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