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Summary: It's Very BAD...
Review: I bought one and it was so bad on Recording. Then I exchanged it. Only to find the same problem. An annoying hiss in the audio. The video was dark. The Video came out looking scratchy. I have a 64 inch Phillips TV and it's awesome. But I would not waste my money on this VCR. The people giving this a 5 star were extremly lucky. I would give it negative stars but a One is as low as I can go.
Rating:
Summary: It's Very BAD...
Review: I bought one and it was so bad on Recording. Then I exchanged it. Only to find the same problem. An annoying hiss in the audio. The video was dark. The Video came out looking scratchy. I have a 64 inch Phillips TV and it's awesome. But I would not waste my money on this VCR. The people giving this a 5 star were extremly lucky. I would give it negative stars but a One is as low as I can go.
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Summary: once bitten...
Review: I have had this VCR for 9 months and it's already in the shop. The picture quality was OK---nothing great really, pretty much what you'd expect for a VCR in this price range. The remote was OK, though it did have a few annoying traits. It was quite easy to work your way through the commands on the menu (though, like one reviewer pointed out, the "12345678" programming was a little hard to keep track of when recording multiple shows).This brings me to sound quality. Which started out great, then for some reason took a nose dive. About two months ago I started to get a static-y hiss in Hi-Fi mode which completely disappeared in Mono. At first I thought it was my Theatre System, then the tape, then finally the VCR which I cleaned over and over again, but to no avail. I contacted the Service Department with this problem and they politely informed me that "I was out of luck". There is only a 90 day guarantee against defects on this model. They have enough faith in their product to only stand behind it for 3 months---after that you are S.O.L. I had a Panasonic VCR that lasted me 10+ years (why I bought a Philips is beyond me). To me the quality of anything goes beyond how it operates, it's how the company behind it reacts when you have a problem with it. With Philips I was very disappointed.
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Summary: once bitten...
Review: I have had this VCR for 9 months and it's already in the shop. The picture quality was OK---nothing great really, pretty much what you'd expect for a VCR in this price range. The remote was OK, though it did have a few annoying traits. It was quite easy to work your way through the commands on the menu (though, like one reviewer pointed out, the "12345678" programming was a little hard to keep track of when recording multiple shows). This brings me to sound quality. Which started out great, then for some reason took a nose dive. About two months ago I started to get a static-y hiss in Hi-Fi mode which completely disappeared in Mono. At first I thought it was my Theatre System, then the tape, then finally the VCR which I cleaned over and over again, but to no avail. I contacted the Service Department with this problem and they politely informed me that "I was out of luck". There is only a 90 day guarantee against defects on this model. They have enough faith in their product to only stand behind it for 3 months---after that you are S.O.L. I had a Panasonic VCR that lasted me 10+ years (why I bought a Philips is beyond me). To me the quality of anything goes beyond how it operates, it's how the company behind it reacts when you have a problem with it. With Philips I was very disappointed.
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Summary: down with Philips
Review: I just want to say that 2 and a half years ago I bought another Philips-Magnavox VCR (model VRX242AT) which broke down last month. I think 2 and a half years is just not enough. It had a number of other inconveniences as well. I will never buy Philips again.
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Summary: down with Philips
Review: I just want to say that 2 and a half years ago I bought another Philips-Magnavox VCR (model VRX242AT) which broke down last month. I think 2 and a half years is just not enough. It had a number of other inconveniences as well. I will never buy Philips again.
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Summary: I think it is the most worthy to buy!
Review: I read the the whole information of this product, and I think it is worthy. Since I had bought a television of Philips, and I decide to buy the same brand of the VCR.
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Summary: great value for money
Review: its great vcr that allows you to play most any tape. The best thing about it is that once of you got it, you are sure it will last, so will the picture and sound effect. That is what I really want in a vcr, great picture and sound, kind of makes you watch a movie you never really meant to.
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Summary: Well designed,updated, and ventilated Philips VCR...
Review: Thank goodness Philips was one of the first companies to trim the fat on the older vcr chasis box size standard. Also, commendations for including large heat vents on the side of this and other various Philips vcr models. After all, a large percentage of vcr equipment failing within the first 2 years or so is due to poor heat and air ventilation;heat kills,end of story.This particular model makes one wonder if it's even worth spending another ($) or so for the S-VHS version (not offered currently on Amazon.com). I've compared both and found little difference unless you're a heavy recorder. The S-VHS quality closely resembles the original recorded source but don't expect dvd calibre.On this regular hi-fi model there is a tad-bit of red color bleed (look at objects or letters in red and notice the artifcat known as dot-crawl).Color bleed is when the electronics of any video medium, to certain degree in error, allow reds, some blues and greens to seep out of the objects' or images' edges causing a sort of smeared-edgy look. The audio hi-fi portion is very clear and dialogue is also very articulate. The hi-fi audio level is quite exceptional. I once owned a hi-end, reputable brand name vcr where the hi-fi audio was horrendous.It suffered from low sound level.The highs were lows and the bass had no "punch".Dialogue was nothing but babble and the video always had a muddled and streaked look(regardless of cleaning the heads or not). As for price, it's almost average or acceptable when you compare buying a low-end dvd player for about ($). I would not spend more than ($) for this vcr model. Also, previous reviewers who mentioned their previous/serious problems with this model, I too believe you. While this Philips model I purchased does not suffer (yet) from any problems, I have owned more expensive brand named vcrs and were shocked they did not last past 3-5 years under normal usage (then, again what's normal).In total sum, nothing more irritable and inconveninent than purchasing from a reputable brand name and having the unit fail you...So far for me this has not been this case with this model (and yes, I've had it for quite some time)...
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Summary: Great VCR for its price
Review: The VCR is really simple to work. Just connect it and it is done. No problems with channel setup and clock setting. The picture quality is really good, and I enjoy the sound very much. The remote is able to control several TV brands (e.g. Sony), which is nice. For that price, I am really satisfied.
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