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Summary: Only 5 minutes out of the box, i took it back
Review: Well I read the reviews and bought this VCR anyway because it looked like the one with the most features. Moreover, all of our VCRs recently died and our older Sony DVD player cannot play some of the video CDs from asia, so I went for what appears to be the cadillac model from Sony. Five minutes after hooking it up to my Zenith System 3 (e.g. Sony XBR-quality) television, i started flipping the TV/VCR switch, and noticed that the signal reception for the sony tuner was very dim. This picture became noticeably dark with this VCR. What's more, my tv couldn't lock and hold several of the setup screens. My TV has the highest quality electronics that Zenith ever made, and it was also the best performing TV when purchased 10 years ago, with comb filter and a full jack pack. I'm going to buy RCA technology instead since that stuff works just fine with my TV and its really really easy to use. I took the VCR/DVD back. If you have to own this unit, you might consider buying one from a local merchant because there's a good chance you'll need to take it back, and that would save you and Amazon a lot of hassle and $$$.
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