It works.

No display on the front of the unit for tape position.

I hate this thing. If I want to know the tape position I have to put it up on the screen.
The colors are off if I go from the cable to the VCR to the TV. If I go through the RCA connectors color is OK.
If I want to skip over a commercial and I overshoot and back up there is such a lag in the mechanism that I can never start playing the tape where I want to.
And I don't like the remote it's too hard to find the buttons in the dark, and it's not very ergonomic.
I like the JVC much better.
Just my honest opinion.

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Very good video and audio. Consumer Reports ranked Panasonic as having the best reliability record. Easy hook-up. Excellent owners manual.

Louder than normal drive motor. Panasonic says this is normal.

So far, no quality control problems. Happy with the purchase.

Quality

I bought my unit last Fall after seriously looking at other models. 4 months after I bought it, it started acting up and stopped taping accurately. Panasonic would only cover parts and were very unresponsive. If I add the repair labor charge to my purchase price I could have upgraded to a better model. How to rate the value of this product? It was relatively cheap with all the features but I guess I got what I paid for... I'll never waste my time with another Panasonic product again.

I just got this VCR about a week ago. Since then I have watched about 12 videos on it. So far its been showing pretty good and the connections with my DSS and Reciever were easy ones. There is also a good on screen display that lets you know the type of audio signal you are recieving. I would say that this is a good buy especially if you can catch it on sale like I did($118).

I ordered mine for $129. Very good unit. Easy to use. Displays any tape, new or rental with good resolution. Similar to many other Panasonic models. Very fast rewind feature. Worth the purchase price.

Great Value...Good sound and picture

For the features the 9451 is a better value

Good VCR but if i had it to do over id have gotten the 9451

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Very good audio. Rewind speed very good.

Picture quality is not on par with my 15 year old, 2-head
Mitsubishi. I like the lighted buttons, but other than that
Not much more to rave about. It's Hard to handle, very
weird shape (doesn't fit in a human hand very well).

I like the fact that the price point has been driven down
by the advent and subsequent extreme popularity of DVD, but
I believe that the overall quality has been greatly reduced
at the same time. These things can only go down in price
so far. I believe even the "sure bet" manufacturers like
Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, etc. have had to drastically cut
corners in terms of materials and part quality (video heads?) in order to remain competative. My initial reaction to the Video quality of this Player was very positive, but within about 6 months (I've owned the Panasonic slightly longer than a year), there was very noticeable picture degradation. Lots of snow and fuzzies, and also, a very disturbing bright spot that runs across the top of my TV screen has developed, which cannot be adjusted out with the tracking adjustment. I've had the unit's head cleaned to no avail. I can only assume this is head wear that I'm seeing. I do play movies alot (2-3 per week), but I used my old Mitsubishi with the same frequency. Fifteen years old, and it still plays perfectly!

I'm thrilled by the $99 price I paid for the Panasonic, but
compared to the Mitsubishi (paid $450), I'd have to say
fifteen very serviceable years @ $450 is a much better value
than $99 for only one good year of service. I'm guessing
I'm going to probably experience the same thing with other
brands at that price point, as well.

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Mitsubishi 2-head (first VCR purchase, 1985).

worked altight for a year

now has NO picture. only audio. also has a slicht cracle in the audio

fu-ck this thing man

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Got is for $120 from Wards, about two months back. It is good value for money. Saw mostly rental movies. Has not given any trouble. Sounds very good thru A/V receiver. The only worry is limited warranty (3 months for labour).

price, features, ff & rw speed, playback quality

records "grainy" all speeds

For the price I paid for this unit, I couldn't go wrong. With 5 Hi-Fi VCR's at my home, we are always watching or taping. This VCR has proven it's self as a durable machine that is used on a daily basis. This machine tapes at least 2 events a day. Although the record quality is not as good as my Zenith (goldstar) VCR, it's quality is better than than the Akai that I own. All in all, a great buy for the price. 5 stars for value, 4 stars because of the recording quality.

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