Buy Panasonic PV-V4020 4-Head VCRPanasonic PV-V4020 4-Head VCR Product Description:
- VCR Plus+ programming
- Auto clock set with 24-hour backup
- Trilingual onscreen display
- Multibrand, universal, illuminated Light Tower remote
- Commercial-skip button on remote
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96 of 97 people found the following review helpful.
This is a good value, basic VCR
By A Customer
Not being a TV-o-phile but recording and watching programs infrequently, this VCR does more that I could ever want. It's a good value, basic feature VCR than performs well. The remote control is laid out in a satisfactory way, the VCR is relatively easy to program, playback and record are fine. It has features I won't even use (e.g. VCR Plus recording setup).
Initial setup is quite easy as the VCR is programmed to enter this automatically on first use. The instruction manual is incomplete. Information is missing, hard to find, and poorly indexed. Still, it's just a VCR: minimal fiddling answers most questions. The VCR will playback and record in all of Slow Play, Long Play, and Super Long Play modes (despite comments of earlier reviewer). This is one of those things that is not explicitly outlined in the accompanying manual so a little trial and error was necessary.
As is the trend with electronics, prices are more stable than performance, which increases. This VCR is better than the $110 Zenith VCR I bought four years ago. I've also had good luck with a Panasonic VCR in the past that lasted seven years with no maintenance (not so much as head cleaning) before it started to flake out.
I give the product four stars overall as it's in the budget category, without a lot of bells and whistles. For price and standard features, it rates five stars.
69 of 74 people found the following review helpful.
A great buy for a high school student
By A Customer
I bought this VCR because I wanted to be able to watch my movies and television shows on tape whenever I wanted, whether my parents liked them or not. It was a great deal and is an excellent product. I must admit, I was a little dissappointed that the commercial skip button was little more than a feature that allowed you to fast forward very quickly for 1-3 minutes, but I still give this product 5 stars. It plays back wonderfully and is very easy to program. I believe that it was the best but for my money, and I shopped around. Even a high school student can figure it out, I did.
25 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Read the manual? Good luck!
By A Customer
The VCR is fine, but figuring out how to program the beast is a nightmare. Essentially the manual says one thing, the on-screen instructions say something else, and what actually works is still something else.
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