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I bought last year's model of this item, essentially the same item. It worked great at first, although the complaints about volume control turned out to be true for me as well. I had to crank up the volume to watch a tape, and then when the tape was turned off, the tv would blare. My biggest complaint is that after 3 1/2 months, the VCR quit working altogether. Nothing happened to cause it to break, it just stopped functioning, with a tape stuck inside. I've had a stand alone VCR for 8 years that still works--3 1/2 months is not very long. The warranty for labor, of course, is 3 months. Usually Panasonic has quality products--I don't know if this was a fluke, or the advice of others to stay away from combos is true.

I had the same problem with the audio on the tape playback. Needed to be almost twice as loud as the normal TV level. Took it to shop 4 times in the first six months of ownership. They said it was normal. Panasonic refused to help me with the issue. So, I own it, it doesn't work well, and less tha two months of usage by me. My advice is to buy seperate pieces. I think they are better made.

I must be lucky. I have the white unit in my kitchen and it has worked flawlessly for almost a year now. It has beautiful color as all PanaBlack tubes do. I consider it the perfect size for the kitchen. It is not big enough for your main tv, but that is not what it is designed for. Very satisfied with mine.