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The unit picks up interference from my treadmill during tape playback and transmits it to the TV. The current JVC that I am trying to replace does not do this. JVC sent a replacement that does the same thing. Now I can't return the unit. JVC customer service says it isn't a defect and will only replace it again. Who wants another unit if it does the same thing? The auto function didn't work correctly - I finally had to manually program the channels. There is no backup battery system like on my current unit. If the power flickers, you have to reprogram everything. The display only show time and channel - you don't know where you are on the tape without pressing the display button and the display goes off after a few seconds. I used to be a loyal JVC customer but if this is the quality of JVC now, I'm finding a new manufacturer.

I bought this JVC model mostly because it was practically priced. When I got it home, however, I discovered that there was only one jack in the back. I was still willing to give it a chance when a tape got stuck inside after only having used it twice. After ruining about three tapes, I finally exchanged it for the same model. The very first tape that I put in got stuck and it has since eaten three more tapes. This has been a very disappointing and annoying purchase. I don't have a great deal of experience with JVC products and I can say now that I never will. The whole experience has been a gigantic waste of money and time!! Buyer beware

I must have gotten a newer made machine, this thing has a great picture, and sound. I have used it a lot, and had no problems at all. I would buy the vcr again.

If the VCR (or DVD) recorder does not have auto-time set working, and it cannot retain program memory (the 8 events you set so you can watch a TV show while you're away) during a power outage, then it's nothing but a Hi-Fi player. I bought this unit from a brick-and-mortar store I won't name, plugged it in properly, got all of the analog cable channels, turned it off to auto-set the clock, and it still blinks "Aut" 45 minutes after turning it off. If it can't set the time, then it's useless as a video recording machine.

I would purchase an uninterruptable power supply for any VCR or DVD recorder I own and it would power the machines even during a power outage which could last as long as 12 hours. That way, the clock and program memory settings are left intact. Why can't anybody make a VCR that has 12 hour memory backup? I'd gladly pay more for that. Instead, we get cheapened-down basic machines that just don't perform when you need them to do so.

Worst of all, this model doesn't have Video/Audio input from the rear panel. Could it tape radio talk shows on the unit (when hooked up to a radio) while I was away? The instructions didn't indicate that you could tape off of a LINE-IN jack when you program a machine to do so.

Can't anybody make a VHS recorder right anymore?