Panasonic PV-V4612 VHS VCR

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(2.90 out of 5) from 7 reviews

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Panasonic *USED* to mean quality -- sadly, no longer

(1.00 out of 5) by tgi on Aug 19, 2003

Pros: Commercial»Advance, Good Video Quality
Cons: Lousy user interface, Sluggish deck handling, Programming interface absurdly stupid, Won't accept some VHS tapes
The Bottom Line: Avoid this VCR. Most irritating of all is about 15% of standard VHS tapes won't go into this unit. Programming is moronically painful. Easy to mess up.

I was shopping for a VCR with Commercial»Advance®. I usually buy RCA for this feature, but they've b ...
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A very good VCR at a low price

(4.00 out of 5) by mar4k on May 21, 2003

Pros: Feature-rich for price. Smart commercial skip and movie advance features work well.
Cons: Noisy when rewinding, remote needs improvement, rejects some tapes, lasted only 2 years.
The Bottom Line: This is a nice VCR for time-shifters, although the fact that mine only lasted two years causes some concern.

I'll start out with my impressions of this VCR, which are generally positive. For a quick-reference ...
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Panasonic PV-V4612S: Could have been a contender.

(3.00 out of 5) by devitrify on Oct 13, 2002

Pros: Commercial Advance works well. Excellent value.
Cons: Uncomfortable remote control. Many features are poorly implemented.
The Bottom Line: While Commercial Advance is great for TV time-shifters, I would look at other VCR's, paying special attention to the remote control features and ergonomics.

Overall, B- grade. Some nice features, but many other features are poorly implemented and the remot ...
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Noisy VCR

(1.00 out of 5) by cudahy on Oct 2, 2002

Pros: Commercial advance
Cons: NOISY, LP speed has scratchy image.
The Bottom Line: Noisy operation of head rotor. Noisy picture at LP speed.

My Panasonic PV-V4612S was purchased at Circuit City in Aug 02. I like the color (silver; better vi ...
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An excellent value!

(5.00 out of 5) by jhilker on Jun 10, 2002

Pros: Easy to set up, Commercial Advance and Movie Advance.
Cons: Instruction manual not very friendly, too easy to hit manual tracking on remote.
The Bottom Line: A great value based on the features you receive!

I recently purchased a Panasonic PV-V4612S to replace a JVC unit that only lasted a year before it a ...
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