This VCR is a piece of junk, plain and simple. I generally purchase higher quality merchandise, but I had a gift card from Wal-Mart so I decided to purchase a cheap VCR as an extra unit. With cable TV I cannot watch one show while taping another on the same TV, so an extra VCR seemed like a good idea. The unit has two taping modes instead of the normal three. When using the four hour mode, the playback is not viewable. While still under the one year warranty, the unit began eating tapes, literally destroying them. I sent it back for warranty service and they replaced it with a refurbished unit....read full review »