Panasonic PV-V4525 VHS VCR

Pros: Fine picture and stereo sound; user-friendly; reliable; built more sturdily than its predecessor (!).
Cons: Panasonic quality of yesteryear gone. No rewind/ff brakes. Reportedly uneven quality control. Clock loses time.

It's odd that this VCR has not yet been reviewed since it's one of only two non-S-Video, non-DVD/VCR combo units one can take seriously, and practically the only stand-alone VCR at all. Last year, when I wrote about its immediate predecessor, Panasonic's ...

Pros: Can't think of anything worth noting.
Cons: Inferior product;unsatisfactory service.

We purchased this VCR nine months ago and had problems almost from the beginning. Best Buy gave us an even exchange about five weeks after our purchase, but the new machine was no better. Tapes keep getting stuck in the machine and although, ...