JVC HR-VP670 VHS VCR
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- VCR Type: VHS
- Number of Video Heads: 4
- Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
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This one is a winner.
Pros
Includes VCR-Plus, great auto-tracking and almost perfect stereo output
Cons
remote, problems with JVC in general
Recommended it?
Yes
I own two JVC televisions and three JVC VCR's. The VP670U is my newest VCR, and it is great. There are several positive differences between this VCR and my older JVC models. For one, this model is equipped with VCR-Plus. No longer do I have find the program, figure out the date it will play, put in the time and channel (thus avoiding an accidental AM instead of PM). I just look it up in the listings and type in the code, and no more worries. The program I want is recorded.
Another big difference, and to me the most impressive, is the ease and the crispness of stereo sound. Hooking up the VCR through the receiver was not a problem at all, and with front and rear auxillary inputs, playing through a camcorder is also not a problem.
Although my older VCRs were equipped with stereo sound, it was not often that it actually worked. In fact, they did not work unless there was a tape in. I was so amazed with the quality difference! Watching normal programming on television is entirely different with the stereo sound presented through my VCR to my receiver. So, for this the VP670U gets a huge plus.
Of course, nothing is perfect. My biggest beef with JVC is general is that the flawless VCR does not last long. On my other two, when I record, if I play it back on another VCR there is no tracking. I am hoping that this model, the VP670U, does not have that problem, as there is a built in calbration system that autotracks, even in the middle of a program. This works great! The only other problem, however minor, is the remote control that comes with the VCR. If you are like me and have more than one JVC system in the home, this remote gets a bit aggravating. The remote from my older model JVC VCRs would allow me to use them on the t.v. with the click of a switch. The only way to use this remote with a JVC television is to hold down the t.v. button on the remote (even to change volume).
Of course, if I were not satisfied with JVC thus far, I would not have bought another. And this may be my best JVC VCR investment yet thanks to the VCR-Plus, auto-tracking and the nearly flawless stereo output.
Another big difference, and to me the most impressive, is the ease and the crispness of stereo sound. Hooking up the VCR through the receiver was not a problem at all, and with front and rear auxillary inputs, playing through a camcorder is also not a problem.
Although my older VCRs were equipped with stereo sound, it was not often that it actually worked. In fact, they did not work unless there was a tape in. I was so amazed with the quality difference! Watching normal programming on television is entirely different with the stereo sound presented through my VCR to my receiver. So, for this the VP670U gets a huge plus.
Of course, nothing is perfect. My biggest beef with JVC is general is that the flawless VCR does not last long. On my other two, when I record, if I play it back on another VCR there is no tracking. I am hoping that this model, the VP670U, does not have that problem, as there is a built in calbration system that autotracks, even in the middle of a program. This works great! The only other problem, however minor, is the remote control that comes with the VCR. If you are like me and have more than one JVC system in the home, this remote gets a bit aggravating. The remote from my older model JVC VCRs would allow me to use them on the t.v. with the click of a switch. The only way to use this remote with a JVC television is to hold down the t.v. button on the remote (even to change volume).
Of course, if I were not satisfied with JVC thus far, I would not have bought another. And this may be my best JVC VCR investment yet thanks to the VCR-Plus, auto-tracking and the nearly flawless stereo output.
