Sony SLV-N750 VHS / S-VHS playback VCR
- VCR Type: VHS / S-VHS playback
- Number of Video Heads: 4
- General Features: Auto Clock Set Auto Head Cleaner On Screen Menu Quasi SVHS Playback Commercial Skip Auto Tracking Auto Channel Program Child Lock Jog Dial
- Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
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Gets the job done, plus some rare extras
Pros
Very available in a pinch, a good overall player, great picture quality.
Cons
Does mostly what much less expensive players do, remote.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
I'd recommend it if you need a player fast, but if you can wait, look for something a little less pricey. I like it though.
Our old Magnavox VCR died after two moves across America and about 8 years of use. We were fans of the OC. We had to be out of town. So, with only three days til the season premiere and twelve blank VHS tapes, we had to get a new VCR, fast.
Like many of my fellow reviewers, this literally was my only option. No one in town but Circuit City had VCRs, weirdly enough not even Wal-Mart had VCRs. So we had to buy this one.
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First, the basics,and the appearance. I include this in case you care about how this VCR will look in your house.
This is a very sleek, attractive player. It's "theater-sized", meaning it's a little wider than normal players, but it does wonders to the aesthetics of the VCR (especially since we should all be recording to DVDs now, ah-hem). It has a green digital clock that, if unplugged, remembers the time for long enough for you to run and plug it back in and not have to reset it. It looks best in darker-colored wooden entertainment centers, probably best in Mahogany or any black, silver, or glass cabinets. It's so-so against Maple.
Connectivity:
The Sony has a composite (red, yellow, white) input jack on the front, which is very convenient for multiple gaming systems or seldom-used items like digital cameras, and is labeled as L2. On the back, there is another composite input (L1), an S-video plug, and two RCA (the kind for antennae and older TV inputs) jacks.Instead of the traditional play-stop-pause-rewind-forward, this model has a push-pull-turn knob with the rewind, forward, play and pause functions. The other buttons are seperate.
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Using the player:
Though somewhat unusual, the buttons and menu are surprisingly intuitive and simple. However, expect to accidentally trigger the Play button on the remote in the first few weeks of owning it, since it's pretty sensitive and placed kind of oddly.
Picture quality will be as good as the TV picture you're getting when you record it.
One of the interesting, useful additions in this player is the Display feature, which tells you what you're watching. It does all the things you expect it to well.
Playback:
Though nowhere near DVD quality, playback of recorded and purchased VHS tapes is pretty good.
Overall, this is a good, easy to use VCR; with good quality playback and easy recording. However, by now you shouldn't have to pay this much for a VCR. I'm satisfied with my purchase.
Like many of my fellow reviewers, this literally was my only option. No one in town but Circuit City had VCRs, weirdly enough not even Wal-Mart had VCRs. So we had to buy this one.
----
First, the basics,and the appearance. I include this in case you care about how this VCR will look in your house.
This is a very sleek, attractive player. It's "theater-sized", meaning it's a little wider than normal players, but it does wonders to the aesthetics of the VCR (especially since we should all be recording to DVDs now, ah-hem). It has a green digital clock that, if unplugged, remembers the time for long enough for you to run and plug it back in and not have to reset it. It looks best in darker-colored wooden entertainment centers, probably best in Mahogany or any black, silver, or glass cabinets. It's so-so against Maple.
Connectivity:
The Sony has a composite (red, yellow, white) input jack on the front, which is very convenient for multiple gaming systems or seldom-used items like digital cameras, and is labeled as L2. On the back, there is another composite input (L1), an S-video plug, and two RCA (the kind for antennae and older TV inputs) jacks.Instead of the traditional play-stop-pause-rewind-forward, this model has a push-pull-turn knob with the rewind, forward, play and pause functions. The other buttons are seperate.
----
Using the player:
Though somewhat unusual, the buttons and menu are surprisingly intuitive and simple. However, expect to accidentally trigger the Play button on the remote in the first few weeks of owning it, since it's pretty sensitive and placed kind of oddly.
Picture quality will be as good as the TV picture you're getting when you record it.
One of the interesting, useful additions in this player is the Display feature, which tells you what you're watching. It does all the things you expect it to well.
Playback:
Though nowhere near DVD quality, playback of recorded and purchased VHS tapes is pretty good.
Overall, this is a good, easy to use VCR; with good quality playback and easy recording. However, by now you shouldn't have to pay this much for a VCR. I'm satisfied with my purchase.
