Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Very good machine and compared to the new model this one is very very good.

Quiet during playback, not noisy like others.

Strengths:
Good picture, great sound, quiet playback
You have a counter on the front instead of just the word "play"

Weaknesses:
There is no mute on the remote
During playback if you press FF there is a small delay before it actualy start to forward.

Price Paid:  $250.00 from Bay/Bloor Radio

Summary:
I bought this unit in September 2000, and it has been a very reliable player. As I mentioned in my review for the PV4520, I don't do a lot of recording, I use this VCR to play pre-recorded tapes. I have recorded on this VCR a couple of times, and the picture is very clear, not grainy. I wanted to get a player that had the best heads possible, because I plan on keeping this VCR for a long time. The only drawback that I can think of when I purchased this unit was that the auto-head cleaner was very noisy. After pressing stop on the machine, there would be this grinding noise-I thought the unit was defective, but it turned out to be the auto-head cleaner at work. The other drawback to the auto-head cleaner is that in time it gets dirty, which causes the heads to get clogged even if the heads are cleaned. The service centre I go to stated that they just remove the head cleaner & don't replace it when it gets too dirty-claimed that it's not worth it. Other than this, I am very happy with this player. It was very hard to find this model, but it has been well worth the money.

Strengths:
Excellent picture, made in Japan, Dynamorphous heads

Weaknesses:
Auto-head cleaner, was not on website for Panasonic.ca during it's production year-very hard to find.

Similar Products Used:
PV4520 VCR, Panasonic VCR circa 1982 (can't remember model #)