Price Paid:  $89.00 from REX TV

Summary:
I DONT KNOW WHY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE NEW SONY VCRS THIS SLV 55 IS A GREAT VCR GOOD PICTURE GOOD SOUND.IF YOU HAVE A CRAPPY TV ANY VCR WILL LOOK LIKE CRAP.THIS VCR LOOKS PERFECT WITH MY SONY HDTV.

Strengths:
FLASH REWIND.NICE EASY BASIC MENUS.PRICE

Weaknesses:
NONE.

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
I bought this Sony to replace another Sony VCR I had because it was eating the tapes. It is a grat unit: it rewinds the tapes very fast and the audio and video quality are great.
I don't think that in the age of DVD's there is a need for a more expensive VCR

Strengths:
Price; audio and video quality; fast rewinding.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
Panasonic (early 80's)
Panasonic (late 80's)
Sony ( 2 previous different models)