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Of course, they could've come up with something else. Especially since the VCR was (at that point) barely a couple of months old, and was under a warranty. But if they have, I haven't heard about it. In the end, it didn't even cost me anything.
Unfortunately, all the high tech stuff that I was used to seeing in their VCR's was nowhere to be found. And even if they did, big deal. Or both. which I find totally disgusting.This VCR was the most expensive that Sony had for sale at the time (I paid around $[.].).
We don't want to fix it. except my loyalty to their company. I was, though, ticked off when I was told (essentially) "Buy a new VCR. And if you really have to get a VCR, don't get a Sony. There were two features, though, that made it stand out from the rest:1) A wheel/knob thingy on the front that allows you to set the time & set programmed recording events without having to turn the TV on.2) Adaptive Picture Control (APC): It allows the VCR to customize recordings to each video tape, allowing great quality.Unfortunately, though, the 2nd feature has been taken out of Sony VCR's since then, so the picture quality isn't that great anymore. The next time you're in the market for a VCR, I'd go for a TiVo. Or a DVD recorder.
I guess they figured that'd happen if they made it a pain in the butt for people like me just to get a simple adjustment made on a brand new VCR.
If they're going to do everything they can not to fix your VCR, and force you to buy a new one the minute something goes wrong, what's the point in buying a Sony VCR.
I liked this VCR until I had to get it fixed.
In short, it was all part of a strategy to "convince" people to ditch VCR's and go for their new (and more expensive) DVD recorders.
It was a minor thing, though, so I wasn't worried.
This sort of thing occurred anytime I went to down to Sony's repair shop.
It's too much of a hassle, and it just costs too much." I found this odd.
I almost had to drag them kicking & screaming into their repair shop just to get them to do what they were supposed to.
You don't need the hassle.
Another extremely important aspect in a VCR is the quality of its recordings and this particular VCR records nearly flawless images, making the viewing experience of recordings that much better.One feature that is highly important to most people is ease in programmability and it really couldn't be any easier with this VCR especially given for the automatic presetting on the clock and TV channels that is fed from your cable company. In just a few short steps, you can program this VCR to tape all your favorite shows, hit the power button and it's ready to do its job when the time comes. Prior to purchasing this particular VCR a couple years ago I'd only ever purchased JVC VCR's. Also, for recording your favorite shows, this Sony VCR comes with the VCR Gold Plus+® System; making recording that much easier, providing you have your local cable listing. Should you desire to run this VCR through your cable box, it easily sets up in that manner and works perfectly as well.Overall, I highly recommend this or any other of the line of outstanding Sony VCR's as this was my first of two Sony VCR's and in the future, should I need another; I won't even look at another brand. As a matter of fact, at that time I'd been pretty heavily into JVC products but through word of mouth and some exploration at the stores, that was about to quickly change; this was but the first of several Sony electronics purchases that have all proven to be quite well made through years of enjoyable usage.One of the most important features in a VCR is the quality of the image and sound in playback mode and I've found the playback quality on this Sony VCR to be outstanding with "near" DVD quality in image and the Hi-Fi sound is as good as can be expected from a VCR. {ssintrepid}
It's awesome, with easy, logical programming and the finest picture available from material it records itself. I've only had Panasonic VCRs in the past, but had to take back two bogus (poorly designed and produced) models in the past year, so I did the research and tried this unit. The EP picture is surprisingly clear and noise free, and there's no comparison between the quality video of this unit compared with the dull, lifeless and grainy recordings and playbacks of Panasonic units.
The only thing to do is unplug it and then turn it back on. Today I had to send it in for a warranty repair when after unplugging it, it still wouldn't do anything. Maybe I just got a lemon, but after only two months we've had nothing but problems. This is in addition to it suddenly stopping while it's recording. Set it up to record, come home and find it quit after 10 or 15 minutes. At least once a day when trying to put a tape in, it refuses to take it and then the entire machine seizes up - it won't even turn off or on. Junk.
Went out and bought it. Brought it home and hooked it up.and guess what. It won't record.If you have cable or satellite you need a "cable mouse".I don't have scrambled channels and don't need the cable mouse yet this vcr will not work w/o the cable mouse. OK, I did my homework. Researched many vcrs before deciding on this one. So I took it back and bought a totally different brand, that I am very satisfied with.
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