JVC HR-J692U VHS VCR

Pros: Good picture, JVC name
Cons: Hard to use, tricky to program

"The Inventor of VHS", the box read. For a VCR from JVC you'd think those words would mean something. But on the model HR-J692U they didn't. I have not had a harder-to-use VCR in many years, and I've used a lot of them. Unorthodox Battery ...

Pros: Few
Cons: Lots

I purchased the HR-J692U from Sears about six weeks ago. I had a JVC HR-S5400U S-VHS VCR that worked ...

Pros: Good picture and sound.
Cons: Outside interference. Auto program doesn' t work right. No battery backup for power outages.

The unit picks up interference from my treadmill during tape playback and messes up the TV picture. The unit I'm trying to replace (also a JVC) does not have the problem. JVC sent me a replacement unit but it does the same thing. I can't return it since I don't have the original unit. JVC customer service says it isn't a defect and won't help past replacing the unit again. The auto function didn't work - I had to manually program the stations. It does not have a backup battery like the unit I have now. If the power just blinks, you have to reprogram the unit. If this is the quality of JVC now, don't buy a JVC.

Pros: it kind-of worked for 3 months
Cons: after 3 months I was out $70.00 AND NO MORE VCR

Even brand new this VCR had problems. It would eject the tape, but when I would go to take it out the tape would jam a little bit. Finally, after 3 months of use it refused to eject the tape at all and that was it...unfortunately I didn't purchase an extended warranty and I was screwed...