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Title: Mixed Blessing
Review: Although the JVC plays really well -- indeed, it has resurrected many tapes from my library that are nearly unplayable on other VCRs -- it has some serious shortcomings. For one, I'm having trouble playing retail tapes -- some tapes you rent or buy to watch a movie just won't play on this VCR. The VCR makes a winding down sound and spits it out. And just try to dub anything with it! You can't use the jog/shuttle to advance/reverse frames while it is in Record Pause. It does not pause immediately. It does not begin recording immediately from Record Pause. In short: a great VCR to play back tapes you've made from broadcasts, but otherwise: watch out!
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