content: I traditionally buy Panasonic for their great reputation. With this VCR, they lost a loyal customer. It is loud...when playing, recording, or fast-forwarding/rewinding. It feels cheap..light, plastic-y. Remote has a horrible layout - for example, the pause button is in the bottom right corner (about the size of an appleseed), whereas all of the other functions are on the top, middle. Has very few features other than VCRPlus. Picture quality is good on Hi-Fi videos, but only the SP or LP modes are good with recording TV shows. Sound is so-so, although it does do SAP for alternate languages. Overall, I just was really disappointed with this one. If I had to do it again, I'd recommend a JVC in the 100-125 dollar range...very happy with mine.