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Panasonic PV-V4522 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR | 
 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $69.99
Buy Refurbished: $54.95
You Save: $15.04 (21%)
Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 7921
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 14.1 x 3.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PV-V4522
Model: PV-V4522
UPC: 037988971015
EAN: 0037988971015
ASIN: B00005V9Q4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 4-head hi-fi VCR | | • | Front AV inputs accommodate a camcorder or gaming console | | • | Commercial Skip minimizes viewing distractions | | • | Index search and tape-position display | | • | Auto clock set with 24-hour backup |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
When it comes to VCRs, Panasonic knows how to ensure the highest quality. They are designed, developed and manufactured with the best technologies available to ensure the highest levels of reliability and performance. With state-of-the-art features such as easy to use menus, universal tower remotes, auto set-up functions and front audio/video jacks, these VCRs come loaded with features making set-up, recording and playback easier than ever.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Good line of VCRs February 19, 2008
I have 3 of these VCRs in my house,and the first one was manufactured in 1998 and I just cleaned the heads for the 2nd time since I've owned it.
I've never had any trouble with tapes in any of these units.
The 2nd unit is in my room,and the 3rd unit came over from my dad's house(he switched to using a combo VCR/DVD player)
I like the 2002 model that I'm using now because it's lighter and if I need to clean the heads,it's easier to because there are less screws to remove and the top is a one piece cover.The 1998 model has the sides and you have to unscrew 2 screws at the bottom.
The remote that came with the 1998 model works with the 2002 model which is nice because the 2002 remote failed when my niece spilled liquid on it.
 If you're lucky & get a good one it's fine October 21, 2004
I bought two of these. One has been ok but the second one would spit out any tape you fed it. Returned it immediately and got another one that did exactly the same thing. By then it was too late to return to the store so it's sitting on a shelf as a paperweight. So one of three worked. On another subject, the remote is awful - so I use an old "Tower" remote I got at Goodwill.
I'd pass on this VCR September 4, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this as a secondary VCR to my Sony SLV-N51. During the first few months I had no problems at all. The remote is pretty decent and has well layed out buttons. The image quality and sound isn't very good at all and is of much lower quality than that of my equally priced Sony SLV-N51. The Sony has it's problems and it's the best VCR but I would easily say it's better than this one. This is most likely the worst VCR I've owned. Just recently the image quality has been getting worse and worse. I play certain tapes and the picture is all fuzzy. Tapes recorded on another VCR in EP/SLP are nearly unviewable. What's strange about this VCR is that it now seems to pick up more of a fuzzy picture than when playing it in my other new VCRs. Dirty HEADS you ask? Cleaned them as usual (not with a TAPE CLEANER) and still the same. Cleaned every part that can cause problems and still the same. I also have to mention that 2 months ago all my tapes started to get a faint horizontal blue line (with what looked like fuzzy "noise" in it) in them. About 10 of them that were played. Now I have a bunch of tapes that are bad. Turns out that when I opened up my VCR there was a bunch of gunk on a roller guide? causing this line. I find it strange that this would so easily happen after just 4 months of use. I guess I must play a lot of rented tapes. To bad there isn't a VCR out there that wouldn't pick up this garbage so easily. Auto Head Cleaners are useless I think. BTW you might like to know that the most reliable VCR i've ever had was, err IS a Philco 2 head mono VCR. Purchased it in 1991 and it's STILL going!! Just cleaned the heads for the first time and it still plays perfectly fine! Next best would be an old RCA Home Theater 4 HEAD Hi-FI VCR which they don't make anymore. Best picture quality i've seen in a VCR actually! To bad the poor thing died in just under a year!
junk April 21, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is junk. Quit working after 4.5 months--repair shop said that every Panasonic made in 2002 had a bad carriage assembly. Had a 1990 Panasonic which lasted 12 years.
died in 2 months April 4, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The machine seemed fine for the first few weeks, then got harder and harder to get a tape in. Eventually, it just stopped accepting them at all. Luckily the store took it back. After three VCRs in one year, I am considering the possibility of copying all my tapes to CD and just using DVD.
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