Quasar VHQ-450 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR

by Quasar

Product Details

Product Manual [1.66mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 15 x 3.8 inches ; 6.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000055WAE
• Item model number: VHQ450
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,284 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Quasar VHQ450 is a good solution for those who want a four-head, hi-fi stereo VCR at an affordable price. This VCR features an illuminated remote control for convenient operation, even in dark settings. Auto clock-set with 24-hour backup automatically sets and updates the time and date through the use of the extended data service signal from your local PBS channel. In the event of a power outage, the time and date will automatically reset within 24 hours. The commercial-skip feature lets you jump ahead in one-, two-, or three-minute increments to avoid commercials. Program-end search easily finds the end of a recorded program so you'll be cued up and ready to tape your next program. And index search simplifies access to various programs on the tape. A multilingual, onscreen display offers menu options in English, Spanish, and French.

The VHQ450 is Energy Star compliant and comes with a one-year warranty on parts and 90 days on labor.

From Digital Living Today

With the plummet of VCR prices in recent years, it's easy to find an inexpensive VCR. It's not often that you'll find a unit that boasts quality image reproduction and Hi-Fi Stereo sound for the price of the VHQ450. If you don't know the Quasar brand, don't fret. They are a subsidiary of Panasonic and make machines of comparable quality. A full-featured remote is included, setting any aspiring couch potato up with a quality machine at a more than affordable price.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far its been just fine, April 30, 2001

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Mathew D Tripp (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quasar VHQ-450 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)

I made the mistake of reading the reviews of this product after I bought it and it was en route. I got a little scared as two people gave it terrible reviews, and said that it was really loud. However, I was pleasantly surprised when everything worked great. It plays tapes nice and quiet, none of the loud noises others have complained about. For 83 bucks (including shipping) this was a gosh darn good buy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't beat this VCR for the price!, May 16, 2001

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R. Williams "Horror Afficianado" (portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quasar VHQ-450 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)

It's got all the options you want: Hi-Fi stereo, SP, LP & SLP, timer, remote, indexing, search, commercial skip, the list goes on and on. At this price you'll be hard pressed to find another VCR of this quality.

Many VCR's today weigh 1 pound, have a plastic case and feel like they could crumple in your hand. Not this one. Sure, it's not as heavy as the VCR from '86 it's replacing, but it weighs in, and for those who know weight means everything in electronics, you know what I'm talking about.

Great picture and great sound. Full featured Universal Remote. Other reviews complained this unit was noisy, not mine. The only time I notice sound is during FF or RW on high speed. During playback and record it's unnoticable.

For the price, it's 5 stars!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Might as well re-badge this VCR as a "Panasonic", May 16, 2001

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BluMashene (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quasar VHQ-450 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)

As most of you know, Quasar is made by Panasonic. I've always been a fan of Panasonic stuff....its mechanically more reliable than any other brand. And Panasonic makes stuff thats technologically superior. Well, at first I was a little iffy about buying this VCR as "Quasar" is suppose to be a low end subsidary of Panasonic. But at its really low price, I decided to take my chance. Since I have been using it, all I can say is its simply an awesome machine at its price!! There is no annoying noise from the machine like what the past reviewers have said. And the remote works just fine, and being Universal is a plus. Well, you might as well re-badge this VCR as a "Panasonic". Its design looks identical to other lower end Panasonic VCRs, and definitely performs like one too! Even down to the remote control, its the same exact one that comes with Panasonic VCRs (with the Quasar name on it instead of course). The identical remote control is not a big deal, but I just wanted to emphasize how similiar a Quasar is to a Panasonic. If you're in the market looking for a lower end HiFi Stereo PANASONIC vcr, don't bother buying it. Get this QUASAR instead. Its practically the same thing as a real Panasonic....its quality and its features. I love Panasonic stuff, but this "Quasar" rebadging looks more like a marketing scheme to me. Oh well, it saves me more money buying a "Quasar" than buying one of their VCRs with the "Panasonic" badge. Don't let the QUASAR badge on this VCR fool you. It works just like a real PANASONIC.