Sylvania 6260VF 4 Head VCR

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 x 6 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E3VNIG
• Item model number: 6260VF
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,540 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 13, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Continue to enjoy your favorite VHS movies and easily record TV programming with the compact, full-featured Sylvania 6260VF hi-fi VCR. It features four 19-micron heads that optimal VHS playback quality, and also enhance features such as still frame and slow motion. Enjoy VHS hi-fi audio record and playback for excellent sound reproduction and a full-range of playback options, including freeze frame, slow motion, and frame by frame advance. It also provides 5x and 15x search speeds when viewing tapes recorded in SLP mode.

The 6260VF has a built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner that can accommodate up to 125 cable channels and offers the convenience of automatic channel programming, and it's capable of playing an SAP (secondary audio program) track with compatible bilingual/simulcast broadcasts or recordings. It offers an 8-program/1-year recording capability as well as one-touch recording capability. Other features include a real time counter, digital auto tracking, auto rewind and repeat functionality, automatic head cleaners that remove dirt and contaminants, tri-lingual operation (English, French, Spanish), and Energy Star low power consumption rating.

It has front A/V inputs for connecting a game console or your family's video camcorder for easy copying of footage directly to VHS tape. On the back, it has an RF input and output as well as an A/V input and output. The front of the VCR features a bright LED display and front-panel operability. This VCR is backed by a 1-year warranty for parts, 6 months for the VCR head, and 90 days for labor.

What's in the Box
VCR, remote control (with batteries), RF cable, printed operating instructions

Product Description
Sylvania's four-head Hi-Fi VCR is a stereo VCR, featuring MTS (Multichannel Television Sound), VHS recording and playback, 8-event programmable recording timer with one-touch timer recording, and onscreen menu display. This VCR's four head design results in greater picture quality than VCRs with just two heads, and its automatic head cleaners remove dirt and contaminants every time you insert or remove a cassette, particularly beneficial if you view rented movies.The 6260VF lets you freeze frame, view in slow motion, and advance frame by frame, and gives you two search speeds (5x and 15x) when viewing tapes recorded in SLP (super long play) mode. Digital tracking lets you search for a specific point on the tape either by time or index, with a real-time onscreen counter. The VCR is capable of playing an SAP (secondary audio program) track with compatible bilingual/simulcast broadcasts or recordings, and its onscreen menus can be displayed in different languages. Its 181-channel, direct-access tuner can accommodate up to 125 cable channels and offers the convenience of automatic channel programming. This VCR also features front panel stereo A/V inputs so game consoles or digital cameras can be easily connected. RF, composite-video, and stereo audio inputs and outputs are also located on the rear.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Broke really fast!!, May 1, 2006

By	mommyofchristopher "mommyofchristopher" (United States) - See all my reviews

It still looks brand new and it broke after only a few months. Put a tape in the machine, it plays for a minute, then stops, and the tape pops out. Tried several different tapes, and the same thing happens, so it wasn't the tape. Cheap!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, Decent, Budget VCR, March 12, 2007

By	jerry i h (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I got this thing on closeout for about a Ulysses S. Grant. I got it to replace a rather expensive Sony VCR that gave faithful, quality service under heavy, daily usage for at least 5 years. I tried really hard to hate this thing, or find a reason to return; not. I have to admit that it is fully capable, budget VCR with no untoward habits, so I am forced (reluctantly) to give it top rating.

Issue #1
The menus are hard to set up, the instruction manual only of marginal use, and you will take a lot of trial and error to figure out how to set up the menus. I keep pressing the wrong, doggone button. However, this is not unlike the old Sony, so PAR for this issue.

Issue #2
Lightweight, plastic, cheap, Made-in-China quality. The footprint of this thing on the shelf is barely half of the Sony. It barely weighs more than a bag of movie theater popcorn. So what else is new? PAR.

Issue #3
The instruction manual is pretty sketchy. I am still trying to figure out how to use the program-search feature. However, I have yet to ever see a VCR manual that is complete and easy to understand. PAR.

Issue #4
How long will it last? Judging by the hard, mechanical 'klunk' of the various relays in this VCR, I suspect that it's lifespan is better measured in months rather than years. So what? At the price, I have no problem with just buying another one. Certainly, the 'extended' warranty is a waste of money; when it craps-out, just by another one. BIRDIE.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, January 11, 2007

By	sissygina (wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This is a very poor vcr. I have only used it a few times and when I put it on "record" it will stop recording halfway thru the program. This also happens when I use the programmable recording. Either way its a piece of junk. I've bought different brands of tapes and it doesn't make any difference. If you are able to record (which has only happened once) the playback is awful. Save your money!!!!!!