Panasonic PV-V4020 4-Head VCR

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Product Details

Product Manual [1.87mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 15 x 3.6 inches ; 6.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004R8U4
• Item model number: PV-V4020
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,754 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com

CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Panasonic PV-V4020 4-head VCR is among Panasonic's latest designs for the year 2000. This model offers monaural audio output and four-head tracking as well as a host of convenience features such as VCR Plus+ programming and a multibrand, universal Light Tower remote. VCR Plus+ allows you to program your VCR simply by entering the two-digit codes found in your local newspaper or TV guide. Equipped with an auto clock-set function, the Panasonic PV-V4020 receives data from your local PBS channel to set and backup the clock and date automatically.

The Panasonic PV-V4020 features a trilingual onscreen display, commercial skip, index search, program-end search, and tape-position display. Commercial skip enables you to zip through unwanted commercials recorded onto a tape at the touch of a button. This VCR also offers audio-video inputs on the rear panel. In the box are the Panasonic PV-V4020 VCR, an A/V hookup cable, and the remote control. The Panasonic PV-V4020 comes with warranty for a year on parts and 90 days on labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good value, basic VCR, November 12, 2000

By A Customer

Not being a TV-o-phile but recording and watching programs infrequently, this VCR does more that I could ever want. It's a good value, basic feature VCR than performs well. The remote control is laid out in a satisfactory way, the VCR is relatively easy to program, playback and record are fine. It has features I won't even use (e.g. VCR Plus recording setup).

Initial setup is quite easy as the VCR is programmed to enter this automatically on first use. The instruction manual is incomplete. Information is missing, hard to find, and poorly indexed. Still, it's just a VCR: minimal fiddling answers most questions. The VCR will playback and record in all of Slow Play, Long Play, and Super Long Play modes (despite comments of earlier reviewer). This is one of those things that is not explicitly outlined in the accompanying manual so a little trial and error was necessary.

As is the trend with electronics, prices are more stable than performance, which increases. This VCR is better than the $110 Zenith VCR I bought four years ago. I've also had good luck with a Panasonic VCR in the past that lasted seven years with no maintenance (not so much as head cleaning) before it started to flake out.

I give the product four stars overall as it's in the budget category, without a lot of bells and whistles. For price and standard features, it rates five stars.

64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great buy for a high school student, May 20, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this VCR because I wanted to be able to watch my movies and television shows on tape whenever I wanted, whether my parents liked them or not. It was a great deal and is an excellent product. I must admit, I was a little dissappointed that the commercial skip button was little more than a feature that allowed you to fast forward very quickly for 1-3 minutes, but I still give this product 5 stars. It plays back wonderfully and is very easy to program. I believe that it was the best but for my money, and I shopped around. Even a high school student can figure it out, I did.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read the manual? Good luck!, August 7, 2000

By A Customer

The VCR is fine, but figuring out how to program the beast is a nightmare. Essentially the manual says one thing, the on-screen instructions say something else, and what actually works is still something else.