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Summary: good perfomance, stupid designs
Review: Pros: -good picture, good still/slow/search pictures but ProScan was bettter, good recording, quiet operation, easy setup and timer recordings.Cons: -can't view channel when adding/removing channels! -screen goes grey between channel changes -auto-clock worked but doesn't let u know it's working because vcr is off and there's no indication of activity -manual is lame -can't operate menu on Sony TV with remote
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Summary: Feature disappearing
Review: Sony used to be unique, now they seem to be following the crowd. the lastest VCR, when taping,the channel is not showing on there SLV-779HF, I also have their SLV 778HF,which left that feature on. Seems each model they are taking out features,
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Summary: Poor VCR Tuner for UHF Stations; Interference Through CH 4
Review: The UHF business station I record everyday moved to another, weaker, UHF channel. I was forced to put up a powerful, commercial grade, Winegard outdoor antenna. After installation, this weak UHF channel on my TV was reasonably clear. However, on my 6 year-old GE 4 head mono VCR it was very poor, so I had to replace it. The Sony SLV-799HF, while sending through channel 4, gave a lot of interference or it simply didn't work well with my 2 year-old Sharp stereo TV. When I used RCA cables, the picture was clear. If your TV doesn't have the RCA-type inputs, I don't recommend this VCR. Nevertheless, even with the RCA inputs, the weak UHF channel was WORSE on the Sony than on my GE. I tried using the Sony's manual tune feature for the UHF channel, but it didn't help. Because it did a poor job of picking up the new UHF Business channel, I replaced it (about 2 hours later) without checking its playback capabilities. If you need to receive a weak UHF broadcast station with a lot of noise in the signal, the Toshiba M-765 is a good model to get. The Toshiba M-765 gives a very clear picture, even with a UHF channel which only transmits at 3K watts. You might also want to look at the Panasonic PV-9664. All of these models are similar in price.
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Summary: Poor VCR Tuner for UHF Stations; Interference Through CH 4
Review: The UHF business station I record everyday moved to another, weaker, UHF channel. I was forced to put up a powerful, commercial grade, Winegard outdoor antenna. After installation, this weak UHF channel on my TV was reasonably clear. However, on my 6 year-old GE 4 head mono VCR it was very poor, so I had to replace it. The Sony SLV-799HF, while sending through channel 4, gave a lot of interference or it simply didn't work well with my 2 year-old Sharp stereo TV. When I used RCA cables, the picture was clear. If your TV doesn't have the RCA-type inputs, I don't recommend this VCR. Nevertheless, even with the RCA inputs, the weak UHF channel was WORSE on the Sony than on my GE. I tried using the Sony's manual tune feature for the UHF channel, but it didn't help. Because it did a poor job of picking up the new UHF Business channel, I replaced it (about 2 hours later) without checking its playback capabilities. If you need to receive a weak UHF broadcast station with a lot of noise in the signal, the Toshiba M-765 is a good model to get. The Toshiba M-765 gives a very clear picture, even with a UHF channel which only transmits at 3K watts. You might also want to look at the Panasonic PV-9664. All of these models are similar in price.
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