Sony SLV-N51 VHS VCR
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Sony SLV-N51 VHS VCR

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  • VCR Type: VHS
  • Number of Video Heads: 4
  • Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
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143

Let's stick with SONY- The Sony SLV-N51 VCR

bypatch3boys Jun 24, 2001
154 Helpfuls 155 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros The 60 second rewind and Sony's High Quality.
Cons None.
Recommended it? Yes

Let's stick with SONY- The Sony SLV-N51 VCR

After countless nights of my husband and I fighting with our children over who gets the TV with the VCR, we decided we couldn't take it anymore. It was time to get a second VCR.

My husband had just been awarded a one hundred dollar... Read full review »

288

Sony SLV-N51: Know What You Want in a VCR...Then You May Skip This One

byDr_Steph Jan 6, 2002
114 Helpfuls 115 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Flash rewind, good picture quality
Cons No LCD counter
Recommended it? No

What were you doing Thanksgiving weekend? Hopefully having more fun than I was. I found myself in the TV and appliance section of Sears with three fussy kids and a confusing array of choices for VCRs. Our old VCR had finally succumbed to repeated abuse by sticky-fingered toddlers and Pooh, Pokemon,... Read full review »

1161

Not Sony's Best VCR

byStaceys1 Aug 4, 2001
71 Helpfuls 72 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast rewind, reasonable price
Cons Poor quality
Recommended it? Yes

After countless showings of Barney, Blues Clues and Scooby Doo tapes, our VCR gave up and we needed to purchase a new one. Knowing that the new machine would be used and abused on a daily basis, we wanted a quality VCR, but did not want to spend a lot of money.

The Sony SLV-N51 VCR fit... Read full review »

3

Didn't Even Last a Year!!

byamyw4236 Oct 7, 2002
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast Rewind, easy menu setup, worked good at first
Cons Stopped working after about 6 months
Recommended it? No

I bought this VCR about 6 months ago. It was reasonably priced for a Sony at $99, and it worked great at first. The rewind is fast, and the playback was good. The timer menu was a little annoying--could have been setup much simpler, but the rest of the menu was very easy to understand. I also... Read full review »

8

Could be better...

bytlcoulson Sep 1, 2001
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast rewind, good price
Cons a bit flimsy, poor remote
Recommended it? No

I needed a cheap, second VCR. Mainly for recording shows on different channels while I am traveling. (It's a long story why the other VCR can't do that without major hassle). So I went to the store to check out the lower end models and found a Sony among them. I love Sony's products (as you can... Read full review »

1

Pass on this one.

bychungang Jul 26, 2001
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Rewind time is pretty fast, and the picture quality is pretty good.
Cons The construction is really cheap and flimsy.
Recommended it? No

If you're comparing a few different brands of cheap VCR's, you might want to skip on the Sony SLV-N51. I bought the unit based on Sony's brand reputation, as I have a bunch of the older Sony items which have proved themselves as bulletproof consumer electronics. Sony's newer items are just... Read full review »

7

Avoid this VCR if you can

bytdockweiler Dec 17, 2002
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros remote, design, rewinding speed
Cons very loud/grinds, lack of many menu/display features, picture quality
Recommended it? Yes

I purchased this VCR after my favorite VCR ever went dead. Don't laugh but that VCR was an RCA 4 head "Home Theater" VCR I purchased at Wal-Mart for about $199 (years and years ago!)

The VCR seems pretty good at first, but the more I used it the more I didn't like it and found out about... Read full review »

41

It's a Sony and it's Cheap.

byjwskatz Nov 28, 2001
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast rewind. Easy to use. It's a Sony and it's cheap.
Cons None so far.
Recommended it? Yes

I had my last VCR for 12 years. So you can imagine I am not hard on things. When it broke I was thinking about repairing my old VCR. Then I found out how cheap a new one was. The only feature that I was looking for was a machine with 4 heads, for better picture quality, and Hi-fi, for sound... Read full review »

150

Good, but.....

byChipMcDonald Aug 31, 2001
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Cheap. Extremely fast rewind. Sony brand.
Cons Remote control badly designed; channels blank out when surfing
Recommended it? No

Bar remote control. I hate it. The buttons are placed haphazardly, and they're too easy to press in a lot of cases. The power button is right next to the tv/vcr switch; if you use that switch (to turn off the tv) you're probably going to bump the power button before the switch gets moved to "TV" -... Read full review »

4

I'd like this VCR if I could rely on it to keep working

byandrewtroth Mar 15, 2002
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Packed with nice features for a great price.
Cons Lack of quality control: 2 defective units in 6 months.
Recommended it? No

Our well-loved, much-used 7-year-old Panasonic VCR suffered catastrophic failure last fall, so I devoted a Saturday to finding a suitable replacement. I managed to find what I thought was a great solution -- a VCR with better features than the old one for a quarter of its price -- but I now know I... Read full review »

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