Of course I can not tell you how long to keep the device, but at least I can confirm that it works flawlessly! I was really skeptical and not sure whether the positive reviews are "real", because there are so few and no one has something to complain about. But now I can only report positive! The operation looks like the original, except that just does not appear on Panasonic. The switch from VCR to DVD is different, but they were already differences. Well, almost: the operation has a lighter color, overall it looks thus made even better. No flaws, everything supi, am thrilled!
