A Vorrezensentin stated that one can only be programmed once, which does not, however, true. Weekly, daily repetitions are quite possible, however, not mentioned in the manual. This supposed shortcoming put me off until the purchase. However, as I an NTSC compatible video recorder need and mainly older videos want to watch, I went over this alleged lack of option. The auto-tracking works well. Am satisfied with the picture and sound quality. What the others have no complaints on noise, I do not personally. I must make it very to perceive the operating noise. What also bothers me a bit is that you can not see the Bandlaufzählwerk on the display of the apparatus. Man, however, it can display on the TV screen. Similar to the index function, there is the memory function here. It provides the Bandlaufzählwerk at the desired location to zero and he finds it at the coil automatically. I do not regret the purchase to date by no means. The device has the essential functions; also at variable recording modes. Above all, it is NTSC-compatible. Important also was the low power consumption of my purchase.