JVC HR-S9600
JVC HR-S9800
JVC HR-S9900
JVC HR-S9911
JVC HR-S7600 < with TBC, don't get non-TBC model
JVC HR-S7800
JVC HR-S7900
JVC SR-V10U
Get yourself one of these. Once you get it, you'll wonder why you wasted time on cheap VHS VCRs. That's how I felt the very first day I owned mine, and it has NEVER changed.
Recently
eCOST.com has has some refurbs cheap, as well as new ones one sale.
B&H bhphotovideo.com always has some. I used to have some for sale, but my supplier sold out, so I no longer carry any. eBay has some too, just be careful of the sellers (only buy from established sellers with more than 100 feedback and almost no negatives to be safe, and pay with Paypal funded by credit card).