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Old 08-19-2017, 08:51 PM
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Zenith VR3000 and VRD208, Panasonic PV1340

While I have yet to find a thrift store in this area that carries VHS tapes, I did find a few VCRs.

The Zenith VR3000 (1985?) I think is one of Zenith's first VHS VCRs. This one came with a newer 1990s looking remote, but I had an original remote for a VR2000 I've been using with it. I got it going by replacing belts, but the picture gets vertically jittery sometimes. It will usually go away by itself in less than a minute, or if I rotate the tracking control back and forth.

The Zenith VRD208 (1989?) worked as found, and had a copy of "The 5th Element" still inside of it. It came with no remote, so I've been using the newer remote that came with the VR3000 with it. It's missing the control door.

The Panasonic PV1340 (1985) had eaten a recording of somebody's funeral which was still stuck inside of it. It was eating tapes due to a slipping idler tire which I replaced along with the belts. It works good now, and it even came with the original owners manual and remote.
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