#31
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Come to think of it, though, perhaps that doesn't qualify as a "VCR" though since a tape "cassette" tends to imply two reels of tape in the same cartridge. Oh, well, whatever. |
#32
|
||||
|
||||
"GoldStar" it's named today "LG", not "Daewoo".
Btw, "Daewoo" opened a car plant in Romania (Craoiva, capital of Dolj county, southern Romania). We still have the right to produce "Daewoo" cars. This cars are a lot better then thoes bloody "Dacia" 1310/Solenza/Logan (all my rescpect for "Dacia" 1100/1300 with French engine) |
#33
|
||||
|
||||
Hi,
There are many GOOD movies not available on DVD , still on VHS tape! Such as "The Seven Ups", or the Original" Blade Runner", not director's cut, Etc. I still play my VHS tapes. |
#34
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I'd love to have a collection of all those great old 70s movies. Problem is, I was just -2 to age 5 when most of them came out, so unless they showed on TV, I'm not familiar with them. (Back before UHF became a wasteland of infomercials and the "WB") Just picked up Black Ceaser and Truck Turner brand new on VHS for .99 at the grocery store. I know those are Blacksplotation, not exactly the same thing as French Connection, Bullit, or the Seven Ups, but close enough!
__________________
From Captain Video, 1/4/2007 "It seems that Italian people are very prone to preserve antique stuff." |
#35
|
||||
|
||||
We were talking about items being non repairable, One of the first Hand held GPS units for the public in the early 1990's was made by Motorola in the USA and was designed with plastic clips for the top and bottom halfs. Once it was snaped together it could not be opened again EVER without breaking it. If it was it make it waterproof or spacedust proof but that was not the case. UNIT IS NOT WATER RESISTANT on the back. After about 6 months half the display went out unless you twisted the unit. Motorola did offer me the option of a refund, the whole production run was crushed and shredded. Hey, What ever happened to the Motorola Trillium satelitte phone system?
|
Audiokarma |
#36
|
||||
|
||||
Around that same time I was sent shopping for a cordless phone for my sister. I really wanted something American made & finally found the one Motorola had out. It looked pretty nice, too-a flip phone that fit easily in the pocket & just a good all-around design. The phone lasted about a month. Tech support was helpful & mailed out a replacement right away; they just had me send the defective one back at their convenience. Years later I needed a phone for work so searched out one of these. By then Moto had discontinued them & all I could get were reconditioned units. I had 3 in all & none of them lasted more than a few weeks. I put them all in a box & sold them to a fellow at a yard sale we were having. Charged him 25 cents. He probably overpaid. Really ashame.
__________________
Bryan |
#37
|
||||
|
||||
I picked up a Beta machine at a thrift store today, 1984 Sears SR 1000, it plays B II and B III. I brought it home put in a tape and it worked. The head was dirty, so I put in a Beta head-cleaning tape I picked up at the same thrift store today, and it cleared it right up. I couldn't believe it, I've never brought home any video tape player this old and just had it work with no difficulties like that.
|
#38
|
||||
|
||||
I got a old top-loading RCA at a thrift today, model VCT400X, 1979, it worked when I got it home, head is a bit dirty though. I also got a CED player, RCA SFT100W, but I don't have any CEDs, so I don't know if it works or not.
|
#39
|
||||
|
||||
I've been collecting Beta and VHS VCRs in the past several years. Most of my (small) VHS collection is all made by Panasonic. A Magnavox and 2 Sylvania's. They all worked perfectly as is. I got several ones from the 90s from other manufacters, but they aren't built as well.
My Beta collection also works well. Still got my first VCR I've had since I was 5 (parents gave it to me.) A Sony Super Beta SL-100. All original parts, direct driven. Works as good as it did over 20 years ago. I need to find more early 80s VHS machines... |
#40
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Panasonic claims on its web site that its VCRs are built to last; as little as I use mine since getting the DVD player a year and a half ago, I don't anticipate any problems for quite a while. I bought a Panasonic-built GE VCR, my first VCR, in 1984 that lasted six years before the heads wore out, an Emerson VCR after that which lasted several years, and a Magnavox VCR which lasted five years before the heads gave up in it too. The first Panasonic followed, which lasted two(!) years, replaced by my present Pana VCR. Assuming the machines are still available several years from now, I will likely replace that VCR with a VHS/DVD dual deck when the time comes. I would think, since VHS will definitely be a dead format when digital TV becomes standard in a little more than three years, these DVD recorders will be very popular and as inexpensive as VCRs are today. BTW, I don't think DVDs are quite as cheap as VHS cassettes yet; at least they aren't at the stores I frequent. I can get RCA and other brands of blank VHS tapes at Big Lots for 98 cents apiece; I haven't yet seen blank (recordable) DVDs that cheap anywhere. I can get CD-Rs designed for data storage at dirt-cheap prices as well (I bought a spindle of 30 Imation CD-Rs at Big Lots last year for something like $3.99), but I wouldn't try to record video on them. I am not really sure what the difference is, if any, between CD-Rs designed for data storage and disks meant for video recording, although I have successfully transferred still images (jpeg) to CD-R from my computer's hard disk.
__________________
Jeff, WB8NHV Collecting, restoring and enjoying vintage Zenith radios since 2002 Zenith. Gone, but not forgotten. |
Audiokarma |
#41
|
|||
|
|||
Heres a tank Sony SVP-9000,its a bear .
|
#42
|
|||
|
|||
...
Last edited by andy; 12-06-2021 at 11:33 AM. |
#43
|
||||
|
||||
I have this Betamax SLC-20E from about 1984. It´s just a cheap model, but it is a very solid construction which weighs about 15 kilos. The only plastic part of the chassis is the front panel. The previous owner had it in use for less than 10 years and did not use it much. It plays back pretty good, but does not record very well. Of course i have cleaned the heads, but it does not help. I tried to do some adjustments to it but that did not help either. I know it has been better than now because the recordings on some of the cassettes i got with it are better. Should i try to recap it?
I also have a Sanyo Betacord VTC5000 fron the early 80s, but that is pretty beaten up. The (plastic) chassis is broken in two, the front panel is missing, the heads are worn down, the picture is nothing much to talk about, but it works. When it dies, i am going to thrash it. I found it at the dump. When it comes to VHS i have a Panasonic NV-G40 HQ from 1988 which is in good condition, but i suspect the heads is nearing the end of their lifetime. It is pretty much used, but the picture is still chrystal clear. On a good tape the still and slow motion picture is perfect, and there is a own tracking control for slow motion. The timer can be programmed with a bar code scanner; it is cool, but i think this is mostly a "gimmick". I use this VCR with my 1984 Philips TV. Last edited by larschr; 03-13-2009 at 08:53 AM. |
#44
|
|||
|
|||
I got an RCA SelctaVision VDT-501 on eBay. It is black plastic with woodgrain shell, and DIALS! It was made in 1979 and still works like new! I will never part with it... I'm taking it to the grave! It's an excellent pieceof equipment, built like a tank, and it's a shame they don't still make them like this.
|
#45
|
||||
|
||||
Mitsubishi had some older units that were pretty nice.
Heres one. http://cgi.ebay.com/Mitsubishi-HS-U7...QQcmdZViewItem |
Audiokarma |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|