VCRs that will last forever

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

It seems someone wanted that Fisher really bad, it got to the point where it wasn't cost effective and I ended up losing..

No worries. There's always another Fisher Hi-Fi VCR someday. I think the higher winning price bid has got to do with its condition, manual and remote included.

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

I guess ill keep looking for a 1980's Fisher and or Sanyo, ill even settle for one that needs new belts and a new idler, I know where to get the parts!

I assume you buy all the VCR parts from studiosoundelectronics.com? If so, make sure you use the "ask-a-tech" page someday, and he will tell you which VCR is good or junk.

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

The Fisher is at the top of my list right now, with an early Mitsu Hi-Fi being the 2nd and PV-1730 being the third, these are all well built VCRs in my eyes.

May I ask which early Mitsubishi Hi-Fi VCR model and year you are looking? The first Mitsubishi Hi-Fi VCR ever made is the HS-400UR, but it is only 2-head. The next Mitsubishi Hi-Fi VCR included 4-head, and it is the HS-410UR, and with Dolby Stereo, which is the HS-430UR. These models are fairly hard to find on eBay, so don't see one at anytime soon. They don't have a great reliability record in my opinion since they were made before 1985, a dreadful year for Mitsubishi VCRs. A better Mitsubishi VCR choice would be the HS-411UR (1986), HS-421UR (1986), HS-412UR (1987), HS-422UR (1987), HS-413UR (1988), or HS-U50 (1990). The 1987 HS-422UR should be considered as collectible because this was Mitsubishi's final year to put LP recording speed (3 recording speeds) in their VCRs, and it was their flagship model in 1987 (before SVHS). After that, only SP or SLP til the end of VCR production in 2005.

There is a Mitsubishi HS-430UR right now on eBay (Ed in Tx has one):

http://cgi.ebay.com/MITSUBISHI-HS-43...3%3A1|294%3A50

The description implies to me that it needs new belts. But the seller wants $85 or best offer. The unit looks to be in pristine, like new condition.