Zenith VCR's

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by mwplefty

Now I know that I'm using the wrong terminology to describe this and it's going to sound extremely weird, but when did Zenith stop manufacturing the "pop-up" VCR's (as a compartment "pops up" and the VHS is placed inside)? I was at Goodwill on Sunday, and saw a Zenith VCR with a "slide in" compartment to directly "slide" the VHS in without "popping up" another compartment. This Zenith had the old pre-mid/1980's logo.

Originally Zenith went with Beta, so any top-loaders with their name on them were Sony-built beta's. The first VHS units they sold were JVC built, and they were front load. They also had a VCR that loaded the cartridge the long way. Never saw one.