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11-20-2006, 09:12 PM
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IIRC, Elvis was ahead of the curve by taping programs at they air on a video tape recorder and watching them at his own leisure, much like we do on VHS or DVD-R today.
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11-21-2006, 12:57 PM
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Thanks for that info!
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I wonder if the estate still has his equipment and tapes or if they were sold like so much else he had.
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11-21-2006, 03:27 PM
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Check this link: http://www.linkydinky.com/graceland/TV.jpg
Pictures of anything upstairs at Graceland are rare, so quality isn't that good. I've seen a VCR at Graceland too, as I recall it is an RCA Selectavision.
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11-21-2006, 06:24 PM
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I went to Graceland a few years ago. Was shocked to see that they wanted $50 to tour the Kings house and airplanes.
 I decided it was too much money for me. I looked at the free stuff and left. I will never go back. His house is in a now pretty rough section of town. I was also afraid to park my packed car and leave it unattended. It was a pretty nice looking house though. Shame he had to die so young. That filly must have put something on him that night. It was stated that he was relaxing with his girlfriend. Lets stay away from the more controversial issues. He would have his own casino and concert hall in Vegas if he were still alive. He would not have to tour and see people, they would flock to see him. My Mother hates the Beatles but loves Elvis. Long live the King and may he rest in peace. Even the Prime Minister of Japan and President Bush were not alowed to upstairs in the King's house. polaraman
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11-21-2006, 10:12 PM
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Those pics are great!
I haven't seen them before. I wonder if that is at Graceland or his L.A. home?
My screen doesn't show it very clear so I could not see the SelectaVision. I thought RCA's SelectaVision came out in '78? Could someone confim that? I just wonder if he ever used it as he passed away in July '77. I do so wish people around him could have helped him better. Strange as it may seem, I have actually dreamed of being a friend of his, talking to him at one of his homes. I guess that means I am a real fan! After seeing that photo I really want the G2000! It wil have to happen later as I am somewhat over extended. I bet that lucky dog Nick Cage got to explore every inch of that mansion! I think I consider him the luckiest guy on earth for having married Lisa Marie. He must not be so cool to let her go.
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11-21-2006, 10:34 PM
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The Selectavision name really got around at RCA. They used it first for a 1969 holographic tape format that never came out of experimental phase, then this magnetic tape, then CED (which is probably what Bobby Brady was thinking about), and finally regular VHS. Btw, am I seeing a second set on top of the G2000 in the bottom pic?
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11-21-2006, 10:47 PM
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I don't remember the details on the VCR, but I do remember it being an RCA and it used video cassettes. Seems like it looked very much like the Selectivision that my father bought when they first came out. They had it on display with some of the tapes that Elvis had made --- with labels in his own handwriting. It may have been a pre-production unit? The pictures of the G2000 are supposedly from Elvis' bedroom upstairs in Graceland. (maybe he had two of them? If you're Elvis, why not?)
Bobby, I guess I am a real fan too!
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11-22-2006, 07:35 AM
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Wow! That '73 Selectavision looks super modern
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reminding me of how advanced things were. It would be very interesting to hear from somone who used one of those in the '74 field test mentioned. 200 machines were used by regular consumers only in Indiana? I met someone who worked at an RCA factory and I will ask them to try to remember if they heard of this. I do believe the executives at RCA would have been a huge Elvis fans if only for the fact he was made much money for them but I suspect many would have loved to use that machine as a way to get to meet him. More people than you may think would have done most anything just to get to meet him. Could somebody help us figure out if Elvis' videotape machine was the experimental '73 model or the newer one offered to the public. I could be wrong but I thought I heard RCA did not offer the public a videotape machine that would have looked like a Selectavision until '78 after Elvis passed. I know the U-matic was out by '72 but it is much larger and does not look like a Selectavision.
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11-22-2006, 12:10 PM
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Thanks for that photo!
That may be branded by JVC but it is a Sony U-matic and is likely a '72 or '73 model. It uses a cassette that is quite larger than the newer VHS and it has 3/4" tape. It is a high quality format that has been used regularly by TV stations and schools even to this day but is being phased out by many.
Before I wrote the U-matic came out in '72 but I think it was '71. I have the same machine minus the tuner and recording option that is branded "FORD" as it was used in Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers from '72 up. It is really neat to see anything Elvis owned. I can afford one of those when I find one! They usually go cheap because they are hard to fix and extremely heavy with real wood on the sides and cast-iron inside. Well maybe not cast-iron but it feels like it. I bet Elvis had a fresh copy of his "1973 Live Via Satellite" special on tape. Lisa probably has that. I still can't get over how lucky Nick Cage was to marry Lisa. I kinda suspect his biggest interest was to go through Elvis' property and posessions. They would never admit that but it's just too logical to not be true. If it were true love he would have stayed with her more instead of going away to make movies. I was very impressed with her in recent interveiws and I do have respectful sympathy for her. I think there must be something good to that religion she is a member of to help her get past a very upsetting past. Apparently they use "talk-therapy" which is available through many sources. The thought of her experiencing the horror of her dad's passing is a real heartbreaker.
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11-22-2006, 01:41 PM
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I have two of the early JVC Umatic units, They were licensed by Sony but not built by them. The VO-1600 that Sony introduced in 1971 is (in my opinion) better quality. The one I have seems more rugged and still works like a champ.
That one in the pic looks like my CP-5000 but with a clock and tuner. Last edited by captainmoody; 11-22-2006 at 02:29 PM.
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11-22-2006, 03:50 PM
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Seems like I remember seeing a pic of Elvis giving his mom an RCA color set, maybe a CTC-5 or something. IIRC, she died in '58, so it had to be before then...Elvis had a thing for lavishing expensive gifts on his favorites...
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11-23-2006, 05:54 PM
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As I expected, the 2000 failed to meet the reserve, and it has been relisted. Looks like you have a second chance Bobby!
I seriously have to give the seller an A+ for not giving up over the course of several years and holding out for the long dollar. But you have to figure, after listing it however many times on ebay, then possibly in publications, answering calls, possibly again waiting for no-shows to come look at it, and who knows what else, He must be very patient! Sometimes you just have to cut your losses though, if he paid himself say, 18.00 an hour for all the time invested in selling it, it would add up to a sizable chunk of the set's value. I am in no way poking fun at the guy, I just was remarking on the fact that it has been for sale for a while. In fact, I hope someone would appreciate it and purchase it soon for a museum or private collection.
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11-23-2006, 10:26 PM
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11-23-2006, 10:54 PM
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By the way, I've noticed that the "U-matic" logo/name didn't seem to be very consistently used by manufacturers. I'm sure Sony always used the same basic name/logo on their equipment and tapes, but other companies didn't necessarily use that name or logo. Those Matsushita VCRs, for example, aren't marked U-matic anywhere as far as I know-- they called it "U-Vision" instead. I've got a few dozen old U-matic tapes, and many of them don't have the U-matic logo/mark to indicate the format, though I'm sure they're licensed. I guess Sony didn't enforce the use of the U-matic name or logo as part of their licence agreement..? (unlike Sony's "Beta" (for Betamax) or "8" (for Video 8) marks, or JVC's "VHS" mark) Funny, though, how long U-Matic has survived though. It's waning now, but for a long time it was certainly the Video Format That Wouldn't Die. Sony kept on adding capablity to the format and it just kept going..!
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