Good verses bad VCRs ?

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Dean

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I've heard that VCR's are now being made even cheaper and shoddier than they
were a few years ago because they're 'on the way out'. I've got a Panasonic
DVD/hard disc recorder which is excellent so I haven't bought a VCR for
about 5 years. My last VCR was a Sony which is still a great machine. I'm
going to buy a new VCR for a friend and I just wonder if any of you know a
particularly good brand/model, or particularly BAD model to avoid. I fixed
one of those no-name VCRs a few weeks ago and it was so flimsy I almost
admired how far the technology has come since they first came out and
weighed about 8 kilos - this piece of puff pastry was about 800 grams.

Thanks,
Dean.
 
Dean <dbd@cyllene.uwa.edu.au> wrote in
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I've heard that VCR's are now being made even cheaper and shoddier
than they were a few years ago because they're 'on the way out'.
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Just the usual utterly mindless pig ignorant bullshit.

I've got a Panasonic DVD/hard disc recorder which is excellent
so I haven't bought a VCR for about 5 years. My last VCR was
a Sony which is still a great machine. I'm going to buy a new
VCR for a friend and I just wonder if any of you know a
particularly good brand/model, or particularly BAD model to avoid.

I fixed one of those no-name VCRs a few weeks ago and
it was so flimsy I almost admired how far the technology
has come since they first came out and weighed about
8 kilos - this piece of puff pastry was about 800 grams.
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Its never been about its weight, stupid.
 
VCR's are as bad as they can get - even worse than the goldstar days.

Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for $40 more they come
with a stereo tuner and the sound from hi-fi video tapes (all pre-recorded)
is so close to DVD.

any nec / panasonic / lg (most of them are identicle in operation / display
that i think there all made by the same company.
 
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Dean <dbd@cyllene.uwa.edu.au> wrote in
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I've heard that VCR's are now being made even cheaper and shoddier
than they were a few years ago because they're 'on the way out'.

Just the usual utterly mindless pig ignorant bullshit.

I've got a Panasonic DVD/hard disc recorder which is excellent
so I haven't bought a VCR for about 5 years. My last VCR was
a Sony which is still a great machine. I'm going to buy a new
VCR for a friend and I just wonder if any of you know a
particularly good brand/model, or particularly BAD model to avoid.

I fixed one of those no-name VCRs a few weeks ago and
it was so flimsy I almost admired how far the technology
has come since they first came out and weighed about
8 kilos - this piece of puff pastry was about 800 grams.

Its never been about its weight, stupid.
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Do you know Phil Allison from aus.HiFi ?

Dean.
 
amstereo <amstereo@optushomeDOTcompanyDOTaustralia> wrote in
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VCR's are as bad as they can get - even worse than the goldstar days.
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Complete and utter drivel.

Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for
$40 more they come with a stereo tuner and the sound
from hi-fi video tapes (all pre-recorded) is so close to DVD.

any nec / panasonic / lg (most of them are identicle in operation
Click to expand...
Complete and utter drivel.

/ display that i think there all made by the same company.
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Complete and utter drivel.
 
In article <4007a16b$0$4050$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
amstereo@optushomeDOTcompanyDOTaustralia says...
VCR's are as bad as they can get - even worse than the goldstar days.

Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for $40 more they come
with a stereo tuner and the sound from hi-fi video tapes (all pre-recorded)
is so close to DVD.

any nec / panasonic / lg (most of them are identicle in operation / display
that i think there all made by the same company.
Click to expand...
no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as it
is full of switching noise

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"Mainlander"
Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for $40 more they
come
with a stereo tuner and the sound from hi-fi video tapes (all
pre-recorded)
is so close to DVD.


no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as it
is full of switching noise
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** That is absolute garbage.

VHS hi-fi has excellent sound quality - superior to any cassette or R/R
deck.

Mainlander is a fact free zone.




............... Phil
 
In article <40087ec0$0$14484$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
philallison@optusnet.com.au says...
"Mainlander"

Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for $40 more they
come
with a stereo tuner and the sound from hi-fi video tapes (all
pre-recorded)
is so close to DVD.


no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as it
is full of switching noise



** That is absolute garbage.

VHS hi-fi has excellent sound quality - superior to any cassette or R/R
deck.
Click to expand...
Try asking in rec.audio.pro, you'll get an entirely different viewpoint.

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"Mainlander" <*@*.*> wrote in message
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In article <40087ec0$0$14484$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,

Try asking in rec.audio.pro, you'll get an entirely different viewpoint.
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Thats cause its full of morons who don't know shit all about the real facts.
Did you know what pro in rec.audio.pro really stands for??
 
"Mainlander"

no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as
it
is full of switching noise
Click to expand...
Phil Allison:


** That is absolute garbage.

VHS hi-fi has excellent sound quality - superior to any cassette or
R/R
deck.


Try asking in rec.audio.pro, you'll get an entirely different viewpoint.
Click to expand...

** I do not need to ask anyone on any stinking NG.

So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of crap
you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst NGs.


Figures.



.............. Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <philallison@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of
crap
you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst NGs.
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Tried measuring a tone burst signal yet Phil? Or just still proving your
ignorance.

TonyP.
 
"Tony Pearce" <Tonyp@optus.net.com.au> wrote in message
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"Phil Allison" <philallison@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:4009003f$0$16594$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of
crap
you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst NGs.

Tried measuring a tone burst signal yet Phil? Or just still proving your
ignorance.

TonyP.
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VHS HiFi is noisy....... Beta Hifi is a little better.

Regards,
Mitch
 
Try asking in rec.audio.pro, you'll get an entirely different viewpoint.


** I do not need to ask anyone on any stinking NG.

So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of
crap
you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst NGs.


Figures.



............. Phil
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Belligerent at 8.30 pm Phil?? Perhaps you should take a little more
water with it.

Bill.
 
"roverT"
"Phil Allison"

So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of
crap> you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst
NGs.

Tried measuring a tone burst signal yet Phil?
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** That is a new bogey man.

Post your results - arsehole.

If you are not too busy fucking store window mannequins.



........... Phil
 
"Bill Bailley"

Belligerent at 8.30 pm Phil?? Perhaps you should take a little more
water with it.
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** Perhaps you should stick your ugly head down the dunny and pull the
chain.




............ Phil
 
Belligerent at 8.30 pm Phil?? Perhaps you should take a little more
water with it.



** Perhaps you should stick your ugly head down the dunny and pull the
chain.




........... Phil
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And if I complied with your schoolboy-like request, I am afraid I would only
see you looking up at me.

Bill.
 
In article <4009003f$0$16594$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
philallison@optusnet.com.au says...
"Mainlander"

no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as
it
is full of switching noise


Phil Allison:


** That is absolute garbage.

VHS hi-fi has excellent sound quality - superior to any cassette or
R/R
deck.


Try asking in rec.audio.pro, you'll get an entirely different viewpoint.


** I do not need to ask anyone on any stinking NG.

So you have no facts to base your asinine view on ?? Just a load of crap
you read from a few pig ignorant arseholes on one the world's worst NGs.
Click to expand...
One that's miles ahead of some people in this NG

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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:56:03 +1300, Mainlander <*@*.*> wrote:

In article <4007a16b$0$4050$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
amstereo@optushomeDOTcompanyDOTaustralia says...
VCR's are as bad as they can get - even worse than the goldstar days.

Just ensure that you get yourself a hi-fi unit, cause for $40 more they come
with a stereo tuner and the sound from hi-fi video tapes (all pre-recorded)
is so close to DVD.

any nec / panasonic / lg (most of them are identicle in operation / display
that i think there all made by the same company.

no one in their right mind would use a video deck to record sound as it
is full of switching noise
Click to expand...
You may be right, but then why the feck does my hi-fi VCR have a long
play four channel sound recorder function?
Mitsubishi HS-E51.
V.
 
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