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VCR. New or Older? Help!

I have studied manuals and roamed the archives but I am in a quandry. Should I get a new VCR, or should I troll the resellers for a used hi-end machine from years ago such as JVC, Sony, Panasonic, Akai, Mitsubishi?

The new machines seem light, full of plastic and glittery finish. The older hi-end units are heavier and more substantial. But what does this mean? This was posted on this forum some time ago:

>Posted by petew ( i ) on July 18, 2001 at 18:42:06
SNIP...
>But you sir, are a sensible man, and know that for under $200 you can get a HI-FI, multi-head VCR that is far superior to the best machines of only a few years ago.

Ahhh ... the confusion enters here. There are convincing arguments on both sides?

WHAT I NEED/DON'T NEED

* Don't need features
* Don't need a tuner
* Do need Hi-Fi stereo (ie at least 4 heads)
* S-VHS seems like a worthwhile thing — yes/no?
* Do need RCA out

I don't mind coping with an older machine and refurbishing IF the obvious advantage is in better signal and better engineering.

This has been discussed before, but ANY suggestions would update the arguments and help me a lot — Thanks

PS: Yes we have a cheap DVD machine (Toshiba SD-260J) but here in Japan the rentals are still full of analogue. Besides, I want to use the VCR for recording vinyl on T-120 cassettes.


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Topic - VCR. New or Older? Help! - strieb 21:58:44 12/19/04 (9)


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