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Originally Posted by jmm83
Hi
I just got two 80s vcrs the other day on Facebook a Toshiba dx7 & Panasonic pv 1461 both with remotes
The toshiba needed a belt and it's working but the vu meter is not. I tried a few of the switches on the front but it doesn't light up.
The Panasonic when I first plugged it in the clock did not come on then a few seconds later it did and it would not play a tape. But I had it outside in my garage when I bought it in my basement and tried it last night it worked fine. Maybe it needs new caps. Or maybe it was cold
I cant find too much online about them but I know the Panasonic is from 1986 & I think the Toshiba is also.
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If you decide to use both daily, the Toshiba will outlast the Panasonic. The Panasonic has several weak or bad capacitors in the power supply, with very-limited life left (probably no more than 1 year). Shortly, then you realize the Panasonic has snowy picture from video head.
In my over 20+ years of repair experience, a Toshiba product that says Made in Japan in the back always outlasts Panasonic Made in Japan over 90% of the time. But, when Toshiba closed their manufacturing doors, and the new Toshiba product is outsourced, then Panasonic wins for reliability that is not Made in Japan.