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Old 12-18-2011, 02:45 PM
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the vcr

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i hooked it up today and wow it plays great ...now to see if it can record
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Old 12-20-2011, 07:46 PM
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Let's see.... I'd have to say a JVC HR-3300 still in the box with all the factory toys, and a Mitsubishi re-badge of the same model. Both are 1976 first-gen VHS but are oddly much smaller than my 1977 RCA VBT-200 (rebadged Panasonic PV-1100 I think?). I think I might have a VCT-400 around here too. For the Beta side I have an SL-7200, an SL-8200, and an SL-8600. I was offered a perfect LV-1901 for free but had to turn it down due to space constraints. Geez I need to thin out the herd as it is!
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Old 12-20-2011, 07:58 PM
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...1977 RCA VBT-200 (rebadged Panasonic PV-1100 I think?).
1977 probably PV-1000. Panasonic's 1st VHS VCR too. Had a separate head amp board behind the head drum. Next PV-1100 had the head amp down on the bottom swing-out video board and the picture wasn't as good.
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Old 12-21-2011, 09:40 AM
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I held out buying a VCR for awhile, so my first one was a Panasonic stereo VHS with Dolby B noise reduction and varactor tuning.
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Old 12-21-2011, 10:06 PM
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I held out buying a VCR for awhile, so my first one was a Panasonic stereo VHS with Dolby B noise reduction and varactor tuning.
Sounds like the PV-1780 I bought in late 1982, pre-hifi, linear stereo with Dolby noise reduction, mono tuner. Used it mostly to record stereo off of cable with stereo simulcast on FM.
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Old 12-22-2011, 10:13 AM
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I thought mine had a stereo tuner. I remember hearing MTV in stereo thru it. It had fairly decent audio on the linear tracks @ SP speed.
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Old 12-22-2011, 10:24 AM
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If it was made before 1984 it had a mono tuner. They had not settled on a MTS standard for the US yet.
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Old 12-22-2011, 10:58 AM
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Probably post '84. I remember Joe Jackson's "Stepping Out" and Billy Joel's "Allentown" being popular music videos at the time.
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Old 12-22-2011, 11:21 AM
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Was unfortunate timing the Panasonic PV-1730 that came out in '83 which was loaded with features, had a die-cast chassis, direct drive reels, hi-fi stereo, AND stereo linear audio with Dolby for backward compatibility with older non-hi-fi linear stereo tapes, but missed getting a stereo tuner by a year.
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Old 12-22-2011, 05:17 PM
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Was unfortunate timing the Panasonic PV-1730 that came out in '83 which was loaded with features, had a die-cast chassis, direct drive reels, hi-fi stereo, AND stereo linear audio with Dolby for backward compatibility with older non-hi-fi linear stereo tapes, but missed getting a stereo tuner by a year.
I'm surprised this machine didn't come with a port to connect an outboard MTS decoder like the Sony SL-HFR Betamax machines.
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Old 01-04-2012, 03:51 AM
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Rca

This is my oldest VCR I have owned, I like this one because it was simple to use and setup.
Panasonic and RCA were the same machine, back then.
It needs a belt to run the number counter, the VCR will not work without it.
Were is a good place that sells belts for the older VCR's?

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Old 01-04-2012, 08:45 AM
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Were is a good place that sells belts for the older VCR's?
I've used Studio Sound Electronics - they have a good catalog and I've been happy with their service.
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Old 01-04-2012, 12:24 PM
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oldest vcr jvc 3300-au .. not sure what the au stands for
this is a auction find
anybody know more about it please let me know thanks
bob
Maybe it means AUCTION. LOLLL.
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Old 01-13-2012, 02:31 AM
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I've used Studio Sound Electronics - they have a good catalog and I've been happy with their service.
They seem to have everything but don't sell to Canada yet.
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Old 01-13-2012, 01:16 PM
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Here is another source, in Michigan:

http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/belts.htm

And, one that is not too far from me here in California:

http://electronicplus.com/content/Pr...t=be&subcat=be

I do not know if either ships to Canada, though.
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