The *OFFICIAL* 1975-1990 VCR discussion thread...

[waltchan]

This is a thread I opened to discuss anything about vintage VCRs made from 1975, the beginning, with Beta, 1977 with VHS, to 1990 before VCRs became disposable, light, and unreliable. What did you like about them, and what did you miss from your old VCR you bought 25 years ago.

I mainly collect all the VHS VCRs made in the 80s, and it is unbelievable how reliable they are, and they tell me they want to run forever (if parts are available). Unlike the VCRs made from the 90s, the 70s and 80s used stronger power supply that were linear (excluding Panasonic after 1984) and were much heavier.

I have many more things to say once people start joining in.