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04-05-2003, 08:24 PM
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VCRs that will last forever
Just picked up this Panasomic Omnivision VHS model PV-1200 VCR today at the Salvation Army. It reminded me of one of the ones they wheeled around on a cart with a TV when I was in high school, so I grabbed it for a whole $6.00. To my surprise, the damn thing works flawlessly!
 . Now, I just have to clean it up and it will see service with a TV as of yet to be determined.Anyone have any ideas as to its vintage or know anything about them? Of the 80s stuff, my experience is that the cheap GoldStar ones were the most reliable. Clean the idler tire once a year and she's good to go!
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04-05-2003, 08:39 PM
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Here ya go buddy..
PANASONIC VCRVHS, PV- 1200 Description: Manufacture Years: 1979 - 1980 Additional Information: F-stop: Lens/Screen: Retail MSRP: $1,100.00 USED: $28.00 Wholesale Mint: $15.00 Average: $8.00 Click here for a definition of Bluebook prices. Mike
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04-05-2003, 08:41 PM
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Here's a link to what was Panasonic's first VCR, or VTR as it was called. Looks pretty darn close to mine
http://matsushita.co.jp/corp/company...inp1977_1.html You gotta think that for $1100 new back then, they built in the same quality into these as many companies did in stereo gear.
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01-17-2006, 09:09 PM
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Come to think of it, though, perhaps that doesn't qualify as a "VCR" though since a tape "cassette" tends to imply two reels of tape in the same cartridge. Oh, well, whatever.
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01-20-2006, 03:17 AM
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"GoldStar" it's named today "LG", not "Daewoo".
Btw, "Daewoo" opened a car plant in Romania (Craoiva, capital of Dolj county, southern Romania). We still have the right to produce "Daewoo" cars. This cars are a lot better then thoes bloody "Dacia" 1310/Solenza/Logan (all my rescpect for "Dacia" 1100/1300 with French  engine)
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04-06-2003, 10:06 AM
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most of these will work well with just a cleaning,idler tire and sensing lamp.
they also seem immune to macrovision(copygaurd)
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04-06-2003, 01:17 PM
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The picture/color quality is usually lacking on these old timers
 My first VCR was a Sylvania top loader bought in 1983, even at the time I was disappointed in the picture. Of course now compared to DVD even new VCR's pretty much suck! 
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04-07-2003, 01:23 PM
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Nice to see someone else wondering over to vintage VCR's
I've been collecting them for quite a while. The PV-1200 is the third model I think. What tape speeds does it have available? I know they had a PV-1000 and PV-1100. I have a pair of Quasar/JCPenney twins that look just like this. They have 3 speeds on them and date from 1981. The earlier 2-speed VCR's are better in video quality because of the thicker heads. To get SLP, they give it thinner heads. They don't read as intense of a signal from the magnetic "track" as a full-sized head would. I have a 1977 JVC HR-3300 (the very first VHS) with an absolutely beautiful picture. It has the wider 2-hr heads. New heads for these old tanks are relatively cheap ($30 or so). I'd seriously consider dropping new heads in it while they are still available. This will roll back the odometer significantly for excellent performance in its next 30 years. Mike
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04-07-2003, 01:36 PM
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This has 3 speeds. I was mighty impressed at how well it operates. Since you're more experienced than I with these machines, would you say that the build quality is superior to say today's offerings? I haven't even had the top off.
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04-07-2003, 01:41 PM
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Today's offerings??? Kam you kooky old man who the hell still buys VCR's??? They've gone the way of the dinosaur, the record player and tape decks.
Now you may be able to tell me that RTR's and expensive TT's offer a better sound than CD players but there ain't no way you can say that a VHS tape provides a better picture than a DVD played on a progressive scan DVD player 
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01-16-2006, 11:26 AM
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 I've snagged a few stereo ones for around $5.00 apiece, but prolly should look for one of those older ones with the little dial tuners because I've heard their technology predates Macrovision and allows for DVD dubbing. Izzat true???
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Analogue IS AND ALWAYS WAS BETTER!!!! (And always will be in my opinion)
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04-07-2003, 03:44 PM
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Last I heard Thor, they don't make camcorders that record on DVDs.....at least any that I can afford...... Besides which, if you have kids, a VCR is a must for all of the kids' tapes.
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