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Originally Posted by waltchan

I've seen tons more Fisher Hi-Fi VCRs than monos since the past 8 years. In fact, there is one right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fisher-FVH-980-4...3%3A1|294%3A50

Very nice unit in mint condition. It's made in 1986. 80s Fisher VCRs are starting to die out and are being thrown out in great numbers, due to high failure rate. 8 years ago, there were always at least 25 old 80s Fisher Hi-Fi VCRs for sale on eBay everyday. Today, only less than 1 a day.

Originally Posted by waltchan

No problem. I also own the similar model of the Fisher, which is Sanyo VHR-1900. Extremely rare model. The only difference in the Sanyo brand is better reliability. I personally like the Sanyo better because this is the only Hi-Fi VCR ever made with its cassette door that opens downward instead of upward, and it has a really neat Hi-Fi LED meter mounted behind the cassette door. Watch it glow at night, and you cannot believe there is no cassette door in sight, but it transforms into a huge Hi-Fi LED meter. I am in the process to purchase the entire 1986 Sanyo A/V entertainment set (matching TV, CD player, cassette deck, receiver, amplifier, turntable, tuner, and speakers) from the original owner where I bought the VCR from him five years ago. This will be my first, true 80s entertainment set, and I won't find something like this anywhere but from him. However, he is 2,300 miles away from where I live.

Originally Posted by jfrog1983

It seems someone wanted that Fisher really bad, it got to the point where it wasn't cost effective and I ended up losing...

I guess ill keep looking for a 1980's Fisher and or Sanyo, ill even settle for one that needs new belts and a new idler, I know where to get the parts!

The Fisher is at the top of my list right now, with an early Mitsu Hi-Fi being the 2nd and PV-1730 being the third, these are all well built VCRs in my eyes.

My Fisher FVH6600 Stereo VHS turns 20 this year. Everything still works except it won't rewind unless a) the tape is all the way at the end or b) it's in play mode. The playback quality on SP is so good my wife has to remind me to FF through commercials after we've taped something! I wish I could still get a remote to replace the one that died 10 years back.