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Originally Posted by waltchan
A nice, 1993 Hitachi VT-M273A with this reliable chassis and linear power supply I discussed earlier.
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The department I work for snagged a battered M270 (holes drilled in cabinet for security bracket, seen heavy use), which works quite well compared to the department's other snag, a JVC HR-410U from 1994--which needs new rubber. The HR-410U had an interesting feature: "Family Message" for quick reminders and an editing function. The family message function uses several preset messages on the top row ("Happy Birthday", "Please don't forget:", "Please pick up:", etc.), while the bottom row can add a custom message that is typed on the remote's 10key. When the VCR is switched on, the message appears on the screen. Both were great gimmicks and I would like to throw this question in:
What were the oddest gimmicks on 1990s VCRs?
On another note, I also gave my department a six-belt Hitachi VT-33A that I picked up almost a couple of years ago.
