I e-mailed Studio Sound Electronics, the largest online VCR part-store, on his opinion on 1980s to 1993 VHS VCR reliability, and he sent me this:
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- 01 -- Toshiba/RCA/GE/ProScan (most-reliable)
- 02 -- Shintom/Multitech/Toshiba
- 03 -- Funai/Symphonic/Multitech/TEAC/XR-1000
- 04 -- Panasonic/Quasar/Canon/GE/Magnavox/JCPenny/RCA/Sylvania
- 05 -- Sanyo/Sears
- 06 -- NEC/Marantz/Yamaha
- 07 -- Sharp/Montgomery Ward/Signature 2000
- 08 -- JVC/Zenith/Kenwood
- 09 -- Orion/Emerson/Broksonic/Sansui/TMK
- 10 -- Samsung/RCA/GE/Toshiba
- 11 -- Sony
- 12 -- Hitachi/RCA/GE/ProScan/Sears
- 13 -- Mitsubishi/MGA/Video Concepts
- 14 -- GoldStar/Zenith/LXI/JCPenny/Totevision/
- 15 -- Daewoo/Capehart/Daytron
- 16 -- Fisher (least-reliable)
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Toshiba/RCA/GE/ProScan were the most-reliable, while Fisher was the least-reliable. Would all of you (as techs) find this (his rankings) more preferable and accurate?
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