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JVC HR-S10000U surplus-store find
Hi all-
While browsing in an electronics/computer surplus store here in the Silicon Valley area this past Saturday, I saw this JVC Super VHS VCR, and I immediately knew it was a high-end model from the glory days of VCRs. It has just a few small scratches on its top and the front edge, but the mirror-shiny rosewood side panels still look great. They also had boxes of old remote controls, and with a quick online search, I found its original control there in stock, too. Not a bad deal for $20!
The machine works well, too, except rewind may be a bit slow-I should replace the belts and maybe the pinch roller. Picture quality, even with a cheap prerecorded movie tape from the 1980s ("The Duke" TV show pilot from 1979, with Robert Conrad as a boxer who becomes a detective) is quite good. I need to try a Super-VHS tape recording to really put it through its paces.
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Chris
Quote from another forum: "(Antique TV collecting) always seemed to me to be a fringe hobby that only weirdos did."
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