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Interesting list, but one factor it could not take into account, and I am not sure how it could even verify, is the year and/or model number you purchased a particular brand.
For instance, the 1st VCR we had in our household was a Panasonic purchased in 1985. It finally crapped out around 1996.
After 1996 we purchased 3 more Panasonics at Kmart, all of which lasted at most 3 years.
Thus, all 4 VCRs purchased were Panasonics, 3 lasted 3 years at most (probably on average 2-2.5 yrs) and the other lasted 10-11 years.
Obviously, the later build VCRs were much cheaper in price and build quality. As I recall the 1985 Panasonic cost $450, and the latter 90s Panasonics were in the $90-$120 range.
Lastly, I will say that JVC SVHS VCRs have the best durability of anything I have seen, even though they are #4 on this list. Most of the ones I still use were made 1998-2002 (way into the cheaper build period of these VCRs) and still work great now, even with nearly daily use. To add to that point, I have purchased all these VCRs already used at thrift stores so they have had years of mileage on them already.
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