VHS VCR 15-year average reliability data (1978-1993)...

[waltchan]

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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