80s philips vcr

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Originally Posted by Tony75

Most Philips VCRs from that era sold here were actually made by Sharp. This remained the case up until the mid 90's where they changed to JVC mechanisms, but having Philips electronics.

Interesting. Sharp-made in Australia but not in the USA. Never saw one made by Sharp here. They did later change to JVC, before selling the name out to Funai. The JVC-made ones were pretty much identical in and out to JVC except certain features and functions.