Re: VCR Players - Will they keep making them?
- From: glenzabr@xxxxxxxxxxxx (GMAN)
- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:29:54 GMT
In article <1138539951.670002.134720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, lorincantrell@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>VCR's were largely disposable several years ago. I would think if you
>have a very large collection of good stuff you definately want to keep,
>you might look into buying a number of VCR's and storing them for
>future use. I would think if you were handy it would make sense to buy
>all the same model and then cannablilize them for parts as they go
>down. Say you bought ten of them. I would think you could keep them
>going for a good many years. Heck, up until recordable DVD got going
>people were still trading hi end Betamaxes on Ebay because of their
>technical superiority to VHS. I thought that was kind of cool in a
>way. Lots of folks had original TV broadcasts from the 70's and early
>80's with the original commercials. It's your own time capsule.
>
>-beaumon (who has a very decent Phillips S-VHS unit I bought several
>years ago and now never use)
>
Agreed, i have stocked away a good number of Mitsubishi SVHS decks and a few
JVC ones for that purpose, but i have to admit, its been at least 9 months
since i have even held a vhs tape in my hand.
.
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