VCR's

[Wilsons]

Our 15-year-old Zenith just puked out.  The local repairman said they are
"unique" in their design, hard to work on, though he'd cleaned it a couple
times.

Panasonic has the best repair record, according to Consumer Reports.  That's
what we got, w hi-fi so we can enjoy the surround sound my son has gradually
been building toward.  Give it to the teenagers!
--Wally Wilson, RPT
   Ravenswood, WV
   Columbus, OH Chapter

"Elian Degen J." wrote:

> Susan.
>
> I had Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and several more brands. For me the
> beast, the one that most lasted was Panasonic, I had two, and never had a
> problem with them....
>
> I leave you that
>
> Elian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Susan Kline <sckline@home.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:20 AM
> Subject: Re: VCR's
>
> > At 10:29 PM 02/02/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Jim,
> > >You're probably talking about a stereo hi-fi vcr, right?  As Susan said,
> the
> > >Mitsubishi is durable and performs very well, as does the Toshiba. (I
> have
> > >both brands).  Also, the Panasonic is a very good recorder and the stereo
> > >hi-fi model can be purchased for under $150 at any major store, (Circut
> City,
> > >Rex, Sears, etc.). Ive seen it for $119 recently. The prices have come
> down
> > >drastically on vcr's because the next phase is digital vcr's. No tape !
> All
> > >your recordings are on a small hard drive inside the vcr. Consequently,
> > >current analog vcr's are on the way out. But for the price, I'll take a
> good
> > >analog any day.
> > >Good luck.
> > >
> > >Larry Trischetta, Pocono NE Chapter
> >
> > I'd better get one quickly! My Mitsubishi is getting awfully old, and I
> have
> > a lot of tapes which I don't want to become landfill. Same as with LP's.
> > Luckily I bought a turntable during the last gasp.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >
> >