best VCR? image quality, low form factor
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best VCR? image quality, low form factor
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- tallbert [OP]
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They didn't have the intrawebs back in the 1970's. ;-)
These days, all VCRs (when you can get them) are decent quality. Unless you're going to be using them for a video transfer business when you'd want to go commercial quality, the only requirement I would look for would be hi-fi, 4-8 heads if possible. You'd have a better chance of getting a VCR/DVD combo but they're usually set up to prevent direct copy of commercial tapes.
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You won't find these in store anymore.
Hit up kijiji and free cycle, and maybe some garage sales. You'll find them for under $10.
Hit up kijiji and free cycle, and maybe some garage sales. You'll find them for under $10.
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JVC DR10000
It still held its value okay to this day
It still held its value okay to this day
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What year is this, 1990?
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Sorry, this is not an accurate statement. They're available at many retailers. I've seen them advertised at London Drugs occasionally and searching on Best Buy right now gets a positive result.blainehamilton wrote: ↑You won't find these in store anymore.
Granted, you're probably only going to find one model at a particular retailer, but they're still available to be found.
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The new ones don't have tuners which is fine if you are just looking to watch old tapes. I still have two working VCRs at home. Then can come in handy as I am always being asked about VCRs by people who have old tapes but no way to play them.
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What decade did I click into?
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Unless you really prefer VHS, the theatrical version of ET, with guns instead of walkie talkies, is available on DVD and (supposedly) BD.
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You don't need a VCR, you need the fan made despecialized versions of the star wars trilogy. They're in 720p and look great
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I love how the smart allecs come here askiing what decade this is... I still use a VCR I bought at Walmart 3 years ago to record my TV shows off my satellite Dish. I dont have Rogers so I dont have a DVR and Im not buying a computer with an internal TV tuner just to record a program in real-time.
Do any of you smart allecs have a suggestion what I can use to record a hockey game for example of my TV for under $60 and be able to replay it on my TV whenever I want? Yeah I thought so.
Do any of you smart allecs have a suggestion what I can use to record a hockey game for example of my TV for under $60 and be able to replay it on my TV whenever I want? Yeah I thought so.
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You can buy used DVD recorders for <$60, although recording to DVD Rs used to be pretty flakey. A DVR (which isn't the same as a PVR) is the better option. Costs more than $60, but the quality is considerably better than VHS. Not so easy to find either, though.
BTW, many people have computers, so while you may not want to buy a TV tuner to record shows, it is still a viable option for <$60. If you want to argue about costs, don't forget to include the price of dish/receiver + subscription into the comparison.
BTW, many people have computers, so while you may not want to buy a TV tuner to record shows, it is still a viable option for <$60. If you want to argue about costs, don't forget to include the price of dish/receiver + subscription into the comparison.
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With an antenna (a paper clip or piece of coax could work in Toronto for CBC) and this, and you can record for under $60. You need to add some storage to it but you probably have that lying around. There are other options. What's an allec?Gammatron wrote: ↑I love how the smart allecs come here askiing what decade this is... I still use a VCR I bought at Walmart 3 years ago to record my TV shows off my satellite Dish. I dont have Rogers so I dont have a DVR and Im not buying a computer with an internal TV tuner just to record a program in real-time.
Do any of you smart allecs have a suggestion what I can use to record a hockey game for example of my TV for under $60 and be able to replay it on my TV whenever I want? Yeah I thought so.