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JVC ceases production of standalone VCRs
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Dave Garrett
2008-10-30 22:05:21 UTC
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This was forwarded to me earlier today:

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/

Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end JVC
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.

Dave
UCLAN
2008-10-31 05:10:30 UTC
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Post by Dave Garrett
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/
Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end JVC
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.
I have three Mitsubishi SVHS VCRs. I wonder how long parts will be around?
m***@bellsouth.net
2008-10-31 15:29:03 UTC
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Post by UCLAN
Post by Dave Garrett
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/
Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end JVC
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.
I have three Mitsubishi SVHS VCRs. I wonder how long parts will be around?
Why can;t some enterprising company come out with HD tapes and
recorders? I still think using tape is easier than disks.
avory
2008-10-31 16:31:22 UTC
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Post by m***@bellsouth.net
Post by UCLAN
Post by Dave Garrett
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/
Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end JVC
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.
I have three Mitsubishi SVHS VCRs. I wonder how long parts will be around?
Why can;t some enterprising company come out with HD tapes and
recorders?  I still think using tape is easier than disks.
Not to mention more versatile and easier to exchange with others or
simply to carry a copy to an upstairs bedroom to watch something that
was recorded in the family room. The flexibility of tape is always
dismissed--not to mention its known longevity--when discussing the
virtues of digital.

Lost in that article is a reference to so-called "3 in 1" machines
that combine a VCR, DVD player, and a hard drive. But it
conspicuously doesn't say "VCR, DVR/player, and a hard drive" meaning
one cannot record something that is recorded on the hard drive
correct? This is one of the worst aspects of the demise of the VCR,
the virtual demise of the digital video recorder with a hard drive in
this country.
GMAN
2008-10-31 18:16:36 UTC
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Post by avory
Post by m***@bellsouth.net
Post by Dave Garrett
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/
Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end J=
VC
Post by m***@bellsouth.net
Post by Dave Garrett
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.
I have three Mitsubishi SVHS VCRs. I wonder how long parts will be aroun=
d?
Post by m***@bellsouth.net
Why can;t some enterprising company come out with HD tapes and
recorders? =A0I still think using tape is easier than disks.
Not to mention more versatile and easier to exchange with others or
simply to carry a copy to an upstairs bedroom to watch something that
was recorded in the family room. The flexibility of tape is always
dismissed--not to mention its known longevity--when discussing the
virtues of digital.
What known longevity. At any moment, and any given time you can lose the tape
if th vcr decides to eat the thing.
Post by avory
Lost in that article is a reference to so-called "3 in 1" machines
that combine a VCR, DVD player, and a hard drive. But it
conspicuously doesn't say "VCR, DVR/player, and a hard drive" meaning
one cannot record something that is recorded on the hard drive
correct? This is one of the worst aspects of the demise of the VCR,
the virtual demise of the digital video recorder with a hard drive in
this country.
Travis Evans
2008-11-01 00:34:00 UTC
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Post by GMAN
What known longevity. At any moment, and any given time you can lose the tape
if th vcr decides to eat the thing.
I don't know... I've had less problems with tape eating than I've had
with, say, DVDs. But even when the tape gets damaged, it usually only
affects a relatively short length of tape. With a DVD, it seems like
damage can affect a much larger area. If just the wrong part of the
disc becomes unreadable, you can lose access to the /entire/ disc.
Though on the other hand, it's usually quicker to make backup copies of
a DVD than of a tape.

Also, I have tapes that are many years old that are still watchable.
I've sometimes had CD-R(W)s and DVD+/-R(W)s become unreadable in the
span of a few months.
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Travis Evans
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UCLAN
2008-10-31 19:03:42 UTC
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Post by m***@bellsouth.net
Post by UCLAN
Post by Dave Garrett
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1971328/
Made me think that I still regret never buying one of the higher-end JVC
SVHS decks 10-15 years ago when they were still making good ones.
I have three Mitsubishi SVHS VCRs. I wonder how long parts will be around?
Why can;t some enterprising company come out with HD tapes and
recorders? I still think using tape is easier than disks.
As far as simple time shifting goes, my DVR beats my VCRs hands down. Just
highlight a program in the IPG, press record, and I'm done. For archiving
or viewing elsewhere, I simply run a copy on my SVHS VCR. It's easy.

Best of both worlds.

Both JVC and Mitsubishi made HD VCRs. Both lost out to DVRs. Both were
discontinued. I have the Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U HD capable D-VHS VCR.
Frankly, my DVR does a better job. Tapes are $$$ as well! See:

http://www.tapewarehouse.com/catalog/CatFrame.cfm
http://www.tapeworld.com/search_products.asp?producttype=D-VHS+Tape&sortby=brandname%2C+price&submit=Search+for+Products

BD-R will be interesting when the price starts to drop. With Blu-ray players
breaking below the $200 barrier, it's only a matter of time.
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