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Old 02-03-2007, 22:49   #1
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do yu remember your first video recorder

yes i do i had betamax vhs and the phillips video system 1983 panasonic NV333 machine. most of the sanyo and sony beta machines. i got rid of my last beta machine about 6 years ago and the phillips 3 months after i bought it in 85 since then had 2 S VHS panasonics . still have a 9 month old daewoo current. this will be my last. the goodmans dvd recorder has replaced it for general recording. cost £99 one year ago. is this the end of vhs??? or will it get a resurgence
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Old 02-03-2007, 23:07   #2
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

A Philips 1500 (?) in 1976.
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

Grundig Video 2000
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

Odd sony reel to reel BW thing with camera on a cable, c1978
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Old 02-03-2007, 23:38   #5
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

I was a very late comer to the world of video as we never really felt we needed one. Finally got a VCR in 1997
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Old 02-03-2007, 23:42   #6
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

I think ours was a Sharp, which we could set to turn on the analogue cable box, when we wanted to record, back then

- the move to digital doesn't seem to have improved, that

edit - unless you have v+, of course
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Old 03-03-2007, 00:12   #7
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we had a top loader that you had to catch the video from. Think I was about 12 so that would have been 82ish. My dad used to copy Atari computer software (not the console but he did that too ) and our local video library had a lot off him. Instead of cash payment we were allowed any videos we wanted and at 13/14 and video censorship still not imposed I was always after the electric blue off the top shelf
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A Ferguson Videostar with a wired remote control
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Re: do you remember your first video recorder

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1983 panasonic NV333 machine.
Snap. I was thinking about the features, top loading, one timer. 8 channels which were push (click) buttons, wired remote control, and the tape counter was mechanical.
And the first thing that it recorded (well it was on the telly at the time) was 'Live from Norwich...'
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Some sort of huge chunky top-loading Betamax thing.
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

Talking of video's, I remeeber in early computer magazines adverts for a card you could buy to connect your PC to your VCR to backup all your data !
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

Betamax top loader with push in buttons on the front that allowed you to tune in up to 6 channels.
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

I had a JVC Hi-Fi Nicam VHS recorder, six months before anyone was broadcasting in Nicam.
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One of these, then one of these.
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Re: do yu remember your first video recorder

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A Philips 1500 (?) in 1976.

Same thing, I think. Bloody thing never worked properly.
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