What VCRs do you have? - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

birksholt · 4th Jun 2016, 6:57 pm

Baird 8902 (works but with bad picture)
Deccavideo VHR8300 (JVC HR7200 clone)
Ferguson 3v30 (think the lower head drum is on the way out, also the display is gone)
Baird 8940
Panasonic NV8610 (needs new pinch roller)
Hitachi VT-11e
Hitachi VT-6500
Panasonic NV3000 (needs mech aligning)
Panasonic NV180
JVC HR2200 (doesn't turn on - waiting to be looked at)
JVC HR-C3
Ferguson 3V48
Panasonic NV-FJ760
Panasonic NV-FJ630 (SP heads gone)
Philips VR1000
Panasonic NV-HS950
Sharp don't know model, an early 90s dual speed mono one
LG don't know model
Sharp don't know model, a newish one
Samsung timelapse CCTV recorder

I think that's all of them apart from ones built into camcorders

Paul Stenning · 4th Jun 2016, 9:37 pm

I'm not a collector so I just have the one which is still in fairly regular use - a JVC HR-J665 NICAM VHS machine.

I purchased it new; the copyright date on the manual is 1999 so it must have been then or the year after. It still works very well, probably helped because it has had a fairly easy life and been looked after.

It is mainly used for digitising VHS tapes for family and friends now, but I also have a selection of prerecorded tapes (live concerts etc) which were never released on DVD that I prefer to watch direct from VHS than from a digitised copy.

My LG LCD/LED TV seems to cope very well with a composite VCR signal via the SCART socket. It obviously shows up the limitations of VHS but is still very watchable and seems to make the best of the signal.

HurtyAC · 4th Jun 2016, 10:22 pm

Hi All, My collection is:-

Sony
SL-C5 Working
SL-C7 Two off both working one with beta loader
SL-F1 Just obtained, awaiting my attention

Philips
N1500 Owned by me from 1978
N1502 Working
N1502 Ex BBC machine just repaired for some one else
N1700 badged Pye just finished restoring (see pictures)
N1700 Working

Enjoy
Hurty

4th Jun 2016, 6:57 pm	#21
birksholt Pentode Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 108	Re: What VCRs do you have? Baird 8902 (works but with bad picture) Deccavideo VHR8300 (JVC HR7200 clone) Ferguson 3v30 (think the lower head drum is on the way out, also the display is gone) Baird 8940 Panasonic NV8610 (needs new pinch roller) Hitachi VT-11e Hitachi VT-6500 Panasonic NV3000 (needs mech aligning) Panasonic NV180 JVC HR2200 (doesn't turn on - waiting to be looked at) JVC HR-C3 Ferguson 3V48 Panasonic NV-FJ760 Panasonic NV-FJ630 (SP heads gone) Philips VR1000 Panasonic NV-HS950 Sharp don't know model, an early 90s dual speed mono one LG don't know model Sharp don't know model, a newish one Samsung timelapse CCTV recorder I think that's all of them apart from ones built into camcorders

4th Jun 2016, 9:37 pm	#22
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,073	Re: What VCRs do you have? I'm not a collector so I just have the one which is still in fairly regular use - a JVC HR-J665 NICAM VHS machine. I purchased it new; the copyright date on the manual is 1999 so it must have been then or the year after. It still works very well, probably helped because it has had a fairly easy life and been looked after. It is mainly used for digitising VHS tapes for family and friends now, but I also have a selection of prerecorded tapes (live concerts etc) which were never released on DVD that I prefer to watch direct from VHS than from a digitised copy. My LG LCD/LED TV seems to cope very well with a composite VCR signal via the SCART socket. It obviously shows up the limitations of VHS but is still very watchable and seems to make the best of the signal. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

4th Jun 2016, 10:22 pm	#23
HurtyAC Tetrode Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 75	Re: What VCRs do you have? Hi All, My collection is:- Sony SL-C5 Working SL-C7 Two off both working one with beta loader SL-F1 Just obtained, awaiting my attention Philips N1500 Owned by me from 1978 N1502 Working N1502 Ex BBC machine just repaired for some one else N1700 badged Pye just finished restoring (see pictures) N1700 Working Enjoy Hurty Attached Thumbnails