"Rex's Mom" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

"Rex's Mom" wrote in message
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My VERY old VCR (purchased 1988) has suddently stopped recording in
color
and/or shows a bit of color.

It happily coped with 2000, so it is obviously a good machine.

Is it even worth investigating a fix or should I just buy a new one?
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Rex's Mom





For about $6, you could pick up a VCR cleaning cassette and see if it
helps.
If not, toss the machine, unless it's really high-end thing with
features
you can't find any more. You can pick up a new VCR for around $100 these
days. Less, actually, if you don't mind a brand you've never heard of,
imported by a company which may or may not have a working telephone
number.


Thanks for the speedy reply. Forgot about trying a cleaning
cassette (have one, but it might be too old).

In fact, other than the fact that the vcr is soooo easy to
program, it does not have any wonderful bells and whistles.
Plus, when I try to play tapes it has recorded on my newer
VCR, there is usually a synchronization problem with voice
and image. So the mouths are moving, but the words don't match!!

Will try the cleaning (btw, it does record even if only b&w)
and then (probably) start looking for a new one.

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Rex's Mom



An you can probably buy a better and much newer one for about $2 at a local
thrift shop. They are being thrown out by the thousands.