"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?

Just get the replacement color cartridges. You got a lot of life out of
them, most don't last more than a few years. Any appliance store will have
them.