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From: bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Looking for tunerless, timerless vcr
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 14:51:14 EST
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> Is it possible to buy a VHS VCR without the tuner, rf modulator, or timer?
> All I want or need is video+audio in, video+audio out.  Should be quite a
> bit cheaper than the standard VCR.

I've never heard of such a thing, but I have seen play-only VCR's for sale.
The problem is that the cost difference is insignificant.  Electronics is
cheap.  The expense is in the mechanics of the tape deck, rotory head, etc.
A VCR without the tuner, timer, etc. would be at most 20% cheaper than a
complete VCR.