Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wcom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hjuxa!wcom!frodo From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: Looking for tunerless, timerless vcr Message-ID: <1047@wcom.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 14:34:43 EST Article-I.D.: wcom.1047 Posted: Wed Feb 5 14:34:43 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Feb-86 21:14:32 EST References: <2ba623af.1de6@apollo.uucp> <3253@hplabsb.UUCP> Organization: Warner Computer Systems, Saddle Brook, NJ Lines: 19 > > 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. This thing is called a portable VCR. Most of the portables available come in two parts: the tuner/timer and the VCR proper, and you can also buy the parts separately. An example of this is my good old Quasar version of the Panasonic PV-6600. -- Jim Scardelis, SA {hjuxa,ihnp4}!wcom!frodo #include