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"Otmar Foelsche, LLTI -Editor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:02:15 -0500
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Subject: 	Re: #8387 Multi-system vcr
Date: 	Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:37:09 -0500
From: 	Judy Shoaf <[log in to unmask]>
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Jose Rodriguez wrote:
> We had 4 of the Samsung SV-5000W's in classrooms and 3 failed within 2 
> years for no apparent reason. I would not buy them again, though they 
> are inexpensive.

I had one of those fail within a couple of years, too-and it was the 
least-used VCR I had.

I just got (on a grant) a long-time desideratum, a video viewing setup 
with 6 stations with matching all-region DVD players, multi-system VCRs, 
and multi-system TV sets. The DVD and VCR units have no converters. I 
used World Gift as the vendor. I would say that they are OK. The people 
I talked to on the phone were salesmen, not geeky people interested in 
electronics (It's a Sony! Of course it's good!), though they did 
volunteer the information that units made in a particular place (I 
forget which) were not as good as others. Two out of 3 types of 
equipment, they sent the wrong plug adapters (fotunately the two wrong 
kinds were right for the other machine) and they only sent 1 cable 
connector for 6 TVs.

Remember that if you are using a projector (rather than a TV set) you 
don't need a converter for a non-NTSC tape.

Judy Shoaf


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