-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: #8387 Multi-system vcr Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:37:09 -0500 From: Judy Shoaf <[log in to unmask]> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> 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 -- ********************************************************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar K. Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) **********************************************************************************