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-------- 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
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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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