Posts by doswonk1

The VCR ship has well and truly sailed; if you still need one, you're looking at NOS, used, or a DVD/VCR combo unit. As of this noon, neither JVC nor Mitsu lists a D-VHS as a current offering; Mitsu appears to have dropped them after the...

Huh. I recorded *tons* of T-180 tapes between ca. 1997 and...well, now (I still use the VCR to time-shift radio). I never saw any difference in performance from T-120s; maybe I was just lucky. The only downside was that I ended up with...

We kind of touched on this in another thread, and it got me thinking. I'm trying to avoid putting any unnecessary strain on the HDD of my Panny DMR-E85 in order to preserve it as long as possible. Eventually, any HDD will fail, but I'd...

Quote: Originally Posted by kenavs I am happy to see that they are finally showing available units again. It makes me feel a little better about the future of this unit. Yep, Wally World's website lists 'em as available at most of...

Ditto. I haven't had any problems with the reburb gear I've purchased. I suspect "refurb" often means, "somebody bought it, couldn't read and follow instructions, and returned to original seller." I hope this holds true on the Panny...

Yes, the beauty of the E85 is that, unlike our old VCRs, it will start--uh, I mean it's supposed to start--recording a scheduled event regardless of whether the machine is powered on or powered off. I have used the simple solution of...

My DMR-E85 (purchased 6/2004) periodically blows off a recording, and I've never totally isolated the reason. First coupla times it happened, I figured it was pilot error. I musta set up something incorrectly. Then I thought it was the...

I'm inclined to hope that the difference between the '07 and '08 models is that the bugs introduced in the '07s have been fixed in the '08s. First-gen ATSC tuner units--not just the Pannies--seem to have a lot of unresolved problems, as...

You got a Yamaha CDR-HD1500 for $599!? Those list for $849. I can only ask: Where?

I started with a Sony SCD-CE595. It's basically the standard Sony changer that's in just about everybody's family room (required by federal law, I believe--OK, just kidding) with the necessary circuitry and connections added. It was good...