The 1st VCR

[Bright_Star]

The 1st VCR I ever bought I bought for $500 at Radio Shack in 1985. Lasted 6 months before it started eating the tape & then I sold it for 50 bucks...lol.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

First VCR I had was a Sylvania way back in late 1985 (Christmas present from Mom.) Not sure how much she paid for it (I know it was from a RTO store on 18 month contract though. So I'd say at least $500 if not more.)

Had that one for about 5 or 6 years before it finally gave out, then had a Mitshubishi (sp?) model for about 3 or 4. Then it was a Sharp tv/vcr combo (still have that one - it's in the dining room currently) then a Toshiba tv/vcr/dvd unit (brother has it right now) and right now have his Sylvania 20 inch combo (tv/vcr/dvd) in my bedroom and a Polaroid vcr/dvd combo in the office (it's at least 12 years old by now but still works good.)

Last stand alone VCR I bought was a Panasonic in the late 90s and I think I paid around 100 for it. I think it may still be out in the building but I've not seen it in so long . . .

Yep, been through a few. Still have a bunch of VHS tapes too. Nowhere near as many as I used to.

And don't ask me to count my DVD's . . . my brain just froze thinking about it.

[drjonah]

My parents bought a VCR in like 1980 and paid close to $1000, I think it was either Zenith or RCA. Darn thing lasted for like close to 15 years.

[AccountingDrone]

Hm, my friend Eddie bought one of the older type, that had a remote on a long wire and was huge and sort of clunky in 1982 or 3 or thereabouts. The first one I owned I bought in 1988 and was smaller, the remote was not wired to the VCR and lasted for about 4 years. I still have a first generation *metal shell* Sony mini disc MZ1, which actually also recorded. I bought it on base, it was not yet available in the US when I picked it up [Foreign PX catalog, I could also get Nakamishi equipment that was not sold in the US. I almost bought the dual system US/Euro VCR but didn't, then DVD hit. It would have been useful to do PAL and whatever the hell you call the US video system.] Hm, I also have a functional zip drive [though I haven't cranked up that particular computer in about 10 years ...] and if you want to get really ancient, I have a Wang Archiver [and I still have a Sperry Univac 1616 SNAP II submarine ballistics computer hanging out in the barn.]

[fireheart]

Our first VCR was bought when I was around 3 or 4. It still works, although an ex-boyfriend of mine has likened the sound of it rewinding to that of a jet plane

[Gilhelmi]

snip [and I still have a Sperry Univac 1616 SNAP II submarine ballistics computer hanging out in the barn.]

AccountingDrone, Where did you get a submarine ballistics computer?

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Our first VCR was bought when I was around 3 or 4. It still works, although an ex-boyfriend of mine has likened the sound of it rewinding to that of a jet plane

I had a external video cassette rewinder that sounded similar. Did the job but boy, did it sound like it was going to take off and fly all over the house!!!

[strawbabies]

My parents bought our first VCR when I was 3 because my aunt bought me a VHS of Dumbo, and I didn't have any way of watching it. I'm not sure when my family finally got rid of it, but I'm pretty sure it worked until I was into my 20s.

[EricKei]

I used to have an old (Fischer-Price??) VCR, silver-grey with an 8-track deck as part of it and a little remote attached to a looooong cord.

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Old, crackly Muzak begins playing for no adequately explored reason as EK reminisces...

The-e fi-rst V-C-R,
The-e networks did say:
Was for pirating tee-vee,
"Oh my!" they would say

"No-o ads will they see,
Our stuff they won't buy!
We must stop this from hap'ning,
Lest our C-E-O doth cry!"

Fa-ast fo-rward thirty years,
It's all hap'ning a-gain!
People down-load-ing movies -
They think it's a sin!

...

*crickets chirping*

I'll show myself out x.x

[Racket_Man]

I got my first VCR around 1985. I remember it was a Sony and had a wired remote.