Last Gasp VHS: cheap 2000s Funai VCRs

A look at one of those cheap, disposable Funai-made VCRs from VHS's dying days as a format, in the early to mid 2000s. The same mechanism lived on in DVD/VCR combo units, until Funai finally ended production of it in 2016.

Time flow:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Overview
2:42 First test
4:20 Playback features
5:27 Direct capture samples
7:16 LP mode playback
8:15 Mechanism & circuitry
10:20 Automatic head cleaner
11:02 Recording test
12:45 Common problems
13:49 Conclusion
14:18 Calling Funai

#vhs #vcr #retrotech

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Last Gasp VHS: cheap 2000s Funai VCRs

A look at one of those cheap, disposable Funai-made VCRs from VHS's dying days as a format, in the early to mid 2000s. The same mechanism lived on in DVD/VCR combo units, until Funai finally ended production of it in 2016.

Time flow:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Overview
2:42 First test
4:20 Playback features
5:27 Direct capture samples
7:16 LP mode playback
8:15 Mechanism & circuitry
10:20 Automatic head cleaner
11:02 Recording test
12:45 Common problems
13:49 Conclusion
14:18 Calling Funai

#vhs #vcr #retrotech

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