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#New Mid-Range VCR

    28-Oct-90 23:40:43
Sb: #New Mid-Range VCR
Fm: Bill Forcade 74746,604
To: All
Hi All: It looks like my old VCR is giving up the ghost and I want to get a new one. I want a S-VHS home unit, (I already have a S-VHS camcorder). I doubt that I will want to spend the money for a professional unit that has single frame recording or that has a built in TBC. I do however want to get the unit that has the best features in my price range, say up to $1000 max (hopefully more like $600-800). One thing that seems nice would be a great digital freeze frame thingie. I mostly use my A2000 with an encoder to transfer screens and title pages to tape for home use only; I am thinking of getting a Framegrabber for even more versatility. What types of functions should I be looking for on VCRs as it would integrate with the Amiga and are there any particular models that are really great. Oh by the way, my biggest complaint with our existing VCRs is the difficulty setting it to record a future program using those little tiny buttons and knobs. So I would be favorably impressed with a unit that had on-screen programming or some other device for those of us with poor eyesight. Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks.