VCRs that will last forever

[jfrog1983]

The well known and SLOW G-chassis! I've got 2 Magnavox VCRs with that chassis, and what's odd in these is the video head drum, where the motor is INSIDE the drum with a brass sleeve full of oil instead of ball bearings, think fluid dynamic bearing from a newer hard drive.

I've also got an AKAI that I've never even seen anywhere, it looks like it has it's own chassis design too.

Got 3 Panasonic PV-1545's from 1984, one has a bad power supply, other has a really dim level meter and the third works pretty well but the power supply is showing signs of going bad...

A Panasonic PV-1730 where I already had to pull apart and reoil the brass sleeve in the video head drum, and works fine but is pretty beat up and shows signs of needing new heads soon.

Also got some nice 1990's Sonys, but looking for that direct drive Hi-Fi stereo one mentioned earlier in this thread.

Finally, got a professional Panasonic deck with a modular chassis that only records in SP speed with a nice direct drive mechanism.

Oh, I got a couple portable units kicking around too!