I’ve been trying my luck with free VCRs from Goodwill and/or Freecycle, but it hasn’t been very good. I’m curious whether I should save (as in, have refurbished and either keep or sell), or scrap them (drop off at e-waste).
* Goldstar (mono)
I already know the answer to this one: scrap. I insert one tape and it displays an error message, refusing to eject even after a power cycle. I had to unscrew it like crazy until I finally got the tape out. That POS VCR is going to the e-waste.
* Philips Magnavox VRX262AT22
Brought it home, all it does is chew up tapes. Save or scrap?
* Panasonic PV-8661
Doesn’t even power on. Save or scrap?
Finally, I have a non-working Samsung SV-5000W. This one has seen better days since I bought it in 2002. Nowadays it won’t even play a tape; it just ejects with any button I press. It doesn’t even power on unless I insert a tape. I have a refurbished replacement deck (same make and model), but after ruining 2-3 different decks with customers’ old dirtier tapes, I don’t want to make the same mistake again - I want something more consumer grade that can handle them. But with this old one: Save or scrap?
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