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VCRS OBSOLETE?????

  • 07-10-2010 03:28PM
    #1
    JR6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭


    hi, i am new to this but could anyone help me...
    i am looking to buy a new vcr and have been looking for a couple of days now but they seem to have disappeared!!! i live in galway and if anyone knows where i can find one please help!!!

    P.s. I realise you can buy a dvd/vcr combi in argos but really expensive and i am broke!!

    Thanks in advance!! :)
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  • #2
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    A VCR??? Move on - they are obsolete! :)

    You will struggle to find one new. Best bet is probably eBay. I can't even find a new one on Amazon UK - and they sell everything!

    Best bet is a PVR (personal video recorder) with a hard drive built in (such as Sky+). Or, one level down would be a DVD recorder.


  • #3
    JR6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭JR6


    ya ya thats what i was thinking. you see its for my parents who live in the country, no ntl or sky.. just rte 1, net2, tv3 and tg4! does a pvr need to be connected through upc or sky to view the epg and record progams later? or will it work just like a vcr and you input time to start recording?


  • #4
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    The analog signal they are using now will be switched off at the end of 2011. If they don't want Sky, then I would advise waiting a few months to see what devices certified appear on the market which will work with the new "Saorview" (digital) system.


  • #5
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Take a look at some websites like http://www.freetradeireland.ie/

    You might find someone trying to offload an old one. I'm sure you'd get it for free.


  • #6
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Plenty 2nd hand on adverts.ie as well (€5 - €25).


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  • #7
    JR6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭JR6


    thanks guys :D


  • #8
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,872 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Lidl were selling them within the last year. Of course with Lidl, you have to keep your eyes open for when they next come up for sale - if they do.


  • #9
    ttenneb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 284 ✭✭ttenneb


    Power city had LG VCR machines recently and may still have them. I bought one and it has quite a decent spec.


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