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- From: kettyle@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (john.jr.kettyle)
- Subject: Re: FISHER HI-FI VCR
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:42:19 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.204219.22486@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>
- References: <C15zGA.L4K@apollo.hp.com>
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- From article <C15zGA.L4K@apollo.hp.com>, by rehrauer@apollo.hp.com (Steve Rehrauer):
- > In article <ETOBHAG.93Jan20165232@etn.etnxb.eua.ericsson.se> etobhag@etnxb.eua.ericsson.se (Boerge Haga 2634) writes:
- >>In article <C15s31.LA@boi.hp.com> jmcvey@boi.hp.com ( John McVey x3638 ) writes:
- >> I have a Fisher mono VCR and have had to repair it twice. I would
- >> stay away from Fisher on a new purchase.
- >>
- >>I'll second this. My parents have had a Fisher VCR for some years
- >>now, and it has been nothing but trouble with it.
- >
- > Well, as a counterpoint my circa 1986 Fisher HiFi unit has been virtually
- > trouble free. About 2 years ago I paid about $80 to have a capstan assembly
- > rebuilt (at least, that's what the shop said -- symptoms were that it would
- > squeal on rewind & sometimes not rewind at all -- and the price included a
- > head-cleaning). I'll happily admit that for once in my life :-) I might
- > just be the lucky exception, though.
-
- I have a 859 and a 960 ? HiFi Vcrs and have had no problems except in the
- 960 where I am starting to see the squeeling problems. These are both
- 1985-1986 models. Chalk it up to luck? :-)
-
- John Kettyle, Jr.
-
-
- Question, Who here would buy a piece of equiptment from a store that says
- it is selling poor quality merchandise and you need an extended warranty?
- I would walk to the next store and leave those guys in the dust!
-