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A cheap video recorder

Minerva_2
Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
in I wanna buy it or do it
Preferabley with Videoplus. Has anyone seen any in the Sales?

Thanks!
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  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Bump!

    Has nobody spotted any bargains out there?
  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    I know, I do have a DVD player, but also have a lot of videos that I would still like to watch, and my VCR has died a death, not entirely unrelated to the incident involving my DD pushing lego into it!
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My bfs video recorder conked out about a month ago and he has been unable to get a new one and some of the second hand ones cost more than a new dvd player!
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  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Yes, unfortunatley, that's what I've found so far. Also a lot of VCR/DVD combi's for sale which I don't want.
  • wazza
    wazza Posts: 2,595 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    my vhs died last month. cause - pesky kids. the cheapest vhs player i could find was around £45ish. Since i have a dvd player and a dvd recorder and an expensive vhs recorder which is out of bounds to the kids i simply recorded the vhs tapes onto dvd.

    on the plus side is the space available when you sell off the vhs tapes.
    Problem with having access to internet is that i get asked by many to solve their problems :( Well at least i learn something on the way :D
  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Bought an ex rental Panasonic for £40. It was a top of the range machine with Videoplus and is has a 3 month guarantee.

    Very pleased with it!
  • kenshaz
    kenshaz Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    which rental firm did you buy it from
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]To be happy you need to make someone happy.[/FONT]
  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
    martin dawes sell ex rental ones still (i think), some supermarkets do them for about 35 quid(?) currys/dixons made a big thing about stopping selling them, but i am certain most other major electrical stores still sell them.
    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
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    I trust BH even if he's from Manchester.. ;)

    all your base are belong to us :eek:
  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Hi there,

    I don't know where you live, but I got mine from a little independent shop called Albany Radios, Hertford, Herts. I think that they may also have a branch in Enfield.
  • Jnelhams
    Jnelhams Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    I saw a JVC in Watford Branch of Comet, I think that was about £50-60. Does not appear on the website.
    My Mind wanders, if found please return.
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