Anyone ever seen a NEC vcr?

[Thomas Smith]

I'm looking to purchase a vcr, and since I have a NEC tv, I would save
myself a remote if I purchased a compatible vcr (that's what they're
trying to get you to do, right?). The interesting thing is, even though
prevailing literature suggests that there are 3 or 4 average-sounding
models, I can't seem to locate a dealer that carries them. In the
San Francisco/Bay area, this is quite unusual. Are these products sold
in the US? Can anyone who has touched one comment on them? Thanks.

Thomas Smith
Elan Computer Group, Inc.
t...@elan.com, ...!{ames, uunet, hplabs}!elan!tom

[Marshall Rose]

I've had an S-VHS player from NEC, model DS8000U, for a few years now. They
have since upgraded the unit (DS8000U MKII). As far as VHS/S-VHS goes, I think
the unit is stellar. Compare to LDs though, as with any (S-)VHS system, I
think it looks sick. However, as with most of the high-end NEC stuff, it
has a great digital noise reduction filter for the video, which does a good
job of smoothing over the picture.

You might check out "LZ Premiums" in San Jose, they have a lot of NEC gear
there.

/mtr

[Mark Newton John]

NEC has withdrawn from the American consumer electronics business.
They only sell computer and video game equipment in the USA.

You may still find a few dealers that have a few NEC pieces left,
including their IDTV 52" TV.

I won a 27" NEC TV from their videogame section, so they had a few
left...

For owners of NEC CE, they still have full support and service.

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[Mike Hejl]

In article <9...@elan.Elan.COM>, t...@elan.Elan.COM (Thomas Smith) writes:
> I'm looking to purchase a vcr, and since I have a NEC tv, I would save

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the NEC Home Electronics Division (on
the East coast) "folded" in early 1990. This division produced VCRs, TVs,
audio equipment, and camcorders. The HE Division was consolidated into the
West coast NEC facilities and now only produces the TURBO GRAFIX 16 video game
stuff for U.S. sale. (Note that this did NOT affect NEC computers, only
audio/video products.)

The HE division is still maintaining its field service locations for those who
should need repairs.

Disclaimer: Although I work for NEC Switching Systems Division, I have no
affiliation with the HE or Consumer Electronics Divisions.

Mike

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[Michael Bender]

In article <45...@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US> mfo...@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Mark Newton John) writes:
>
>NEC has withdrawn from the American consumer electronics business.
>They only sell computer and video game equipment in the USA.

Does anyone know what the NEC PC-VCR (S-VHS w/RS-232 control) is
classified as? I believe it's an industrial product rather than
a consumer product, but I wonder if NEC is planning on getting
out of the industrial video market here also?

mike
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[Jason Goldberg]

In article <45...@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US>, Mark Newton John writes:

>
> NEC has withdrawn from the American consumer electronics business.
> They only sell computer and video game equipment in the USA.
>
> You may still find a few dealers that have a few NEC pieces left,
> including their IDTV 52" TV.
>
> I won a 27" NEC TV from their videogame section, so they had a few
> left...
>
> For owners of NEC CE, they still have full support and service.
>

What does this mean for the new NEC VCR reviewed in the lattest issue of
Camcorder? NEC Model PC-VCR/PV-S98A2. It is a S-VHS frame accurate deck
with an RS-232 port so it can be controlled via a PC. It looks to be a
brand new product.
-Jason-

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Del Mar, CA

[Steven V Fenger]

I've heard that NEC was leaving the home audio/video market several
times over the last few years. I picked up my NEC DX5000U VCR 3 years
ago at a bargin price because the store was clearing out the remaining
inventory because NEC (home a/v) was (supposedly) no more! Since that
time I haven't seen any NEC audio products and only a few NEC video
products.

I've loved the 5000, by the way, especially since it had both HiFi and
Dolby linear stereo. Thus, I could still get some enjoyment out of my
old linear stereo tapes (and be blown away by the obvious difference
between the linear stero & HiFi.)

Steven Fenger
fen...@buster.cps.msu.edu

[Brad May]

In article <1877590e...@cbmami.UUCP> ja...@cbmami.UUCP writes:

&In article <45...@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US>, Mark Newton John writes:
& >
& > NEC has withdrawn from the American consumer electronics business.
& > They only sell computer and video game equipment in the USA.
& > [...]
& > For owners of NEC CE, they still have full support and service.
&
&What does this mean for the new NEC VCR reviewed in the lattest issue of
&Camcorder? NEC Model PC-VCR/PV-S98A2. It is a S-VHS frame accurate deck
&with an RS-232 port so it can be controlled via a PC. It looks to be a
&brand new product.

I believe NEC has dropped all products of the Consumer Electronics division.
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I am rather sure because I work with many NEC employees, and NEC was selling
off their inventory to employees at cost. The NEC VCR in the Camcorder
magazine was manufactured by a different division (I don't remember the name
exactly, I think it was "Professional Media division", but you can read it
in the article).

[sore...@gmail.com]

This is so fucking cool! Looking through decades old messages between privileged, internet-having mutha' fuckas living in Silicon Valley. My parents moved away from Santa Clara in 2002 when I turned five. That house is worth 7 figures now. My pops was a software engineer before he actually went nuts. It would have been interesting to have stayed in Cali. Maybe I'd actually go to college instead of being a lowly reseller. I got a 4.0 in high school, but school fucken sux, especially 'cause I live in the libtard hellhole that is Portland. I guess California is the same way now. Trump 2020.
I got my hands on the NEC PV-S98A deck in question. ust trying to find info on this hnk of crap. Some asshat has one up for 300 plus shipping on eBay. A tape got stuck in mine, so I had to force it back out. Now the machine 'thinks' there is a tape when there is not. Now the machine power on and stays on a few seconds, then turns off. The tape wasn't retracted back into the cassette, it just stayed pressed against the head. Maybe the machine detected that the head was dirty. Perhaps putting the tape ack in after cleaning the head would solve the issue. I think I'm just gonna sell it for parts.