probnots tech | Zenith VR-4000 VCR (Top End from 1984) @probnotstech | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 48 minutes ago.
Made by JVC, this was a very expensive VCR when it came out. 36 years later and it still has excellent picture with stable tracking. The fact that it supports both Hi-Fi stereo audio and linear stereo audio makes it useful when playing back very old tapes.


Commercial from intro: youtube.com/watch?v=9fMdq2aOJVg
Double Azimuth: youtube.com/watch?v=pXFB7lX35KQ

0:00 Zenith Smart Deck
0:29 Introduction & Overview
7:41 This VCR and its problem
18:47 Video Demonstration
29:06 Audio Demonstration
32:48 The Underside