Funai VCRs

Coz21 · 11-12-2005, 17:33

Is anyone familiar with this brand of VCRs? I need to replace the VCR in the living room, as ours has started to chew tapes up when rewound. I don't want to pay alot, as we have a DVD recorder and won't be using the VCR much, only to watch tapes we already have recorded. I need a Nicam one with 4/6 heads and 2 scarts. I can find a Funai one for £45, but after that, the cheapest one is a Hitachi for £60.

asdigi · 11-12-2005, 20:56

there is or was a funai one on ebuyer but it was mono and the back photo revealed it was a clone of a philips vcr i was looking at in currys a while ago so i guess they're just rebaged philips vcr's. If your refering to the £45 funai one in argos the photo of it which shows the led display looks exactly the same as the philips one too so it might be a good buy

freeview_mad · 11-12-2005, 21:05

Like to clear that up, the philips is a re-badged funai if i am not mistaken.

Funai make componants and large portions of electrical equipment such as TV's, VCR's and DVD players as well as others. They then have agreements (contracts if you like) to let other copmpanies such as philips etc put their names on and give them a portion of the profits.

But in the last year or so funai have decided to make the equipment avaliable under their brand, thus keeping the price down as you are not paying for the brand.

Thats what a bloke on QVC said sometime a while ago, think he was that bloke who does the Archos stuff, knows his stuff.

I hope thats correct

edit: found a link to back up my statement:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...&&page=3&pp=15

post 42 especially has a little info on it.

Coz21 · 11-12-2005, 21:11

Ok, thank you. Should be good then.

freeview_mad · 11-12-2005, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coz21

Ok, thank you. Should be good then.

Well thats the theory, they are supposed to be very good and as they make things that are re-badged for various companies they should be good.

We most likely have at least one thing made my Funai that we dont know we even have.

asdigi · 12-12-2005, 21:26

let me know how you get on with the funai vcr if you get one, my mum wants a cheap vcr for her bedroom and i was looking at getting the £31.99 funai one in argos as thats the cheapest i can find

Coz21 · 12-12-2005, 23:13

Yeah, i will do. I went to Argos to get one today, but they were out of stock. I'll have to see if i can reserve one somewhere.

Coz21 · 12-12-2005, 23:34

It's out of stock at all stores around me. I'm not suprised, really. I'll have to keep checking.

bignoise · 13-12-2005, 00:35

Funai used to make Amstrad's videos back in the 90s.

WordLife · 13-12-2005, 01:52

good thing i dont need a new TV/VCR then, otherwise i'd be staying well away from funai

Coz21 · 28-12-2005, 19:41

I managed to get one, but i'm taking it back. It looks cheap, the RF sockets are burried away in a box type thing and it's a job on getting the leads in, the scarts don't seem to fit properly in the sockets, they're kind of floppy, it doesn't set it's own clock, it doesn't start tuning itself in, you have to start it off yourself and the the picture through the VCR has interference lines and all the channels end up in a different order.

28-12-2005, 19:47

Funai are indeed a large manufacturer for a lot of the branded manufacturers, most of the big companies have stopped producing VCRs and are taking them from Funai or similar manufacturers (Orion etc).

ALL videos are cheaply made now, they have to be, they are very cheap after all

28-12-2005, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignoise

Funai used to make Amstrad's videos back in the 90s.

Different world back then. VCR is legacy technology, no profit in it, best to leave it to manufacturers like Funai, Orion etc who can produce in serious bulk and keep prices down. You can't really avoid these companies now.

asdigi · 28-12-2005, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coz21

I managed to get one, but i'm taking it back. It looks cheap, the RF sockets are burried away in a box type thing and it's a job on getting the leads in, the scarts don't seem to fit properly in the sockets, they're kind of floppy, it doesn't set it's own clock, it doesn't start tuning itself in, you have to start it off yourself and the the picture through the VCR has interference lines and all the channels end up in a different order.

the philips ones have the rf sockets in a box type thing at the back which made me think you would have to pull the cables to unplug them as you wouldn't be able to put your fingers in to pull the plug.

which funai did you buy?

Coz21 · 29-12-2005, 01:03

I got this one:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...Brecorders.htm

Scorpio · 29-12-2005, 07:51

Just as a matter of interest, even if going for a cheap VCR, why not this Hitachi at under £40? I'd put more faith in Hitachi's customer services team than Funai's if there was a problem..........

Rgds,
Scorp

Coz21 · 30-12-2005, 00:54

Yeah, i was considering that one.

asdigi · 30-12-2005, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coz21

Yeah, i was considering that one.

theres an Hitachi on ebay and the remote looks the same to me as the one the funai comes with maybe you can confirm, it could be the same funai in disguise! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HITACHI-VIDEO-...QQcmdZViewItem

11-12-2005, 17:33	#1
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Funai VCRs Is anyone familiar with this brand of VCRs? I need to replace the VCR in the living room, as ours has started to chew tapes up when rewound. I don't want to pay alot, as we have a DVD recorder and won't be using the VCR much, only to watch tapes we already have recorded. I need a Nicam one with 4/6 heads and 2 scarts. I can find a Funai one for £45, but after that, the cheapest one is a Hitachi for £60.

11-12-2005, 20:56	#2
asdigi Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,914	there is or was a funai one on ebuyer but it was mono and the back photo revealed it was a clone of a philips vcr i was looking at in currys a while ago so i guess they're just rebaged philips vcr's. If your refering to the £45 funai one in argos the photo of it which shows the led display looks exactly the same as the philips one too so it might be a good buy

11-12-2005, 21:05	#3
freeview_mad Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 1,924	Like to clear that up, the philips is a re-badged funai if i am not mistaken. Funai make componants and large portions of electrical equipment such as TV's, VCR's and DVD players as well as others. They then have agreements (contracts if you like) to let other copmpanies such as philips etc put their names on and give them a portion of the profits. But in the last year or so funai have decided to make the equipment avaliable under their brand, thus keeping the price down as you are not paying for the brand. Thats what a bloke on QVC said sometime a while ago, think he was that bloke who does the Archos stuff, knows his stuff. I hope thats correct edit: found a link to back up my statement: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...&&page=3&pp=15 post 42 especially has a little info on it.

11-12-2005, 21:11	#4
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Ok, thank you. Should be good then.

11-12-2005, 21:20	#5
freeview_mad Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 1,924	Quote: Originally Posted by Coz21 Ok, thank you. Should be good then. Well thats the theory, they are supposed to be very good and as they make things that are re-badged for various companies they should be good. We most likely have at least one thing made my Funai that we dont know we even have.

12-12-2005, 21:26	#6
asdigi Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,914	let me know how you get on with the funai vcr if you get one, my mum wants a cheap vcr for her bedroom and i was looking at getting the £31.99 funai one in argos as thats the cheapest i can find

12-12-2005, 23:13	#7
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Yeah, i will do. I went to Argos to get one today, but they were out of stock. I'll have to see if i can reserve one somewhere.

12-12-2005, 23:34	#8
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	It's out of stock at all stores around me. I'm not suprised, really. I'll have to keep checking.

13-12-2005, 00:35	#9
bignoise Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,151	Funai used to make Amstrad's videos back in the 90s.

13-12-2005, 01:52	#10
WordLife Banned User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 712	good thing i dont need a new TV/VCR then, otherwise i'd be staying well away from funai

28-12-2005, 19:41	#11
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	I managed to get one, but i'm taking it back. It looks cheap, the RF sockets are burried away in a box type thing and it's a job on getting the leads in, the scarts don't seem to fit properly in the sockets, they're kind of floppy, it doesn't set it's own clock, it doesn't start tuning itself in, you have to start it off yourself and the the picture through the VCR has interference lines and all the channels end up in a different order.

28-12-2005, 19:47	#12
jase1 Posts: n/a	Funai are indeed a large manufacturer for a lot of the branded manufacturers, most of the big companies have stopped producing VCRs and are taking them from Funai or similar manufacturers (Orion etc). ALL videos are cheaply made now, they have to be, they are very cheap after all

28-12-2005, 19:53	#13
jase1 Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by bignoise Funai used to make Amstrad's videos back in the 90s. Different world back then. VCR is legacy technology, no profit in it, best to leave it to manufacturers like Funai, Orion etc who can produce in serious bulk and keep prices down. You can't really avoid these companies now.

28-12-2005, 21:04	#14
asdigi Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,914	Quote: Originally Posted by Coz21 I managed to get one, but i'm taking it back. It looks cheap, the RF sockets are burried away in a box type thing and it's a job on getting the leads in, the scarts don't seem to fit properly in the sockets, they're kind of floppy, it doesn't set it's own clock, it doesn't start tuning itself in, you have to start it off yourself and the the picture through the VCR has interference lines and all the channels end up in a different order. the philips ones have the rf sockets in a box type thing at the back which made me think you would have to pull the cables to unplug them as you wouldn't be able to put your fingers in to pull the plug. which funai did you buy?

29-12-2005, 01:03	#15
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	I got this one: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...Brecorders.htm

29-12-2005, 07:51	#16
Scorpio Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,048	Just as a matter of interest, even if going for a cheap VCR, why not this Hitachi at under £40? I'd put more faith in Hitachi's customer services team than Funai's if there was a problem.......... Rgds, Scorp

30-12-2005, 00:54	#17
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Yeah, i was considering that one.

30-12-2005, 13:01	#18
asdigi Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,914	Quote: Originally Posted by Coz21 Yeah, i was considering that one. theres an Hitachi on ebay and the remote looks the same to me as the one the funai comes with maybe you can confirm, it could be the same funai in disguise! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HITACHI-VIDEO-...QQcmdZViewItem

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