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Old 04-08-2019, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bay Kid View Post
Remember seeing a Sears catalog with the NEW video recorders for $2,200. Times have really changed!

In the early 80's, I bought a Panasonic VHS recorder/player (with a keyboard for typing titles) that came in two large pieces (carried one over the shoulder for recording)...that cost $2,500.

Now, even a low-end smart phone provides a much higher quality recording, plus so many other features...at a fraction of the cost.

A form of "Moore's Law."