HI-FI

> My dad has lots of VCR tapes, no DVDs. Thinking of getting a 4:3 CRT
> combi TV with VCR. But I wonder whether to get a DVD combi TV instead,
> and get a modest VCR player. Thinking is that it might be best to have
> the DVD as the combi element rather than the VCR. Then again, since dad
> tapes lots of 4:3 stuff off TV maybe better if I get VCR combi, but, not
> sure. Perhaps since VCR as a format is reducing in significance that
> element should be in the TV rather than DVD, because then you can always
> get the latest DVD technology in a seperate DVD player if and when dad
> gets any DVDs. I could get VCR & DVD TV combi, but think maybe that
> is putting too many eggs in one basket. Any suggestions? TIA. Rich.
>

>
>Richard wrote in message
>news:bu9bcm$f9spa$1@ID-150848.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> My dad has lots of VCR tapes, no DVDs. Thinking of getting a 4:3 CRT
>> combi TV with VCR. But I wonder whether to get a DVD combi TV instead,
>> and get a modest VCR player. Thinking is that it might be best to have
>> the DVD as the combi element rather than the VCR. Then again, since dad
>> tapes lots of 4:3 stuff off TV maybe better if I get VCR combi, but, not
>> sure. Perhaps since VCR as a format is reducing in significance that
>> element should be in the TV rather than DVD, because then you can always
>> get the latest DVD technology in a seperate DVD player if and when dad
>> gets any DVDs. I could get VCR & DVD TV combi, but think maybe that
>> is putting too many eggs in one basket. Any suggestions? TIA. Rich.
>>
>
>How about a vcr and dvd combi attached to a non combi tv?
>

>>How about a vcr and dvd combi attached to a non combi tv?
>>
>
>Via a flat scart cable?

>
> Richard wrote in message
> news:bu9bcm$f9spa$1@ID-150848.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > My dad has lots of VCR tapes, no DVDs. Thinking of getting a 4:3
CRT
> > combi TV with VCR. But I wonder whether to get a DVD combi TV
instead,
> > and get a modest VCR player. Thinking is that it might be best to
have
> > the DVD as the combi element rather than the VCR. Then again, since
dad
> > tapes lots of 4:3 stuff off TV maybe better if I get VCR combi, but,
not
> > sure. Perhaps since VCR as a format is reducing in significance that
> > element should be in the TV rather than DVD, because then you can
always
> > get the latest DVD technology in a seperate DVD player if and when
dad
> > gets any DVDs. I could get VCR & DVD TV combi, but think maybe
that
> > is putting too many eggs in one basket. Any suggestions? TIA. Rich.
> >
>
> How about a vcr and dvd combi attached to a non combi tv?