Right timeframe for you and I to have “met” back then.. Iffin’ early ‘83 then it coulda been the last of the top-loading ones. SL-5800, built like a tank (...or battleship for you Navy boys...). Wired remote, variable scan speed but super solid. Maybe one of the best VCRs Sony ever made. I had one until I upgraded to the SL-HF750 around ‘87 or ‘88. If not the 5800 then maybe the 5000, the base front-loading model, silver case, wired remote.

Man, how do I remember stuff like that but can’t recall what I had for lunch yesterday? 🌫

Palama wrote:

DING DING DING.....we have a winner.Front loading,silver case and wired remote...…...and still works to this day.

Whistlebritches wrote:

Oops! Matsu-s-h-i-t-a aka “Panasonic” in the States.

Palama wrote:

Bought my first VCR in Hawaii,BETA.Was great in Hawaii and Japan...…..returned stateside and nobody knew what the **** BETA was.I still have the player,my daughters Christening,birthdays 1-4 along with some other childhood events are all on BETA.

Whistlebritches wrote:

After my son decided to stick his peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the VCR I trashed all the tapes and never looked back.

Ewok126 wrote:

he was home for Spring Break, eh?

frankj1 wrote: