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Old 19th Jun 2017, 3:59 am   #229
Maarten
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Default Re: Museum of failure.

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Originally Posted by AidanLunn View Post
Philips Charley deck VCRs.
Not exactly a failure as they were produced and sold by the millions for roughly 7 years (going through some 54 revisions - obviously there was still some need for improvement) and generally provided good service, especially the later revisions. One of their strongest points was that they were very slim, because of their integrated lift mechanism.

Grundig U loader VHS mechanisms on the other hand.... Very bulky and unreliable. They switched to Panasonic G decks before they gained use of the turbo deck through their joint venture with Philips.

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