At Christmas, I think they did commercials with Santa Claus riding on the plug. And at the end, when the plug connected into the ground to become the Circuit City store building, Santa came out of the building, going "Ho, ho, ho!"
That VCR had some really impressive features for its time...also built very sturdily.. I actually have one of them...Its built like a tank and it still works.. :)
It was a bit expensive though but the remote alone made it worth the price..
Hmmm, I can't tell. It's either San Francisco or New York. That pointy building could be the Empire State Building, but it might be the Transamerica Pyramid instead. Circuit City was a national chain, but maybe they tailored their commercials for certain markets? I did record this in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Me, too! I still have hundreds of tapes from the 80s and 90s and am in the process of slowly transferring everything important to DVD. Speaking of the commercial, that VCR (on sale?) would be expensive even by today's standards, let alone 1989's. $497! I paid less than that last year for my VHS to DVD converter.
@AnnainCA And it's funny how they say "Just $497!" - which made me laugh, but it was probably sturdy & worth every penny. I'd take that over a $29.99 throwaway DVD player. I also remember when new VHS releases used to hit shelves with staggering prices (such as Disney's limited-time black diamond classics).
0:12 Those are actually European-only-VCRs
Akai VCRs were released only in Europe
cameron20101000 1 month ago
At Christmas, I think they did commercials with Santa Claus riding on the plug. And at the end, when the plug connected into the ground to become the Circuit City store building, Santa came out of the building, going "Ho, ho, ho!"
disneyfan85 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
That VCR had some really impressive features for its time...also built very sturdily.. I actually have one of them...Its built like a tank and it still works.. :)
It was a bit expensive though but the remote alone made it worth the price..
scott93257 3 months ago
Is that skyline at the beginning supposed to be San Francisco?
disneyfan85 6 months ago
Hmmm, I can't tell. It's either San Francisco or New York. That pointy building could be the Empire State Building, but it might be the Transamerica Pyramid instead. Circuit City was a national chain, but maybe they tailored their commercials for certain markets? I did record this in the San Francisco Bay Area.
AnnainCA 6 months ago
Me, too! I still have hundreds of tapes from the 80s and 90s and am in the process of slowly transferring everything important to DVD. Speaking of the commercial, that VCR (on sale?) would be expensive even by today's standards, let alone 1989's. $497! I paid less than that last year for my VHS to DVD converter.
AnnainCA 1 year ago
@AnnainCA And it's funny how they say "Just $497!" - which made me laugh, but it was probably sturdy & worth every penny. I'd take that over a $29.99 throwaway DVD player. I also remember when new VHS releases used to hit shelves with staggering prices (such as Disney's limited-time black diamond classics).
WebsterJake 1 year ago
@WebsterJake if you think VCR was Expensive in these days, check out the Epson Computer in these days, it was $5000.
sideslide23 3 months ago