Panasonic Nv-f55 Vcr User Manual

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Yesterday I picked up a Panasonic NV-F77B VCR for £10. It came with everything including and was boxed as new. I have cleaned the tape path and fitted a new pinch roller as a precaution (being a 20 year old original).
The picture quality is really nice and it looks a classy bit of kit. What I am wondering is what was thought of it at the time (reviews) and also what was the selling price in 1992?
Was it much different to 1991's NV-F75?
Thanks for any input.

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  • #2
    I have one of these, not been used for ages though.
    It's a nice feeling to be able to shut away the tape slot.:D:o
  • #3
    Yep - thats the one. Did you buy it when it was current?
  • #4
    The only reference I can find in regards VCR prices is. A Panasonic VCR in 1990 ran between $379 and $499 depending on what model you chose.
    At a guess I'd say it would have cost between £175 - £225.
  • #5
    IIRC it was about £400-£450. It was the top machine that wasn't S-VHS.
    IIRC they'd removed the manual recording level controls from the lower models that year, making this the only choice if you wanted to do decent Hi-Fi stereo audio recording.
    Nice enough machines - but most people wanting VHS decks today are copying old tapes to DVD/PC. For that, a built-in TBC helps greatly, and it's the decks with this feature that fetch lots of money on eBay.
    Cheers,
    David.
  • #6
    Cheers David. That sounds about right - and I realise that it is probably not much in demand with most.
  • #7
    Around the early 1990's a Panasonic mono video was around £300 to £370 with bar code reader depending on whether it had 2 or 4 heads SP/LP and a Nicam stereo was approx £430 upwards if I recall..I beleive the NVF77 would have been sold for about £479 with SVHS being the next model up.
    These machines were based on the G deck mechnaism and pretty reliable. The pinchrollers are one of the easiest to replace on any VHS deck. The gear mechanism underneath was a swine unless you got really familiar with the alignment.. I repaired dozens of these over the years, usually the mode switch got dirty and the mechanism went out of alignment. Panasonic used to supply a complete rebuild kit which usually got the machine running nicely again.
    Did you get the bar code reader and sheet with it? (I think the plastic bar code sheet only went up to about 2014 if I recall)
  • #8
    The only reference I can find in regards VCR prices is. A Panasonic VCR in 1990 ran between $379 and $499 depending on what model you chose.
    At a guess I'd say it would have cost between £175 - £225.

    hehehe no chance... back then £200 would get you a Matsui or Goldstar VHS deck and not much more..even a 2 head Ferguson was about £279 back then.
    I remember our shop selling some Goldstar and Samsung VHS decks for about £230 around 1990 just to offer some cheapies (although most people were easily talked into buying something much better) and they were rubbish to use compared to Panasonics.
  • #9
    Yep - thats the one. Did you buy it when it was current?

    No, bought late 90s from a local rental chain with a year's guarantee.
  • #10
    Around the early 1990's a Panasonic mono video was around £300 to £370 with bar code reader depending on whether it had 2 or 4 heads SP/LP and a Nicam stereo was approx £430 upwards if I recall..I beleive the NVF77 would have been sold for about £479 with SVHS being the next model up.
    These machines were based on the G deck mechnaism and pretty reliable. The pinchrollers are one of the easiest to replace on any VHS deck. The gear mechanism underneath was a swine unless you got really familiar with the alignment.. I repaired dozens of these over the years, usually the mode switch got dirty and the mechanism went out of alignment. Panasonic used to supply a complete rebuild kit which usually got the machine running nicely again.
    Did you get the bar code reader and sheet with it? (I think the plastic bar code sheet only went up to about 2014 if I recall)

    Yep, I got all accessories that a new machine came with - including the rubber bung for the front AV sockets and the flyer for the different Panasonic tape stock available. The barcode scanner is in the remote, however I must say that I prefer the earlier type that used a seperate pen with LCD display. That was really classy and nice to use.
    The pinch roller condition is really important on these I find as when it wears even a little the tape is pushed downwards and hits the base of the guide post. I do have some mode switches so may change it sooner than later as well.
    The picture is very good and stable with clean blacks and chroma noise is not objectionable.
    I have a few of these era machines - J30, J35, F65, F75 and now the F77. Each has a different picture 'look' I have noted.
  • #11
    I liked the NVF55 which was a classy looking NICAM machine I always thought, those Panasonic G decks were my all time favourite VHS deck, with a lovely cast alloy deck and slim mechanism. The replacement K deck was a real step back in quality and although we sold dozens and dozens they went wrong much more quickly and suffered a few quirks such as the auto setup and auto clock not working very well or requiring mods.
    The great thing about the G deck is that you could rebuild the mechanism and run it by hand or a PP3 battery to get it to go through all the loading modes before plugging it in and potentially trashing a newly rebuilt deck should one of the gears was misaligned slightly.
    Compared to the Philips Charlie deck that sounded like someone had dropped a bag of dried peas into the machine as it ground it's way through the modes..urghh
    How things have changed eh!
  • #12
    I liked the NVF55 which was a classy looking NICAM machine I always thought, those Panasonic G decks were my all time favourite VHS deck, with a lovely cast alloy deck and slim mechanism. The replacement K deck was a real step back in quality and although we sold dozens and dozens they went wrong much more quickly and suffered a few quirks such as the auto setup and auto clock not working very well or requiring mods.
    The great thing about the G deck is that you could rebuild the mechanism and run it by hand or a PP3 battery to get it to go through all the loading modes before plugging it in and potentially trashing a newly rebuilt deck should one of the gears was misaligned slightly.
    Compared to the Philips Charlie deck that sounded like someone had dropped a bag of dried peas into the machine as it ground it's way through the modes..urghh
    How things have changed eh!

    NV-F55 - just looked that one up - you are right, it looks quality with the drop down half panel. What era/range was this one out - I see it has similar buttons to my F77. I may have to keep my eyes open for one of those..
    I had a Hitachi M922E recorder (about 1992) and that sounded horrible. The mechanism made a grinding noise like a blender on every operation so I avoided watching films in the end so I did not have to hear that infernal noise. Should have gone for a Panasonic but what did I know back then.
  • #13
    NV-F55 - just looked that one up - you are right, it looks quality with the drop down half panel. What era/range was this one out - I see it has similar buttons to my F77. I may have to keep my eyes open for one of those..
    I had a Hitachi M922E recorder (about 1992) and that sounded horrible. The mechanism made a grinding noise like a blender on every operation so I avoided watching films in the end so I did not have to hear that infernal noise. Should have gone for a Panasonic but what did I know back then.

    The NVF55 was from around 1991/92 if I recall..one of the last before they had videoplus+ built into the handset.. it was a great nicam hifi deck for a reasonable price. Those Hitachi's were noisy, possibly based on the Philips charlie deck or similar.. we sold some that Finlux rebadged.. not too bad overall but far short of Panasonic in build quality and userability. I think some had an LCD programming remote with a top door that opened to reveal more buttons?
    edit: A google shows the NV-F55 with an olympics sticker on it so that would be around 1992. I'm pretty sure the NV-F65 and 75 actually came out before the 55 as it had the earlier shorter/more squat bar code remote..
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