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Videocassette recorders: prices fall as alternatives expand.(Viewer's Choice)(Cover Story)(Buyers Guide)

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| December 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Never has the familiar VCR offered more for less: Models with high-fidelity audio now start at as little as $80, while more expensive S-VHS units--short for "super" VHS--start at about $200 and promise a better picture.

Falling sales may account for much of that good news as buyers move toward the superior audio and video quality of DVD players (see our report, page 30).Until DVD recorders become widely available, however, you'll need a VCR for playing tapes and saving programs.

This report includes 14 VCRs. Most are VHS models, by far the most common. Two of those we tested are S-VHS VCRs. But they didn't deliver the better picture quality we expect ...

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