Sony EV - S3000 8mm Hi8 PCM Stereo HiFi Editing VCR RARE 90 Days
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:42663679 | UPC: Does not apply |
***FYI - This technology / device is 27 years old which required a complete age restoration performed whether or not it is used by the original owner. Age restoration required replacing all aluminum surface capacitors on all circuit boards (tip of the ice berg) among many other things to be able to operate properly and reliably. This is what you get done from all devices purchased from DoctorSony (the renowned finest Sony Corporation Technical Sp...ecialist and Master Tech of these devices in the USA) and for your peace of mind carries a 90 Days Courtesy Service Warranty (not a return for refund). ***ZERO DEFECT POLICY - A high touch is provided without exception on every devices - complete functional aging test prior to packaging on the last minute or we wont ship to avoid any kind of shuttle hassle to all buyers - we are not after volume sale but elevated buyer's satisfactory experience). If you ever experience any issue with the device - please do not jump the gun because it could only be attributed to your bad media or most likely from freight / package being banged around during transit by the courier (while we do the best we can to protect the device these are beyond our control and responsibility - I recommend requesting an optional full value insurance coverage because the defacto is only $100 (UPS) at no additional cost). The cosmetic housing may survive harsh handling but the delicate mechanism and electronics may not. This is the special attention all our buyer gets. Therefore, if you are buying from other sellers - let it be a CAVEAT.A little background - In the early days, DoctorSony always been called Doc, Surgeon / A-Tech by people watching his methods/precision, knowledge, skills & expertise from Sony, Tandy, Circuit City and enumerable smaller repair shops outsourcing tough work to him before he finally establish his own practice and cater directly to end users locally & now practically globally while limiting his services to mostly Sony devices ergo DoctorSony. If you own one needing restoration - visit DoctorSony.com website***.To explain the concept of "Full Restoration" does NOT mean making the device to "New Condition" because this is simply impossible to achieve due to the following factors of:
AgingWear and TearParts AvailabilityFull Restoration accounts for presence of wear & tear, aging, patina and all encompassing word "Entropy". Simply put making it serve its fundamental purpose and be useful again.*** 8mm devices manufacturers have developed three incompatible recording formats known as Video8 (Standard analog - 1984), Hi8 (Hi-Res. Analog - 1989) and Digital 8 (Digital - 2000) thru out its existence since it was introduced in 1984 using the 8mm cassette media (150m) format. Please ascertain your playback device matches your tape’s recording format. EV-S3000 is analog Hi8/Video8 compatible not Digital8 ***