Any V.C.R. "fans"?

[duckland 23]

Vhs and D-VHS TOO

I'm still using vhs plus a digital VHS player also . I love the HD Format from D-VHS . I have some 300 tapes plus maybe 50 dvd's and about 10 D-VHS OR D-THEATER TAPES . I thing the format is still good plus the price for used tapes in the goodwill or salvation army ... you can't beet the price . You can get used tapes for 00.50 cents or 5 for a dollar .

I recently got a D-VHS player from Ebay for 117.00 dollars in the closing auction . I find that the hd version of d-vhs was a great format ... but the price for the tapes were expensive , I seen one of these players back in 2005 at ABT in Glenview ,illinois . I was impressed but the price was kind of high and they did not offer to many selections on D-THEATER at that time . So I passed it up and got a new denon dvd player . The sound from regular vhs is not Dolby Digital sound , but it sounds good anyway .

My D-VHS player is from JVC Model #HM-DH30000U . I here that some people say that first model is prone with problems . and if you send it to jvc they will upgrade the software in it for free . and work out bugs in it . My Player works fine to me in regular VHS or D-THEATER ALSO . I my self Like Vhs and will keep collecting them now . I dont no how the future for repairs will be ... as i found out there is not to many parts left for your players as we speak .

 

[JoeESP9]

I keep a combination S-VHS/DVD deck connected to my processor. I have an un-edited un-cut version of all three Legend of The Overfiend (Urotsokidoji) movies on VHS tape. Most everything else I want to keep I've been able to find on DVD/Blu-ray.

S-VHS tape is not different from regular VHS tape. S-VHS recording produces a higher quality picture. However, the tape has to have been recorded using an S-VHS deck and you need an S-VHS output on the VCR and a S-VHS input on the TV/monitor to take advantage of the higher quality picture.

An S-Video connection separates the chrominance and luminance sections of the video signal resulting in a higher quality picture. Towards the end most VHS decks were HiFi so they had fairly decent audio quality.

 

[sKiZo]

I got a new Toshiba (DVR620) as an open box special a bit back that does an outstanding job of up-conversion and cleaning up the signal. It also has the DVD recorder built in for doing digital transfers.

Couple boxes of old rips from satellite (many off my old C Band dish) that I'm working my way through, slowly but surely. Lot of the movies are already in the digital collection, so I can skip those and just toss em. Any must haves, I've got the VCR cabled over to my Maggie dvr for ripping and play them back from there.

PS ... still got my old Betamax as well.

* One thing I did run into was a strong hum in the audio on a lot of the tapes. Solution was to route the audio through a spare equalizer with hum filter and a few minor tweaks to clean it up. Not stellar audio, but a big improvement. DO make sure any VCR you use for dubbing also has a good tracking adjustment feature as that can wander. Especially important if your old tapes were made on several machines over the years.

 

[Daunia 70]

Yep,still watch obscure VHS and Betamax tapes/movies. I've quite a collection,they go for big money via Ebay UK.

 

[jermworfare]

I have a late 70s Panasonic PV-1200 top loader VCR that is in excellent shape, and I'm always on the hunt for bad 80s VHS tapes. I have two CRT tvs to watch it on too.

 

[OvenMaster]

I have a Panasonic PV-7200 2-head mono VHS VCR from around 1996 that still does daily time-shift duty. I had to break out the Dremel to cut a hole in the rear panel to shoot contact cleaner into the "mode switch" that sits under a plastic gear to keep the switch working well. I feed it line inputs from my DTV converter box, and it feeds my 25" GE CRT set via the RF modulator.

The built-in calendar functions end on December 31, 2015, so I will need to check a perpetual calendar to see which past years I can use for future recording dates!

 

[burneyreid]

I picked up a Philips DVP-3340V combo DVD/CD/VHS unit to use to playback any of the hundreds of Concert VHS tapes I find at Thrifts.
The only movie I bought on VHS is "Town Like Alice" with Bryan Brown because I was curious after reading some reviews.
I also use it to play grandkids cartoons when they're over if they promise not to touch the other components or stick things in the speakers.

 

[OvenMaster]

Hmmm I wonder what date it will say after 31/12/15??

I will let it run and see what happens!
After that, I can use the calendar for 2010 for Jan. 1 thru Feb. 28, and 2011 for 3/1 thru 12/31 2016. I have no leap year calendar where 2/29 is on a Tuesday
In 2017 I can use the calendar from 2006.

UPDATE: The calendar rolled over to January 1, 1996.

 

[sKiZo]

Methinks you just qualified hands down for "Nerd of the Week" ... <G>

 

[whoaru99]

I have a couple. Rarely use them. One's interesting, a Panasonic AG-W1 World VHS, plays pretty much any VHS format and transcodes to pretty much any VHS format.

 

[jermworfare]

Congrats on your CRTs my friend!!

I have a mid 80s Magnavox..around 27inch that I use for my VCR, works excellent and the fake wood grain match each other. I love thrifting for bad 80s VHS, pretty much all I watch now when I watch movies.

 

[50nstillhifi]

Sure... I still use it and am quite amazed at the ability to make quality recordings..

Plan to "fire up the old girl" and transfer some digital material for a friend's viewing on his old-school equipment.

It is getting a little harder to find good tape... another challenge at the local thrifts to overcome!

 

[jblmar]

Use both VCR & DVD.

 

[Lastplace]

Included a Sony HiFi VCR in the new mancave a/v set up. The Denon ARV-X2000 upgrades to 1080i, and converts sound to 5.1. Actually looks pretty good on the Sony 60" led. It's mostly used for my grandson watching old land before time vhs tapes.

Loaded the model number into the Logitech remote, works perfectly.

 

[Eywadude]

The only thing I have on VCR that is of any use to me is all of the All in the Family episodes I taped off of TV years ago, but even that will become useless to me once I get the entire 204 episode box set soon. Oh, and I also have an obscure 60's movie called Putney Swope that I want to find on DVD too, and as soon as I do I can finally cut my ties with VCR for good. lol

 

[Eywadude]

^Yep! In fact they are taped off of analogue cable! If you are interested and are willing to pay the shipping after I get the DVD box set they are yours if you want 'em! I'll have to dig them out though. It's been a while. lol

 

[Eywadude]

^Okay cool, I'll have to keep in touch whenever I finally get the box set. Like I said, they're all (in the Family) yours if you want 'em. I have quite a few episodes taped, but I am pretty sure I recorded all of them in EP and SLP mode though. I hope that won't be a deal breaker for you? As for The Goonies, sorry, but I never had that one. "Hey you guyyyys!" lolz Anyway, I'll keep in touch. Cheers.

 

[gizzyman47]

I still own one just for some movies I can't find on dvd. I just picked up the original versions of the Star Wars trilogy on vhs. Its the only way to view the movies as they came out originally at the theater back in the day. I'm a Nerd!!

 

[Tom Brennan]

I still own one just for some movies I can't find on dvd. I just picked up the original versions of the Star Wars trilogy on vhs. Its the only way to view the movies as they came out originally at the theater back in the day. I'm a Nerd!!

Get the "face" laserdiscs; they look much better than tapes, are in the correct aspect ratio and are correct in all ways.

 

[slow_jazz]

I have a couple of movies not available on dvd still.

Looking for Mr. Goodbar being top on the list waiting for something to happen.