How to Connect an old VCR to a new TV | VHS tape recorder + Philips TV 43″

Hello, my name is Natalie! I have a modern Philips TV and an old NEC VHS tape recorder.
TV 43 inches, flat screen LED, approximately 2019. NEC N9034T video recorder, manufactured in 1987.
I will show you a very simple way to connect these 2 devices using an antenna cable. If you have forgotten how to do this, then there will be hints in this tutorial.

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[@prabhakarv4193]

Very nice and useful video. Thank you

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[@FabioMoraes-q8f]

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[@focus2004able]

I have an LG GC990W stereo VCR, which they brought out in the 90's, still plays back tapes with pretty much the same quality as when I first got it, I recently upgraded to a Hisense 4K TV, which has a composite AV input in the form of a headphone jack type socket, so I had to get the special cable to plug in the VCR via the AV output, very happy with the video & audio quality, will keep on using it until the day it packs it in and stops working.

[@arvinderpalsingh7778]

Also connect through av socket/wire of vcr, no need to search channel of tv , also need settings of tracking, of vcr for picture quality. I have 2 vcr as a New condition, bpl and national, working properly.And you are so beautiful .

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Challenge accepted. Thank you :)

[@ФонГадке-ц5т]

Я очень люблю старую технику. Воспоминания о детстве.

[@panmaciej121]

I couldnt figure out how to switch to vcr, and wouldnt come up with that channel search. Ty, it worked.

[@PrasenjitDas-i4y]

You bought my childhood back😢

[@TomIannucci22]

I like that you use RF! That's what I always use. I use channel 3.

[@LuckyMTS]

Me too.

[@josangoj78]

I had to buy a brand new TV a few months ago, and I looked for a model with an analog AV input of some sort. The model I got has an 3'5 TRRS composite AV input (with an RCA adapter), and my VCR looks great though it. And to record current TV programmes, I got a DVD-DVB combo unit plugged on the VCR (it has a couple of SCARTs, the other is plugged to the TV).

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I also have a combo (Samsung). I like this device

[@RivloGruby]

In that case, you just use the built-in RF modulator. That's the simplest solution. You can also use analog-digital converter (ADC), but in both ways you can't record, only play

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Yes, I will try when I buy such an adapter.

[@LuckyMTS]

I would make an analog television like this girl connected from a vcr to a tv using rf cable to make a home cable tv channel.

[@henryravu1859]

Wow it still works that is amazing, my childhood memories and my family loved using NEC TV brand.

[@Electrotat]

Dude you use the Audio and Video out, not RF, that way you will get better picture and sound.

[@Warp3326]

Yes

[@David_SA08]

There are new televisions that do not have the A/V input so it depends on whether you can buy the A/V to HDMI adapter or easier with an antenna signal.

[@David_SA08]

Or it could also be the tape

[@digitalmediafan]

In the UK and Europe a 21 pin rectangle SCART connection was used for combined audio and video

[@lets-do-it302]

Yeah.

[@DanialKhan-ce9ip]

This girl came from paradise

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

😂😮👌

[@Maccaxxx]

I had to watch it twice, the first time my mind and eyes were somewhere else.

[@sahelebrahimal-wasti4829]

I still have my vcr to watch old horror movies on my modren TV by 3 colors cable❤

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Old horror movies 🩷

[@Donderdrammels]

For a better picture use the AV output (seperate video out and audio out from the VCR and if still available an AV in the TV, otherwise you need a converter). If an tape has not been used for a long time, fast forward and rewind. Also set the tracking and avoid picture search as it damages the tape. Have fun!

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Thanks for the tips 👍👍👍

[@migliaman]

Hi Natalie, great and very helpful video, i shall try this to connect my old video up to my hd tv! Many thanks 🙂

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@estanislaopanthera8418]

The problem that I had when I connected a modern TV to a VCR was that when I wanted to search for a particular moment on the video by rewinding or fast forwarding during playback, the screen would go black and display the message "no sync detected" instead of showing the video at high speed, so it was impossible to know when to resume normal playback.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I have not encountered such a problem when connecting to modern TVs. Could this be a VCR problem? Try connecting the VCR to another TV.

[@beryozinka05]

@@NatalieRetroStuffIt is an issue of analog to digital converters. I have the same issue (which is not really important to me). You’re connecting through the RF input so this is why you can slow rewind and still see video picture

[@AlexMitchell-sj4sb]

Can I ask, why do you like VCRs/VHS? I grew up in the 80s and don't get me wrong, it was great to rent videos and record films and TV programmes and re-watch them but the quality was never great. I fully embraced DVD when it came out as did most people. My mum still has a Sanyo VCR player from the mid 90s, it still works.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I love to remember the late 90s and early 2000s. It was then that our family had a VCR and a lot of films. We watched a movie with our family. These are pleasant memories. Nowadays I like to test different VCRs.

[@AlexMitchell-sj4sb]

@@NatalieRetroStuff ah ok, thank you for answering. Greetings from UK

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

And greetings to you from Ukraine :)@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb

[@AlexMitchell-sj4sb]

@@NatalieRetroStuff stay safe Natalie!

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Thank you@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb

[@timf-tinkering]

Nice clear instruction video, but using the RF connection like this isn’t ideal. It was the only option in the early days before TVs had A/V inputs. Sound will always be mono (even if the VCR is stereo) and you won’t get the best picture quality. Using the separate A/V output or a SCART connection if available will give better results, and stereo sound if the VCR supports it. And will be simpler to set up as there’s no need to tune the TV - just choose the A/V input.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

This Philips TV does not have A/V inputs for RCA cables. On my other TV (Xiaomi), I use AV connectors, since they are available there.

[@VHSfans]

Your Philips TV have multi-jack connector which include composite video / audio input + RGB inputs. Jack - RCA adaptor for this connection is usually accessories for this TV.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I have Philips 43PFS5503/12. Unfortunately, I did not find composite connectors.@@VHSfans

[@Electrotat]

it has them in the form of what looks like a headphone jack. @@NatalieRetroStuff

[@timf-tinkering]

@@Electrotat That Philips model really has no analogue video inputs at all. @NatalieRetroStuff is correct. I was surprised too.

[@Autisticmusician715]

For my VCR/DVD combo, I did use audio and visual cables.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Great 👍

[@idj20]

I still have a VHS player attached to my 32 inch LED TV via SCART cable (the VHS player in itself is rare in that it can decode and display subtitles for the deaf from VHS tapes displaying the "Q" symbol"). However, SCART was always an European thing (including here at the UK) and is dying out fast as modern TVs no longer have SCART inputs. Might still be possible to connect from SCART on player to RGB component on TV, though. And as others said, most modern TVs no longer have analogue tuning, the aerial is only used for picking up Freeview digital TV services (eg, BBC1, BBC 2, ITV, C4, C5, Dave, etc), again something I still use all the time as I don't subscribe to streaming services (I use my large DVD collection instead).

[@njm1971nyc]

VHS decks are composite video or S-Video. No RGB or component for VHS machines.

[@beryozinka05]

I connect VCR by SCART as well and use SCART to HDMI converter. I’m surprised why none of the VCRs on YT have SCART output?

[@njm1971nyc]

@@beryozinka05 if I'm understanding your comment correctly, you're saying that none of the VCRs featured in KZbin videos have SCART sockets, right? Most of these videos come from the US, where SCART wasn't used. Simple as that. Scart was handy for "non technical people" (in most cases) because it only took one cord to handle video & audio, both in and out. For more complicated setups, it was a real pain in the backside. If your VCR only had one Scart, and you wanted to use it for both video/audio out, to a monitor/tv, and video/audio in from another device, you'd have to get busy with a soldering iron! I used to have to make up all kinds of cables with a scart on one end and various other connectors on the other. Having moved to the US, I certainly don't miss SCART connectors - if you know what you're doing, separate v/a in/out is a lot less bother!

[@beryozinka05]

@@njm1971nycI wasn’t aware that SCART was only a European standard. My VCR doesn’t even have outputs other than SCART. I remember composite cables were used here before SCART

[@njm1971nyc]

@@beryozinka05 Yeah, it was a French invention. European gear tended to use a lot of European connectors, such as DIN plugs, and Scart, of course. US/Japan was mostly RCA plugs (phono plugs, as we used to call them in the UK). There were exceptions, naturally. Older/better/professional gear tended to use BNC for composite video, RCA plugs (while technically not the correct impedance for video) were deemed acceptable for consumer gear. Wasn't really an issue for typical consumer set-ups.

[@dinomatvij833]

In the end, the problem with the picture is either a dirty video head or a dirty pinch-roller. It can also be damaged synchro on the lower edge of the VHS tape.

[@h2so4_diluted]

Those matching connectors at 00:17 😍😍

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

RF (antenna cable)

[@missbonekittyasylum3715]

@lovefromindia the REAL reason for all the videos. No one can tell me that people need a video to connect a vcr and a telly! Smartphone-users cannot be stupid like that.

[@TRR552]

Old is gold nice video

[@martin_minimalwave]

in Germany you can take a SCART to HDMI adapter...

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I want an adapter like this

[@ninjamattari9842]

VCRにRF出力とテレビにアナログ放送を映し出せるか・・そこが問題でござるが　これはその両方があった時には参考になりますお　それと海外にはRCA端子接続の選択肢はないのでござるかな？

[@VietNam.2024]

Kí ức tuổi thơ thập niên 80 của thế kỷ trước Đầu VCR để xem ca nhạc và xem phim ❤❤❤❤

[@patatino666]

I am a technician and prefer direct AV connection, even trough an HDMI adapter. Rf quality is horrible, AV quality is acceptable, but big screens require HD signal to do their best job A 50 Euro decoder is capable to record in HQ on USB and has HDMI output

[@alexandrossotiropoulos5621]

This vcr needs some tuning!

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

That's right 👍

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

Tracking adjustment

[@gustavorodriguez5218]

good video, I still have a vhs in my home..

[@DoubleMonoLR]

This connection method will give the lowest video & audio quality. Modern TVs in many countries also simply won't have any analog tuning option, only digital, as analog broadcasts are long gone. The last analog broadcasts here were a decade ago, for example. For TVs without analog AV inputs(typically yellow, white & red) a very cheap "AV2HDMI" convertor will work fine. The snowy lines etc in the video also indicate either a faulty VCR, damaged tape or needs tracking adjustment. 1980s VCRs often aren't in great shape, mid 90s onwards are typically better.

[@philippecave7055]

le petit problème , les postes de TV les plus récents ne peuvent plus capter les signaux analogiques avec la prise d'antenne , ne sont plus équipés de prise péritel et n'ont plus de prises RCA . Il faudrait que le magnétoscope soit équipé d'une sortie HDMI , ce qui n'est pas le cas .

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Yes, it would be easier & often better quality to just use a cheap AV to HDMI converter.

[@Heprotecbuthealsobodek]

I'm malaysian and hooking my uncle's VCD to my village tv

[@radioatividades]

Que bonitinho. ❤😊

[@prabhakarv4193]

Very nice and informative. Thank you

[@brianocean7399]

Looks like you should use the track.tape buttons on vcr right

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

YES 👍👍👍

[@mateuszklimczak8724]

Piękna jesteś ! I znasz sie na starej technice. Gratulacje.

[@opiekrumpus4182]

What a beautiful match up. A pretty woman interested in vhs/vcr.💕

[@mamhadixim]

Bro you came here to simp or what💀

[@mahkhi7154]

P1G, Did You Think Me and My Father (Yoda), would Not be able to get 570p (DVD Quality) on One VHS Tape. 720p (High Definition: Good enough for 50 inch TV's) on Two Tapes? Those VHS Tapes are Made from Cheap Plastic and Iron Rust. DVD's are Made From Expensive Silver and Platinum.

[@griffin-zl2bd]

Ilyen lánnyal könnyű a beállítás!😍

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

It's easy to connect a VCR to an LED TV 👌

[@user-camdrod]

Можно делать в доме свою телестудию.Абоненты подключаются при помощи антенного провода.

[@thaerthaer9606]

help me please. I have kind 8600 old one??

[@Azharul-u1n]

That coaxial cable has two sharp points

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Yes

[@destinyaudio]

Horrible picture qualitiy with the RF input. Oh my god. I suggest to use an RCA/Scart to HDMI adaptor. But forget the cheap onces directly. They are also not good and some of them stretch the 4:3 signal to 16:9. Looks horrible as well. Use a good adaptor, best with an build in upscaler. VCR is 240p only. A linedoubler can push it to 480p. This most TVs can accept on the HDMI input. Maybe costs 60$/€. They were made for old gaming consoles but also work with VCR/VCD/ Laserdisc and so on. There are also much more expensive devices but not many people will need them. They are made for broadcasters when they have to record there old video tapes to a digital format. But sometimes you can find used professional upscalers for small money.

[@Paulc277]

This doesn’t work if your tv doesn’t have analog

[@svinkun]

It reminds times, when I helped to connect old VCR (used as tuner) to old plasma screen. The main things were that screen had composite video input on BNC(!) and no speakers, only terminals for external ones.

[@robinceuleers]

Aristo cats still my favorite Disney movie though!!

[@shahraizayoub4369]

wow 👌 Amazing ❤

[@petr07413]

Зачем вы использовали RF?

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

This is an amazing cable

[@G6JPG]

If your VCR and TV have SCART (21 pin) or phono (3 coax) connections, using those will give you stereo sound (if the VCR is stereo) and a slightly better picture, and you won't have to tune in the TV or find the analogue tuner in its menus, for the same amount of effort. (OK, three plugs instead of one, but they're usually colour-coded so hard to get wrong.)

[@Me-1239]

My vcr only audio is good, video not visible Natalie😅

[@MichaelBoulewarejr]

Good job to you 👍

[@benmorrow-og9gn]

No. LED TV = BAD. Get a CRT TV instead. It really made that nostalgic feeling when I tried it.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Yes, I have such a video about CRT TV. Watch it on my channel.

[@DanialKhan-ce9ip]

Girl I keep watching you. bcuz your so cute

[@vdochev]

The new TVs have processing delay, so if you are connecting via RCA, don't be alarmed if the picture doesn't come up the first 2 or 3 seconds. Also, the PAUSE/STILL function does not display the picture because of the delay. Using coaxial cables, however, almost fixes it. It's not perfect, but it is worth it. I use an AV receiver and have my VCR connected to it with coaxial cables and the receiver is outputting the signal via HDMI to the TV.

[@Donderdrammels]

The thing about coaxial cables is, besides worse picture quality, that the sound is always mono. Although there were a very few VCRs with stereo modulators.

[@vdochev]

@@Donderdrammels No, I'm not talking connecting it via RF. You connect it via RCA, but with a coaxial cable. Like you use f-connector to RCA jacks and connect those via RCA.

[@Donderdrammels]

@@vdochev ah yes, here in Western Europe most VCRs had a SCART socket for AV, but I have some early 80s models that have what you describe.

[@ВикторРеутов-в8с]

А мама не говорила, что лифчик надо одевать?

[@Kim_Jong_Un_2023]

Supreme Leader of North Korea loves this channel

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Dear comrade, thank you for your feedback. The world loves you!

[@Welington_Loves_CSA]

O problema é que o VCR é analógico e a transmissão das tv's hoje é digital, portanto não são compatíveis! O VCR não capta e obviamente não transmite o sinal captado via antena para a tv, logo não há como gravar programas da tv como se fazia antigamente com o VCR conectado

[@stefanwahlmann3303]

Das wäre mega, wenn das funktioniert. Fernseh gucken übern Videorecorder

[@rahman-m2x]

support eannala therilanga nan indian for thamilan eanakkum ethe feelthan eanakkum vcr+vhs player unga kitta neraya eruntha eanakku onnu venum please help pannunga

[@bobsbits5357]

6 system are allways mono i have the beta of this deck still ace to have find someone to fix them right pain now

[@AntonZharov151]

Можно подключить через переходник RCA-HDMI, будет изображение лучше.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

OK

[@bjarneanthony7797]

Remember my girlfreind had a TENSAI VHS maskine

[@atharvaparihar951]

AV input is still coming in mordern TVs you can connect from that also Most of the VCR support AV

[@DamianKierat-u1h]

Jak masz coś takiego VHS to jest dysk obrotowy bardzo delikatnie wystarczy tylko przeczyścić

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Okay

[@DamianKierat-u1h]

Okei

[@Sundancer213]

Cool.

[@larsbrosig8853]

It remains to solve the inverse problem - how to make possible the VCR receives and records modern broadcast. Thank you for this video!

[@stellam5226]

Los decodificadores también tienen salida de audio y video, puede ser una salida miniplug de 3,5 mm o por RCA.

[@stellam5226]

The decoders also have audio and video output, it can be a 3.5 mm miniplug output or RCA.

[@stellam5226]

Si la salida de audio y video, es miniplug de 3,5 mm necesitas un cable de miniplug de 3,5 mm macho a 3 RCA machos.

[@stellam5226]

If the audio and video output is a 3.5 mm miniplug, you need a 3.5 mm male to 3 RCA male miniplug cable.

[@KosmosVintag]

Прчему не подсвечивается кассета? Меняйте лампочку!

[@podecontarcomigo1634]

Like and Subscribed.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Thanks

[@mahkhi7154]

You're Going BACK to Black and White TVs for Your Recorded Material.

[@忠由吉田]

NECとは、珍しいですね。日本ではパソコン以外見た事無いです。

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

My NEC VCR is made in Japan. This is an amazing device.

[@СЕРГЕЙБИРЮКОВ-ь7и]

А ЗАЧЕМ ПОДКЛЮЧАТЬ ВИДАК ЧЕРЕЗ ВЫСОКОЧИСТОТНИК КАБЕЛЬ ! ПРОЩЕ БЫЛО ПОДКЛЮЧИТЬ ЧЕРЕЗ ТЮЛПАН АУДИО И ВИДЕО ! ТАМ И СИГНАЛ КАЧЕСТВЕНЕЕ ! А ДЕВУШКА КРАСИВАЯ МИЛАШКС И ОЧАРОВАШКА !!! И СЕКСАПИЛЬНАЯ !!! И НОЖКИ СУПЕР У НЕЕ ! И ФИГУРКА ТОЖЕ ! ЮБОЧКА ОЧЕНЬ ИДЕТ К ТАКИМ КРАСИВЫМ НОЖКАМ !!!

[@princeindrajitlawlaha7027]

I too much like VCRS 📼💝

[@SantoshGawad-fo7xl]

Maheshwar mp India se ❤❤❤

[@Vladimir_Ufimtsev]

Все ещё живы старички

[@northernplacecorporation]

RF out means crappy video and even crappy audio. Composite AV out (RCA) means better video and even better stereo audio.

[@joshuapowell1868]

People like myself are cleaning out mode switches in VCR players everything proven people keep there mode switch clean out like they should people will never have playing problem's at all with there VCR players

[@azizsaaditechnology]

nice job

[@alparslanesmer4251]

There are better ways, AV output converter to HDMI. I connected mine that way.

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Thank you

[@yunusarslan3356]

Selam ben video almak istiyorum fiyatı ne kadar

[@Thedrifter1986]

Good job nathalie, simply di you dont want an excellent resolution

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

I love diversity :)

[@ДарьяИксванибур]

Так через тюльпаны картинка вроде чище была

[@devendrapatel1343]

V c r lke kya price hai

[@user-camdrod]

Зачем подключать в антенный вход телевизора? Помех больше и звук моно.

[@names1231]

звук в VHS всегда в моно, стерео только в S-VHS, а с помехами согласен

[@abhishekp9592]

0:15 like if you see it 👍

[@Rexabrine]

I got the video on but theres no audio

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

Check it out. Are the cables connected correctly?

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Your tv could be set to the wrong countrys standard for analog broadcast. That's another problem with this connection type.

[@cwork5485]

Many modern TV's no longer have an analogue tuner, so this method will not work on those, in this case you will need a RGB, (Via the SCART in Europe), or component (Elsewhere) or Composite to HDMI converter.

[@njm1971nyc]

VCRs don't send RGB or component video over SCART. Only composite on standard VHS decks or Y/C (S-Video) on S-VHS decks. Video games/computers etc. can use RGB over SCART. Component video is not supported by SCART.

[@oscarivanmucinovargas3417]

I thought it was a BETA MAX

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

It is impossible to find a working BETA MAX device

[@ДарьяИксванибур]

А у нас раньше ловил сигнал соседа

[@saberanouar]

👍

[@MacBratt]

That's not the best way to do it, but it's an old VCR

[@DoubleMonoLR]

The VCR still has normal video & output sockets, which will work considerably better than rf.

[@MichaelBoulewarejr-q7y]

Good job to you i love you 😘🤩

[@luizalbertorodrigues4560]

Wonderful

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

This VCR is from 1987. It's truly retro :)

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

Nice. Actually I am more lucky and my receiver is capable to convert analog VCR signal to HDMI.

[@SoapyGinger-v9z]

Is this TV good for TV DXing and which countries broadcast analog TV

[@Mrblack-jn8kp]

Nice pointers both of them 😳👁😂😂🐺

[@midokoko807]

Oh my god 😢😢😢 my dad was have one but my dad he died now

[@user-camdrod]

Только плазма дает качество цветопередачи.Экраны с подсветкой полное фуфло! Черный там серый,а белый пятнами.А светодиоды выжигают глаза!

[@JhankarHDMusic]

Naic Beby❤❤❤

[@MrBose-kz6mi]

The VCR needs a head cleans

[@NatalieRetroStuff]

maybe I should set up tracking

[@русланчик-о6щ]

​@@NatalieRetroStuffno, need clean heads I have these problem with my vhs