HOW TO CONNECT VCR TO SMART TV (easy)

*The cable name at 2:30 is called a coaxial cable
Go to 2:20 for how to do it
I hate when people talk for 5 days and don’t show anything so here you go. This is the REAL way to do it without any other stupid stuff you don’t need!
I show you how to connect a VHS to SMART TV in the easiest way! (SUPER EASY)

[@ryanisnerdy5186]

Crazy, I searched all over, and the young guy whom didn't know the term for a coaxial cable was THE MOST HELPFUL. All these older guys being blah-blah and not showing shit. Heh. Thanks, guy.

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Hahaha Your welcome!

[@issacharbryant2249]

RyanIsNerdy got that Right this kid try to be super technical it's just simple Plug & Play

[@Aluxious45]

Same bro.

[@powerstuffup]

2 questions. It's this digital in for the tv? (Or analog) Can you drop a/v (white red yellow cable) to hdmi to Tv???

[@btran213]

@@CrowRanaBurger hello whats da name of the wire u connect it with?

[@katelatawiec6887]

And here it is, 2022, and not only am I grateful to the young man who created this video, but I am grateful for the fact that when I decided to try and find a video that could help me hook-up my early-90’s VCR, THIS was the first one I viewed. It’s working just fine and I’m enjoying some old, VHS-format tapes that I started collecting in the late 1980’s. I’m feeling very lucky right now - THANK YOU.

[@JK-ns5dr]

I can't thank you enough. I finally found some old VHS tapes of my father. (He died in 2005) It was good hearing his voice again.

[@leunglil]

Thank you, lad. You did a good thing. Now we got our VHS hooked to smart TV. I have a whole pile of movies to watch this winter.

[@jutkafarkascatchthef]

You are awesome I am an older generation it is great to see the younger generation to still enjoy older electronic. You have a great sense of humor thank you

[@hughejass9461]

I tried for an hour with the av cables and kept getting a weak signal. Your solution is just that and it worked the first time. My nephew and nieces can now watch all of my old Disney VHS tapes on a new tv. Thank you!

[@aquariuslady8277]

You're right, learning these technical things are easy. My father used to say, 'Nothings hard to learn how to do..its just a matter of having good information'.

[@user-un4bv6zv6x]

I can’t stress enough how “life saving” (dramatic I know) this video is…tried a million different things…looked on line for hours/days…and finally found your video. Followed your simple directions and “ta da” we are now able to watch the videos of my daughter’s first 5 years. Thank you! Side note…I knew when I saw the Rocky poster that you were the guy!

[@connieroberson3814]

I can't believe this kid!! I've been on KZbin for days trying to figure out how to connect my vcr up! I got a new Vizio and for the life of me could not figure it out. He was the most intelligent one so far!!! Everybody else just confused me more.

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Thank You!

[@Insightdisorder]

Same for me too

[@jennigary1843]

This young man is a genius. Works like a dream. Thank you!!!

[@joancreekmore5754]

Found this video after spending an afternoon trying all combinations of the red, white and yellow plugs. His technique worked! Thank you!

[@peggycrowe5954]

Enzo - you're the MAN!! I had a VCR that I haven't used since I got my Samsung. Even though I'm technologically challenged I was able to do it. You ROCK!!!! And, I agree with so many folks here, that you are hilarious. You need to do more of these since you would have a great fan base ;-)

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Thank you! Im glad I helped

[@markjamgochian1194]

Hey🤓 thank you so much, i have a Samsung Smart Tv. I had the same experience as you described. “Why is this so complicated?” Luckily, your Video popped up 1st on You Tube, and after following your instructions, i went into Menu, went into broadcast and Clicked on Antenna and it had two options, Air or Cable. When i clicked on Cable, it worked!!! We have Success, now we can watch our VHS tapes. You took all our Frustration out of our Day, and made us feel Victory! Thank you for making this Video.🥰

[@gilpat1950]

Thank you!! I had the VCR connected to the TV using the coaxial cable (that white wire thing you had to screw in) but my problem was I needed to scan for the Channel and select ANTENNA. Mine asked me to choose between AIR and CABLE. I tried both until one worked! I was ready to give up until I saw your video! Great stuff buddy!!!

[@briarrose8961]

Thank you for uploading this video. I bought a vcr yesterday and couldn’t get it to hook up to my tv. I tried everything before looking up what else to try and I saw this video first, clicked it and it worked. So thank you for helping me watch some of my childhood videos that I loved. ♥️

[@ldy2182]

Took a lot effort to try the mini converter, it didn't work. Then saw your video and did the same. It works! All I needed was a piece of coaxial cable, which I had a plenty. Now is 2020, three years after you made the video. Thanks!

[@ulharuzo01]

"It took me 5 days".... Omg thought I was the only one roflol Thanks from Brazil

[@jlnossal]

Wow, thanks that actually worked!! I kept unplugging, changing the cables, etc. I never dreamed it would be something INSIDE my tv that was part of the menu. THANKS!!

[@austinjames5666]

Wow here I am in my thirties and this guy helped me figure this shit out. Thank you kind soul 😅

[@blackaliss9488]

Thanks dude. You saved a 50year oldie a lot of hassle

[@Sidon89]

Thanks for this. I get to watch home videos from the 90s again. Means a lot.

[@eliadshtrobach9590]

Amazing! I was struggled with that for 2 days and try to find out which component/composite/some other weird cable should fit and I all i needed is the antenna cable and search for the right channel... Thank you very much! you saved my life :)

[@tulamarzolf7996]

I did this and it worked. No other plugs needed. Thank-you

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Tula Marzolf Your welcome!

[@anthonyjackson6922]

You are the man!!! I have VCR tapes from 1990 of my kids Christmas and was trying to watch them, no luck, then I watched your video, this was the easiest video to understand (and it worked the first time). I am up and running and watching my videos, as I type this, thanks a lot.

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Anthony Jackson No problem

[@ConnieLee51]

Thank you for putting in the missing piec of the puzzle, which was connecting the T.V. on the right channel, and syncing for a smart T.V. This helped a lot!

[@zeleneowen2007]

Thank u so much for making this video. Your exactly right on and presentation was clear, direction straight to it. Im 65 and I was able to do this by myself with your help.

[@1776foundersfan]

Thanks so much. Your info was way more helpful than Best Buy, who tried to sell me a fifty-nine dollar converter. We bought the cord you recommended for $1.49 at Good Will. Works great !!! Thanks again !!!

[@CrowRanaBurger]

No problem

[@melody9665]

what are the cord called, l cant see all that well. can l get them in england.

[@charlesloukas1946]

@@melody9665 it's a coax lead Wilco sell them

[@kwey07]

Hey Enzo , thanks mate that was rockin . we thought we could just use the old red white and yellow cords , now we know to get get a coaxial cable

[@rachelphelps6347]

Thank you so much....it worked. I had it hooked up right but I never could figure out how to get it to work and find the channel it would play on. Now I can watch all the tapes I have recorded of my favorite shows over the years plus my home movies!! Thanks again!!!

[@markg577]

Loved the way u explained it...sometimes u don’t have to be technical...Thank You Very Much! 👍🏻

[@jessiemendivil5651]

You just helped me fufill a 15 yr search! I was able to find a vhs of a movie I've been looking for 15 yrs. an old horror film called Rumplestiltskin for my dad for fathers day. Wanted to surprise him. Thanks to you his wait to see one of his favorite movies is complete. Thank you!

[@TheLovelylove]

Bought me a dvd/vcr combo at Salvation Army today. Watched your video and luckily still had 800 old plug in cables thatvI always saved "Just in Case" Hooked up and I can watch all my old 90s,early 2000 stuff that I cant find anywhere else!!

[@Birdsarecoolunlikeyou]

Thanks for making it simple ! We are so sick of tutorials that are so complicated! Anyhow you’re funny and I am glad you’re such a big help!

[@MsAimTube]

I just found this now and I needed it, believe it or not!! THANK YOU!!!

[@leeahburrr]

I could not figure this out for the life of me! Thank you so much, it worked immediately!

[@cullenbohannon1408]

I had no idea you could use just the coaxial cord. Even growing up I always used those colored cords red white and yellow. Thanks!

[@stevebayt145]

The best way is to get a relatively not old, like 2007 dvd and vhs combo and just use rca cables if your tv has them. Most super new ones only have component. I tried 4 different converters from 11 to 35 dollars with no luck. Found a dvd/vcr combo at a garage sale for like 5 dollars and that's all I needed, works like the day I recorded it in the 80's

[@larrydavis4345]

thank you--i told my wife there are idiots on you tube and you helped me prove it

[@bedkers100]

Thanks for the video! Helped me avoid a bunch of initial wrong steps. My issue ended up being that I needed to push some random buttons on the VCR remote (tv/vcr and input) to get it to work.

[@naturalmystic226]

Thank you for this video it totally remind me to correct way to do it. Also it's good for people to know that before you scan your TV again have its antenna plugged in and also have the switch on the back of the VCR set to channel 3

[@zellfam]

Dude, I watched a bunch of videos on how to set up my old VCR/ DVD player to my smart tv. I don’t have the red, white and yellow ports on my tv. Your video was the only one that helped me. Thanks, it works great!

[@lorijl8535]

We can watch vcrs but can’t record? We have antenna-no cable

[@chelseamaria7056]

YOU THE GOAT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT HE TALKIN ABOUT

[@cassandraj1232]

Hi could that be done to a Class Roku Smart LED 4k HDTV to hook my vcr dvd and stereo components to or I need some adapter

[@fuferito]

Love this kid. Had the VCR connected and working in no time.

[@BohemianCatcity]

If I could like this a million times I would!!! This video saved my life, thank you so much!!!!!!

[@josephinechimienti6072]

Question is there a DirecTV mini Genie hooked up to your smart TV and that you want to do also hook up

[@yvonnewarner7091]

So happy and relieved to have stumbled on this outstanding informative video. After mulling over the situation for the past year and half-heartedly trying to come up with a solution...problem solved! Thank you!

[@LauraRodriguez-yx6mx]

Definitely a bot

[@yvonnewarner7091]

@@LauraRodriguez-yx6mx LOL, well, since I'm old school, as evidenced by the fact I needed to hook up my VCR to my TV...I had to look up the definition of a "bot". I'll take that as a compliment.

[@sandramaclachlan5510]

you made my day... you are so funny... my VHS plays, but all fuzzy... on a large insignia... I have a very large collection of VHS and don't want to give them up. I will try the setup antenna, stay cool

[@sargenator1]

Thanks for the video. I never thought of using a s-video cable instead of the rca cables to connect my vcr to my old hdtv. Just tryed it and i think the picture is slightly better than using the coloured plugs. This maybe a silly question but would having the both different types of cables connected at the same time improve the picture?

[@tobysmith8727]

Thanks bud, I got mine to work. I thought it was just audio video wires. Been to long since I used this piece.

[@mpetes]

THANK YOU!!! No other video showed me how to do this, I was ready to give up!

[@JenL77]

Great video! I have been fighting with these machines for days!! It’s been so frustrating! Thank you so much!

[@kkfree8690]

I’m from the 80s I should know how to hook this up lol and your video actually helped me thank you I found an old player with some movies of my childhood. Thank you for the video now I can watch them.

[@annaeller5884]

Thank you, you just saved me a much longer time to figure this out. I may be a close second on the load of jumbled wires behind and under my TV. 👍

[@melody9665]

what are the cables called, that l need 2 get, to connect my video in. l am its going 2 fast for me to no what to buy.

[@Kringle102]

Ok I have a TCL ROKU SMART TV AND GOT RID OF CABLE JUST KEEP WIFI SND THERE DVR BOX, I plugged in a good antenna and now I want to connect my vcr/DVR player but can’t put it on back of tv, but on the DVR from cable it has the screw in. Are the both male ends on the wire?

[@Danny-pi9yj]

You genius! Simplicity is the best! Thank you so much!!!!! I had all kinds of wires and adapters lol I’m so happy I found your video! One freaking cable wire is all it takes 🤯 lol So great.

[@amandaw1640]

Omg thank you so much! Now way in hell I could've figured this out otherwise, and you're hilarious too!

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Amanda Watts Your welcome!

[@Judj1678]

WOW! I feel so stupid. I sent for one of those converters. Didn't work!!!! Surprise.....Anyway, I watched your video and hooked it right up. I have had the stuff to do it all along, I just didn't think it would work. Thank you for such a simple yet effective video. :)

[@jomama0206]

So did I!!

[@zawyatt222]

Dude ive watched so many videos and this video is the only one i could find thay actually helped me. I thought i bought a broken vcr till this . thank you

[@chickman275]

THANK YOU! This is exactly what I needed. I bought an RF modulator, and it didn't do anything. I will be taking it back. :-) Appreciate the help!

[@CrowRanaBurger]

No problem!

[@jdksksndjxjz5565]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! THE ONLY GOOD VIDEO ON KZbin ON HOW TO DO IT! 😃😃😃😃😃

[@3DPeach]

Thank you so much. I was able to hook up my VCR to go back to my favorite exercise tapes. You are awesome!!

[@RealEstateRay]

Thank you, Enzo. Good job explaining, and very entertaining

[@RainingRabbitz2]

Im about to sell/let go my bulky tv with built in ver because i do have a nice vas tape collection and im feeling ready to buy just a ver and plug it in to a smart tv. Your video was the first one i tried and i saved it for when I am ready! Thanks!

[@shortiebxch]

This was more helpful then any other video I have seen thank you!!!

[@manfromearth8526]

Thank you. I'm watching a Braves Dodgers game I tapped 23 years ago thanks to you!

[@manfromearth8526]

Taped tapped... In sure I've done both.

[@roseriojas9383]

Do We need the co axle cable in addition to the red, white and yellow cord? My TV is not on cable; my vhs/DVD player is pretty old

[@Princess-Yoda]

Gratitude and thanks for this video. It helped so much. I was so close, yet so far away, lol. Your step guide helped me get mine up and running. 🙏🏼❤️

[@jomama0206]

Thank you this was a great help! I have old home movies I want to watch, some I will convert to DVD eventually but hey if the record player can come back why not vcr? I had no idea and thought I needed to hook in the red yellow and white cables.. so glad I found out not necessary!! Thank you

[@patriciayouker239]

Enzo! Thank you! This was so very helpful!!! And you are very entertaining as well!

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Patricia Youker Your welcome!

[@FungisWizard]

im trying to use a Hauppage screen recorder to record some VHS tapes but it needs AV composite to link into the TV since it doesnt have a coaxial input. When the composite is plugged in the tv barely see's the input and what it does see is very dark and over saturated almost like a deep fried meme. Any leads on how to remedy this or if theres a coaxial to AV transformer would be greatly appreciated

[@kassamshova]

You are really good…it worked exactly as you said. Thank you

[@jppp6463]

So, this is for watching tapes, but do you have to anything additional when hooking it up to be able to record?

[@DiamondPromotionsATL]

Thanks so much for your video. I have been searching for weeks on how to get my tv to play these older machines. Conversion companies charge too much for what I can do myself wroth the right cords. So now I'm on the hunt for converter that holds 3 more coaxle cables because my tv only has one🤦🏾‍♀️ geez..... but thanks and btw your collection rocks!

[@cassandraj1232]

Hi because those red white and yellow are not on a Roku Smart Tv what kind of adapter would I go with I haven’t gotten the smart tv yet but it probably will be a RCA or Emerson ROKU TV

[@terrieventrelli4269]

OK, looked through a number of videos, this was the one that worked. Wished I had thought of it. BTW it's a COAX cable dude.

[@Florentina-ox9xq]

Hey there! I got a new LD non-smart TV that seems to hate both my VCRs. Tried to connect them through composite, those wires were tested on my DVD just before testing them on both VCRs and the TV wouldn't get any signal from any of my VCRs even through both my VCRs and this new TV have composite connections. Because the composite connection works just fine on my DVD player and both VCRs had the same answer, I figured out this TV might not hate these VCRs. I bought an SCART-HDMI converter which solved the problem and my VCR is finally playable on this new TV. I had smart TVs before since 2017 but I never had this problem with my VCR. For those who want to criticise me for keeping them, I have 50 or more old VHS tapes that I grew up with and for NO reason I would throw them away!

[@magdalenaalvarez9893]

Thank you for the video! Got my VHS to work!!!

[@DdDongDd-007]

what is the name of the movie you were playing in the video on your TV and do you know if it is released on dvd Blu ray or 4K Blu ray

[@Francisco-mw5np]

So I’m using the 3 connections, it works, the white cord with channel 4 works too, only thing is when I press play, both ways get static-y. I don’t see anything and I don’t hear anything. Any suggestions? I’ve tried different VHS’s too, that wasn’t the problem.

[@racheltannenbaum8162]

To think that I could’ve been watching my vhs tape of the women’s figuring skating competition at the 1994 Olympics for all the years I’ve had a smart tv. Thanks, Enzo!

[@jessiechurchill3478]

So cool. Thanks for making it so easy.

[@markbond7314]

You saved our bacon! God bless you!!!

[@shortiebxch]

It’s 2023 and this video saved me time and stress thank you

[@patrickmoran75]

Thank you!!!! This worked great. I didn't have to set it up. I clicked on "TV" from source, and it worked! Yay!

[@DanielleD117]

Okay so it's the coax cable I need. Thank you kind sir.

[@antifapup]

Simultaneously irritating and the only helpful source. I think if I weren't already frustrated I'd have found this hilarious. Thanks for saving me a bunch of time and more frustration.

[@elenaspiotta2535]

Thanks, Dude. You made my life a lot easier.

[@sheilanorth9392]

Thank you so much! You have made my day.

[@khangphamchannel016]

Thank you!!! It actually works better than the composite video cable!!

[@Insightdisorder]

Thank you for this video was best one on youtube simple and straight to the point

[@squinja7000]

Haven't tried your simple solution yet, but I'm hopeful that this will work :) Thanks

[@joe88854]

Omg!!! Thank you sooo much!! Ours is a flat tv not smart and all we had to do was scan the antenna and channel 4 popped up after scan! Yea!

[@gracebell5243]

Awesome video man that for getting straight to the point

[@CrowRanaBurger]

Thank you!

[@cristalgutierrez3506]

Wish I could give this video more likes! You saved me from a major headache!

[@AmberGammill]

Thank you Kiddo. You have a wonderful great sense of humor. Smart, and Funny. I needed your tutorial for my dad's VHS. Please keep going. The world needs you.

[@whtevrdonna]

Watching old videos of my dad and he passed in 2011. Appreciate this.

[@lukecameron1110]

same. reliving memories

[@minipinkrosa]

I completely forgot that was the cable! I used to know it, like when I was a kid I was the one who turned the VCR on to watch a movie lol, and now when I tried to turn it on again I inmediatly tried with the yellow and white cables (as if they were gonna work) cause my mind was set on how DVD's work I guess. thank u

[@terrencejones9588]

Thank you !!!! You helped me soooo much!!! I was about to go crazy trying to figure this out!!!! Thanks again you saved me alot of money and time!!!!👍🏽👍🏽💯💪🏾

[@nicholaslaudan4352]

Finally actually freaking works! It even works on different devices!

[@kendallgibson1727]

Thank you so helpful. Got it working in 5 mins