I Bought A New VCR

[@michaelziggiotto1164]

My father bought me my first VCR in 1985,when I was 11! It was an Emerson 2 head player with a remote control that was wired with like a 15-20 foot cord! It cost about $400,which was an inexpensive player at the time! My first blank tape was about $15 for a single tape!...Thanks Dad!!

[@KENDOBULL]

Wow new VCR Yay

[@joesSONICBOOM]

I didn't even know that even VHS tapes are having region stuff just like DVDs and Blu-rays. thanks for uploading this because I should track down the same VCR as yours that has NTSC playback so I can import lots of American Godzilla VHS releases.

[@Gondarth]

Yeah, it's because American VHS tapes play at a different, slightly slower speed compared to UK releases. It's all technical, I have no idea how it works, but that's how it is.

[@joesSONICBOOM]

@@Gondarth I agree, technical stuff works. I still collect a lot of VHS tapes either from car boot sales or most commonly on eBay and Amazon, especially movies that have not seen a release on DVD/Blu-ray.

[@jordanhowell7798]

I've still got my grandmother's old VHS player from when I was a kid.

[@supermariof0521]

Does it still work properly?

[@matthwe3468]

A multi-format VCR? That's really rare and in great condition. 👏

[@Gondarth]

Dirt cheap with the ability to play PAL and NTSC is really good...

[@matthwe3468]

@@Gondarth a bargain.

[@DVDandFilmBloke]

I don't know why VCR/DVD combos are so expensive given from what I've heard the VCR part in a lot of them is crap. I mean many of them came out near the end of VHS's life and are often made of cheaper parts, and they are not easy to repair if something goes wrong (usually if it goes rogue and start eating tapes). Saying that my main VCR (and the only one in my house that works) is a combo unit from Samsung (DVD-VR330), the DVD part died about 8 years ago (I recently cleaned the laser and it still doesn't work) but the VCR is built like a tank, I mean it's had many warn tapes and years of abuse and it still works.

[@Gondarth]

They're probably expensive because of supply and demand. They're not super common, but they're usually recordable, so they're useful in that regard, but if they break easily, you'll need to get another. The price tag could also be how more advanced they are. Don't hold me to this. I'm not sure 😄 It's true though, basic VCRs may be more simple, but they're reliable and quite often are built to last. My main VCR is 23 years old, it has been through extensive use, it has even chewed up a tape or two, but it still works perfectly.

[@matrock6656]

I love VHS tapes and all of that old stuff. I'm from Poland and I buy my first vcr(combo) a month ago it is Philips dvp3100v. It has a lot of scrathes and problems with reading dvd's but I cleaned a laser and now it work perfectly.I bought it for 200 zł

[@Gondarth]

Not bad. I bought a VCR/DVD combo about 6 months ago in order to transfer VHS recordings. It was more confusing than it needed to be, so I just returned it for a refund and bought a DVD recorder.

[@matrock6656]

@@Gondarth this combo I bought cant record onto dvd but I can live with that my most important recordings was transfer to dvd before i bought it. But its awesome for the first time in my life watch a VHS movie(I'm 17 btw)

[@Gondarth]

@@matrock6656 Yeah, speaking as something who grew up in the VHS era, there's something special about VHS releases that doesn't exist on DVD. It has a charm that's hard to replicate on a disc. If you're willing to sacrifice a bit of visual quality for some nostalgic appeal, you're good to go.

[@RetroMediaTVAirings]

That's a very good looking vcr

[@Gondarth]

Thanks. Got it remarkably cheap for a piece of vintage media tech...

[@RetroMediaTVAirings]

@@Gondarth you're welcome with my vcr I found it in my attac and hasn't used it for around 3/4 years so I decided to grab my only tape Matilda I brought a scart to composite connected it to my capture card and it surprisingly worked which made me feel quite shocked it worked

[@EthanAndFriendsStudiosOfficial]

That’s interesting, I got my current VCR/DVD Combo from a yard sale for USD $1 back in 2016. And as of 2020, it’s up for nearly $70. But under 30 quid for your new vcr? SCORE! Maybe if you’re having better luck with this VCR, why not try those unplayable recordable tapes seen in previous video memories along with trying some tape cleaner? 😁

[@Gondarth]

Yeah, it didn't have a remote control, but for that money, it was definitely a win for me... As for unreadable videos, I went and tested that Nick Jr video I mentioned in "Thomas On TV" and "Subscription Television". It worked as well as I expected. Nothing on it. I suspect, if nothing happens on the original VCR, it's probably not gonna be any different on the new one.

[@supermariof0521]

Did this player come with a working remote?

[@Gondarth]

No, that was the one downside, but it's not a big issue. I've had to buy a new one on eBay.

[@supermariof0521]

@@Gondarth Ah okay. Well still glad you got a new VCR.

[@gothamgrims3481]

Well... where did you buy it?

[@Gondarth]

In the first 60 seconds, I mention I bought this from eBay.