VCRs

As VHS tapes begin to age and deteriorate, recording them to digital format is important. Digitizing precious images such as family movies allows you to keep them on your computer indefinitely and...

With the advent of new technology, DVDs have largely replaced VCR tapes as many movie viewers' top choice for watching movies at home. However, you may occasionally still want to pop an older...

DVR/VCR combo units provide the convenience of new technology with the familiarity of the old in a compact component. For people who own old videotapes, the combo unit is a good choice for...

VCR tapes often exhibit a video picture that jumps, or "flips," while the tape is playing. Converting a VCR tape that has the problem must be corrected before being converted to a DVD, or the...

Dust and dirt are the enemies of MiniDV videotape, and the smallest particles can cause the video picture to appear snowy or black. Playing a MiniDV tape alternately in a camcorder and a player...

While the VHS player is no longer state of the art, there are still many home made VHS tapes holding precious memories that shouldn't be allowed to disappear. Converting a VHS tape to a Windows...

Home movies recorded on Betamax, or Beta, tape may be on an outdated technology, but the memories are as important as ever to the people who took them. Converting a Beta home movie to a DVD lets...

Don't throw out your old VHS tape that happen to get chewed up in an aging VCR. Consider it a strong possibility that at least one of your old videotapes may break if the tape is more than 25...

The simplest way to convert a coaxial RF signal to S-video and audio is to use a VCR with an S-video jack, which comes installed on most VCR models. A coaxial RF cable transmits audio and video...

A digital converter box transforms the digital signal for television programming into an analog signal that can be understood and processed by older equipment, such as a VCR or tube-type TV. The...

VCRs still have a place in many home entertainment systems, even in an age of digital, high-definition TVs. Videotape is a reliable and easy-to-use medium for recording television programs and...

Anyone who ever owned a VCR can probably recall at least one time when the "Eject" button was pressed and the VHS tape cassette popped halfway out of the machine and stopped. Closer inspection...

Copying videocassettes requires two VCRs or a VCR and camcorder, or a computer with a DVD burner, connected with a pair of standard RCA-type composite audio/video cables and a supply of blank...

Recording digital TV programs on videocassette requires a digital converter box connected to a VCR. The converter box is needed to transform digital audio and video signals into analog signals...

A VCR can be connected to a High Definition (HD) box using standard audio/video cables, but a digital converter box is also required following the conversion to all-digital programming on...

Connecting a VHS player or VCR to a Toshiba laptop requires an analog-to-digital converter box. This box transforms the signals from a VHS tape into digital signals that the computer can...

SVHS and VHS are both different types of video recording formats from the late 20th century. While they both use similar concepts and equipment, the quality of SVHS is far superior to VHS. Despite...

LCD televisions deliver state-of-the-art picture and sound, but the sets are also equipped with jacks for connecting older audio or video equipment, such as a VCR. Two sets of audio/video cables...

Emerson videocassette recorders are designed with audio/video jacks to connect other components for recording, including a second VCR. The VCRs connect with RCA-type composite cables, which are...

Home movies and other family memories shot on VCR camcorders need to be converted into DVDs because the tapes will deteriorate over time. Converting these VCR movies to a DVD will not only ensure...

VHS videotapes remain a popular recording medium even in the digital age of Blu-Ray discs and high-definition televisions. Although VCRs have a legendary reputation for confusing programming,...

VHS videotape was the most popular consumer video recording format in the 1980s and 1990s. You may be thinking about copying these old tapes to a DVD or to a computer hard drive for editing. There...

Those old videotapes collecting dust on the shelf aren't doing you a lot of good. Perhaps they are videos from your high school homecoming. Maybe you have a tape of your daughter's first birthday...

Plasma TVs are typically equipped with several types of audio/video jacks for connecting different kinds of components. S-video is a good connection choice for standard-definition devices such as...

When VHS was invented in the 1970s, movie distributors quickly became concerned with the illegal duplication of VHS tapes to create pirated copies of their original films. As a result, a company...

Many commercially produced VHS tapes included copy protection that made duplication difficult, but not impossible. Given that copyright law includes the concept of "fair use," you can legally copy...

Wondering what to do with all those old VHS tapes? Compared with DVDs they are bulky and take up space. Some VHS tapes may be approaching 30 years old. They won't last forever and you want to...

Over time, you may have accumulated a significant library of movies and television programs purchased on VHS. Given the age of this format, you want to protect your investment by creating backup...

Macrovision was a technology developed to alter the video output of a videotape in such a way that prevents the tape from being duplicated. Unfortunately, with aging VHS tapes, personal movie...

If you have a digital TV or digital converter box, you'll still be able to use your VCR to record your digital TV programs. If you purchased your TV prior to May 2007, you may need to purchase a...

A VCR records standard definition video and audio, but can still be connected to a digital television with a digital converter box. Available at electronics stores, a converter box processes the...

While not as revolutionary as the video cassette recorder, the average DVR is far easier to program and use. The image and playback quality on a DVR is far superior to a video cassette as well....

VCRs have undoubtedly become a thing of the past; a technology made obsolete by DVDs, Blu-ray discs and digital media. However, for those of you that may just be entering the digital age, chances...

As an owner of a video projector you should clean the equipment on a regular basis because dust and smudges can ruin the pictures' quality. Green fuzzy patches, called "dust blobs," may appear...

Connecting a VCR to an analog TV via a high definition receiver box requires two sets of RCA-type audio/video composite cables to hook up the three components. Because VCRs record and play signals...

When you have data that goes missing, or is accidentally overwritten, then you might have considered looking for a tape data recovery company. These are the people that will recover as much data...

VHS tapes, like all analog magnetic tapes, will slowly wear out over time. The tape can stretch, the data can degrade and the actual tape housing can be damaged or destroyed. Taking good care of...

VHS tapes are the once-ubiquitous recording platform that gained wide popularity in the early 1980s as a cheap way to store movies and record television broadcasts. The different varieties of VHS...

A digital converter box is needed to receive and process television programming on older analog TV sets. Connecting a Dish Network receiver to a VCR for recording programs requires the...

VCRs, DVD players and video cameras have common components that can cause problems if not properly maintained. With a few simple tools, you can quickly assess what the problem is. Some repairs may...

Getting a tape stuck in the VCR is a trial, especially if you have little children pining for their favorite movie. Worse yet, it's rented from the Public Library! You must get the tape out. ...

Copying VHS tapes to a PC file requires a piece of equipment that can convert the tape into a signal the computer can understand. Pick up a device known as an analog-to-digital converter,...

VHS tapes are prone to a number of problems during playback. One of the most prevalent is horizontal "waves," or video hash, which appear in the video image. These waves can be brought on by two...

The advent of DVD has replaced the videocassette as both the preferred way to watch and store recordings. Transferring video tapes to DVD will make them able to be watched on DVD players, and the...

VHS tapes are an obsolete technology, which means they aren't manufactured anymore. That's the bad news. The good news is that they were hugely successful in their day and numerous used VHS movies...

VHS tape has fallen out of favor, but there are still plenty of home movies that were shot on video tape. You cannot share these tapes with others online because the VHS format is not compatible...

This article will tell you how to fix a scratched DVD. Learn several ways to clean DVD's so they will work again like new. Whether you rent or buy DVD's eventually they get will get a scratch or...

While they may be out of date, VCRs are still useful for watching those old videotapes lying around your home. To watch them, you'll first need to connect the VCR either directly to the TV or to...

Depending on the type of equipment you are more comfortable working with, there are two ways to transfer VHS tapes to DVD. You can either use a DVD recording unit, which works much like a normal...

Those old VHS tapes you have laying around with your favorite home movies are eventually going to become warped, damaged or lost. Losing your VHS tapes doesn't have to mean losing the footage...