VCRs

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...

While they may be out of date, VCRs are still useful for watching those old videotapes lying around your home.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...

Create copies of your favorite VHS cassette tapes without paying for professional duplication services. Using two VCRs, you can duplicate your VHS tapes at home while using your TV set to monitor...

When using older technology like a VCR, it's easy to become confused. Its back panel only has a few inputs and outputs and its controls don't always make sense. If you want to hook it up to a TV,...

Connecting a VCR to a digital TV converter (DTV box) requires two coaxial cables, which are equipped with threaded jacks on both sides. Once the DTV box is connected to your VCR, and the VCR to...

The humble VCR still has a place in many home theater systems. You can use it to record cable television programming from Comcast by connecting to the company's converter box, which is a device...

VCRs and analog tape are not yet extinct, but most VCRs available for purchase are now contained in DVD/VCR combos. When installing one of these on your TV, you should do it so you can easily...

Now a days with DVD players, some of the old forms of media have fallen by the wayside, such as the VHS tape. DVD recorders are still rather expensive and if you have a VCR why not do it the old...

Connecting a VCR to a Mac computer can be done using a connector that offers the option of using a super video cable or an RCA cable. Hook up a Mac to a VCR with help from a digital technology...

10-15 years ago, Hi8 cassettes were the staple of compact camcorders. Hi8 8mm cassettes offered higher recording quality and fit smaller handheld video cameras. However, as the Hi8 format has been...

Connecting a cable TV box through a VCR is simply a matter of hooking up the cables in the proper locations. The process can throw people, however, because you normally can't change the channels...

An external tuner is never required to record to a VCR, but in some cases it can make the process easier. All but the very earliest models of VCR have an internal tuner and most later models are...

The Betamax video recorder, also called Beta, was the first VCR created, before the VHS model rendered it obsolete. A working Beta player, along with the cassette tapes it uses, can be very...

VCRs can be hooked up to a digital TV the same way they can be hooked up to an ordinary TV. The only downside is that they can't send a signal with the same level of clarity that a modern DVR or...

Emerson brand VCRs are among the highest quality of video cassette recorders. Many refurbished models are available at surplus or online stores. Like many other models, they are very easy to...

In the first half of 2009, American TV stations will begin broadcasting exclusively in digital format, rather than analog format as they have for the past few decades. The conversion is scheduled...

An LCD TV may be of much higher quality than the older sets of the past, but an old video cassette recorder can still work with one. If you still have a bunch of VHS tapes and want to play them on...

Mini DV is a format used by most camcorders for recording footage. Unfortunately, this format cannot be played on most common devices unless uploaded to a computer or converted to another format....

If you have two VCRs available, you can connect them together and record from one VCR to another, creating a second copy of any video cassette you have. All you need to know is how to properly...

Installing a VCR is a great way to watch old home movies or give your kids your collectible Disney movies. Almost everyone still has a VCR in the closet; however, you may not remember how to hook...

Maybe your TV currently isn't working or its connection to your old VCR has gone bad--especially the RCA connection for better quality. Whatever the case, it is possible to connect your VCR to...

To successfully copy VHS tapes with a cable or satellite box, you must properly connect the cords from your TV and your cable or satellite box. If they aren't connected properly, you will have a...

VCRs are famous for the blinking digital clocks that no one ever gets around to setting. An even more basic function that stymies otherwise well-educated people is how to connect the recorder and...

Programming a VCR is a notoriously complicated task. Each brand of VCR is different, and a few brands are easier to program than others. Here are general guidelines for setting any VCR.