Playing VHS Tapes on a Modern TV
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Ever wanted to play an old VHS tape on your current TV? You're in the right place. Here is the adapter I used in the video - www.amazon.com...
This is another media class project. It was to simply make a "how-to" video, I made a script and was hoping to transform this video into a skit. Basically, it ended with my old VHS tapes trying to kill me. I know. What a twist. Laziness prevailed, and I ended up not doing it.
Heyo! This video seems to have blown up (as far as my channel goes) the past few months. Thanks all for the support on this small class project I made over a year ago! If you guys are interested in more VHS content from me, I did another project concerning them, which you can find in the link below. Of course, I also have my vlogs and short films up to watch too! Thanks for checking me out! czcams.com/video/ARlw2PHi2mY/video.html
I'd like to make an argument. I'm pretty sure most modern TVs still have an AV port. I mean heck, I have a 55 inch RU7100 4K Samsung TV which I got on sale for $500 in July, 2019 & that has AV ports.
Yeah I know many still do. This video was made for those with modern TVs without an AV port, which many still do not have
@@IanMeyersBHP ah. Ok. I see now.
I use my vcr to record stuff from CZcams. Love using my vcr. Wish vhs vcr would make a come back. Like vinyl and turntables have.
For sure, i love all the retro vibes associated with vhs. If i had more room i would definitely collect more. After my vlog series ends i wanna put the whole thing on vhs...might make a video about that this summer. Stick around though, i got another vhs related vid coming out on friday! Thanks for the comment!
@@IanMeyersBHP will be watching, take care.
They never will, CRTs won't either. But it's a shame, I'd like that to
they are making a comeback here in Australia enjoy them while they are cheap
@@hellion9547 CRT's have a cult following and are rapidly disappearing they will gain some value I have seen pvm's skyrocket in the last few years mostly because of retro gamer's.
I found a vcr with an hdmi output, should have seen my face, one big smile😂😂😂
In about 10 years. “How to play your Xbox 360 on a modern tv”
That would be surreal. To me that's still the modern console.
I don't think HDMI will go away, and it will probably still be backwards compatible with older versions
Hate to make ya feel old, buuut some 360’s only had AV Out(meaning only composite and component capable)soooo, if some modern TVs only have HDMI, some people are already trying to look that up. 😅
@@Podpeopleteamuhm you realize that Xbox 360s had variants with hdmi right?
@@CajunReaper95
The first revisions of the 360 did not have HDMI at all, that was added later on.
One good option I found is to buy a VHS player with HDMI. I brought a Toshiba VHS DVD combi RDXV59DT with VHS and Component. The Panasonic ones are better made though and they also made VHS and Blu-ray combi players. The best option I found is to buy a CRT TV with Component connection. I found a 36 inch Widescreen Panasonic Quintrix SR Acuity CRT from 2003. Also looks amazing with PS2, Gamecube and original Xbox using Component.
I sometimes still watch movies on VHS because sometimes I prefer the older technology (depending on what it is). In fact I still have two CRT TVs in my basement and I use them to watch VHS on
it had never occurred to me that there were TVs without AV inputs and that this was even a problem for some people, my family got a new flat screen in 2020 with AV inputs and the VCR works fine
My 55 inch Plasma gave up the ghost last year. It was the last big tv that had component/composite inputs . I decided to not go for repair and just get a new one . Hisense 5 inch was what I chose. I let my vcr sit for a while over a year then recently purchased some rca to hdmi converter items so I can start watching vhs tapes and laaserdisc on the Hisense TV. Happiness 😊
A small TV from '06 is the best of both worlds.
You say Dinosaur aged technology that's only 30 to 40 years old while I have functional technology that I still use that's over 72 years old
I love your vibe good sir, subscribed
If you aren’t plugging in an antenna it’s easiest to just use coax
I don't use my vcr on new tv, I use my massive crt
I had several pre-recorded vhs Star Trek cassettes. Two were duplicated on scotch blanks. I also have Raiders of the Lost Ark and Cheech and Chong that were also duplicated on scotch and all play perfectly now. They’re even in AFM stereo although not marked as such. I bought those in 84. Later I bought Star Trek Search for Spock that was duplicated on Memorex tape and, as expected it suffers from sticky shed. Tape sticks to the guides. No big loss.
I still have a VCR and a few tapes which I play from time to time. Recently I played an old Blinky Bill VHS on my VCR which was hooked up to a 2023 TV that still had AV ports being a Sony (but the TV hated the signal the VCR was transmitting and it kept cutting out all the time like a skipping DVD) I’m guessing it was due to the wear of the tape.
Only sharing this story because it was very interesting behaviour from the TV.
Just wanna let you know that Component cables come in colors like Blue, Green, etc. But the Red, White, and, Yellow cables are called "Composite" Cables, Just wanted to let you know. 🤙
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VHS tapes are almost always either pan and scan (missing the sides) or open matte (exposing the frame to display things not made to be seen). If you get a letterboxed VHS tape, it will display as windowboxed on a modern TV.
My solution is to only get movies on VHS filmed (and intended to be shown) in the academy ratio. Unfortunately, that precludes most films from 1953 onwards.
I don't mind the aspect ratio (as long as the TV doesn't force wide-screen on the tape making the image fat), in fact I even prefer open matte since I can see more of the image (something that provides some unexpected surprises - for example the Full Screen version of Terminator 3 (also available on DVD in the States) has the T-X's boobs on full display (not counting the hair covering her nipples) versus the standard 2.35 wide-screen standard prints worldwide which severely crop that shot, limiting her breasts exposure, as well as certain other films like the VHS print of XTRO showing an actress's pubic bush at the bottom of the frame whereas the theatrical print cropped it off at her waist). For me, as long as the print is uncut and complete, I don't f@(king care what aspect ratio it is...
The only widescreen vhs tapes mi ever saw were Alien.
It looks like VHS tapes are degrading really bad unfortunately, I wonder what the original VHS movies look like now, hurts to think about.
So cool man i enjoyed it. I stoll love vhs
I love my old VHS-Tapes! I have Jurassic Park and watch it a lot, love old tech!
But the Jurassic Park VHS is open matte.
Hi, I have an Toshiba flat screen TV which can use an VHS player because I still have an VCR , and the last VHS tapes were 2005 which is only 17 years ago ( one of these more recent tapes is SpongeBob: trapped in time which is the Dungeons and Dragons parody episode) so it’s good to hear some people still have these machines, which are one type that won’t go dead after an solar eruption from the sun if it resets all the computers or tablet devices to factory reset mode ( which means it’s memory is like when someone bought the device or machine unit….) I still have mine for an reason….
Seems like a solid reason in my opinion
The tape would melt.
I currently have four VCRs (three working, one in dry dock that needs cleaning) and I own a small collection of VHS tapes, including some E-180 & E-240 tapes that I record different films from DVDs onto to watch them retro-style.
Born with VHS, Grew up with VHS, VHS is a lifelong friend, along with DVD.
this is a great video! a very useful and well made guide for those that wish to bring a little video home system back into their life :)
Have tons of em
Fun fact… Those are actually composite cables lol
Component cables are the ones red blue and green on the ends
You can use the coax cable the plug it in to use it and set the tv up that it is an tv antenna but it is a VCR.
I have the same vcr but with mono
Going to fuse this tutorial with your newer Digital to VHS tape tutorial to bring my project to life 📼⚡️
Luckily when my old analog tv went out and I replaced it with a new vizio just this year it had the coaxial and composite hookups so I didnt need any other adaptors. But I was stil having problems playing those vcr tapes on the new tv. Finally I realized that I had to use the composite cables and then use the correct input and waalaa tapes would play. So yes old men are sometimes very slow to get it but they do eventually get it.,,, LOL!
i Have lots of old vhs tapes some purchased but most that I have recorded on . Not all get played just my favs mostly to go to sleep to at night.
I love your black light posters, vulture ftw
Thanks for the video👍
I just inherited the whole Star Trek the Next Generation on VHS collection. I've been debating on watching them or selling because they've never been used. I don't want to take chances on ruining them in my dirty old VCR. I'm sure there's a geek that would kill somebody for them and never watch them because they were never used. I don't even think my TV has a RCA.
That's really cool. In my opinion VHS tapes were made for watching, so I wouldn't be afraid to crack them open and play some. But if you plan on selling them you should keep them sealed. But I'm just a random guy on the internet, do what you want with them. A complete set of TNG on VHS can't be an easy thing to come by
Or you can just get an attenna cord and plug it in to the tv. Even the new tvs have antennas
Great Video!
Thanks for watching!
2:33 "so, plug the... *thing* into the adap".... WHOA WHOA WHOA.... don't get *too* technical on me :P
Nah man, great video overall. I'm doing this same stuff here at my place too.
I hate my favourite trilogies Back to the Future and Indiana Jones on DVD or higher resolutions.
Love my VHS collection.
The correct aspect ratio is important, but I use a script on Windows that will automatically add blurry borders to the left and right sections of the 4x3 image to artificially expand the viewing angle. Works amazingly well
That's awesome lol. Luckily my TV has that option built in, it's very frustrating to see a 4:3 image either zoomed or stretched in order to make it seem widescreen. Thanks for watching!
My small personal TV also has the aspect ratio shifter.
Ty!
Maybe it is a good alternative to use a SCART TO HDMI Converter instead, because the SCART output from the vcr transmits additional data from the VCR to the TV. 🧐☝️
I just watched your video and followed all the steps. I tried 2 different televisions and all I’m getting is a blue screen with sound from the VHS. How do I get the image to appear? Please help!
Where did you plug the usb?
Awesome Video
Thanks!
I use a AV/S-video upscaler with 720p/1080p switch.....then I bought an Mcable cinema edition... to make it look less like a Van Gogh painting.
I got rid of all of my VHS cassettes in 2011 and I started collecting DVDs. You will notice a marked improvement in the picture and sound quality, and your DVDs will play as long as you take good care of them. I've never liked Full Screen films, and most movies were filmed in Widescreen, so when you watch a Widescreen DVD, you are seeing it the way they intended. My DVD collection consists of 263 films in addition to my television shows.
the av2hdmi adapter should include a switch to change the aspect ratio, in my case I own an old rectangular monitor that switches from 4:3 to 4:3 stretched, that's what it says, one might think that it should be 4:3 to 16:9 right?
I would assume so for your monitor. As far as that adapter goes, the only switch on there changes the quality from 720p to 1080p
Keep your mode switche clean out in your VCR player
i have a modern TV LCD i have 2 modern camcorders with sd card that records in hd and 4 k if i want to play a video i connect a usb drive to my tv usb slot and the sd card from my camcoerder i connect it to the usb input usin an sd card reader and watch what is on the camcorder memory card i dont need a VCR i transfer my old vhs cassettes to digital on usb
Yes I just got a new television. But my television only has one yellow RCA jack in the back. Does seem to work. Thank you for information really appreciated thanks
Glad i could help, thanks for watching!
You jus like me shroomin x vhs
On a small max. 32" tv with 720p and built-in AV input, the (s)vhs playback works very well with a relatively sharp picture and beautiful colors. On my 55" 4k qled tv, the vhs playback looks very blurry.
Yeah VHS was originally 480p then later 720p hdmi went to 1080p now we have 4k if you want to enjoy VHS either invest in a CRT or like you said your 720p display that you have some TV's my Sony bravia automatically change display output based off of the input device
Everything proven people can't cut off your vhs movies like they can with the internet
I did this and it works great, but I can’t get any audio. What am I doing wrong?
what do i do if my tv has only one hdmi port ?
Beatles forever yeah yeah yeah!
Run it through a RetroTink 5X, or a Koryuu w/ an OSSC, then calibrate, for the best quality. *boom*
Or use a generic composite - HDMI converter, if you really don't care. ...like the one seen in this video. ☝️
I have THAT XBOX 360. bless
Hi I have a stupid question, if I do watch old tapes on a modern/newer TV, the audio quality will significantly be lower right?
I think my tv has av
Dinosaur age?from 20 years ago lmao
how do you record a programme on a vhs from digital tv's 4K.?
There's a similar product to the one used in this video that is HDMI to AV. This video might help you out more - czcams.com/video/iic3xg_7M4s/video.html
I have made DVDs from Blu-Ray prints by connecting a BD player (as long as it has RCA output) to a DVD recorder, then I can easily print it onto a VHS.
Don't buy an adapter!! Nothing but problems!! 1 I had this green strip on top of the screen and 2 it flickers on and off if you buy it you'll see how possessed the thing is buy an old TV at a goodwill that supports AV
Ok, first...how have you seemingly aged 3 years in the past 1??? Two, what are you majoring in in college?im hoping some kind of film making
What is your Korean age?
Everything proven vhs tapes are not the problem everything proven it's the people who is the problem
'Thingy'?
Fail
You can clearly see what he means on the video. You’re the one who doesn’t know how to do it otherwise you wouldn’t be watching the video.
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Happy you enjoyed it!
I respect that you enjoy VHS and watched them as a kid, but there is no way you "grew up" in the VHS era...you look way too young to have grown up in the VHS era like some of us older folks!!
Nice lisp
lol JK bro
Thanks mang