Loved this video man! You've inspired me to start hunting around at thrift stores for VHS tapes and VCRs. I just found my first VHS tape with a recording at the Goodwill up here in The Woodlands, I'm hooked haha! Cheers!
Cool find! I'm not terribly familiar with the D-VHS format, but I always thought D-VHS VCRs only played D-VHS tapes and not regular VHS tapes. The VCR I use is a 2005 Insignia IS-DVD100121 VCR/DVD recorder dual unit. I bought it at an estate sale in October and it's a pretty good quality unit. I had the same, if not a similar, model once before, and that also was a good machine. After that one broke down, I had a Magnavox ZV427MG9 for quite some time, which was not nearly as good, so I'm glad I was finally able to get my hands on better quality equipment. One thing I like about the Insignia is that when connected to an HDTV, the picture will not completely go out when either rewinding or fast-forwarding or during periods of static (i.e. when the tape goes blank and/or reverts to an older recording) as other VCRs do with HDTVs.
My Brother in law bought a new one back in the day and they give him the expensive portable one by mistake. He had money and buying one was nothing to him. My point is that kind of good luck never happens to the poor.
What a fantastic find! Thanks for sharing, quick question @Dave, how does this transmit the HD signal to a HDTV!? it has no component ( red , green, blue ) cable connection ! It only has composite . ( Of course it won’t have HDMI, since that wasn’t around at the time, I think 🤔?)
Great video Dave! Now I understand why that VCR is so important. Because it definitely does the job effectively. This is very very cool to see. That explains the VHS stream you had this past week
That was so cool! I could definitely tell the difference side by side. I'm so happy for you because this is going to make what you do so much easier!!! Thanks for showing!
I had no idea HD VCR or HD VHS tapes were things that even existed. Turning the VCR on just made me realize I can't remember if a Power button on the VCR was a thing, back in the day. They must've been, right? I remember we had two VCRs over the course of my childhood, but I just recall them always being on. I know for a fact we had so many tapes that could've provided plenty of content for channel, but they've long since been thrown out.
I remember buying CDs in the 80s and there would be a little card inside the case explaining what CDs are and how you should avoid scratching it and only touch it on the sides and make sure it’s not upside down etc etc.
I'm jealous lol. Back in the day, my local Frys Electronics store sold this vcr & I should have bought one. I have several JVC SVHS vcrs with TBC but I feel this Mitsubishi might be superior in quality.
I would love to have one of these, but at the price they go for, and the TV needed to get the very best out of it with such a limited D-VHS selection, yeah I'm good with my 1 Emerson, and 2 Sanyo VHS/DVD combo units from the mid 00's 😅
Keep your mode switche clean out everything proven online how clean out a mode switch in a VCR player itself vhs tapes don't stop playing at all everything proven online now days
Yes, it was higher quality upto to 1080i on a supported TV with the firewire connection, but it was vastly more costly, and had a lot less support in a time when CRT TV's where still very common upto, and even after the 08 ATSC 1.0 switch over.
Try to use a 2nd cheaper VCR for rewinding to save the motor on this Gem for as long as you can. I have a couple old cheaper units I use just for rewinding/general playback.
I received my first VCR back in 1979. My Dad was in the business so I didn't pay for it but he made me pay for the tapes. Some of the ones from that time still play
Excellent presentation. 😊 The digitized video looks very good, however, it's not 4K quality. A video is not 4K just because it has 4K pixel dimensions.
Pretty cool find in that condition. Let us know if you are able to get the Firewire ports to connect to anything. I believe they were designed to connect ONLY to specific devices. They didn't want people making digital copies back then so they limited its function dramatically.
I have an HDMI VCR/DVD Combo that I found at a Goodwill, had no clue they even made such a thing . Come to find out they made several different one's from different companies in the late 2000's .my model is SANYO NO. FWZV475F . This is not a Combo unit that's just HDMI for the DVD side , oh no boy's and girl's this an HDMI for the VCR as well and it's very impressive.
HI i am used to what you have there i used to the betacam cam digi decks you are very right the only thing this doe's not do is pre read can show you the video as it's recording they have a set of play and record video heads so i can see what the deck has record as it's playing the sony bvw 75 betacam sp in the 80's were well ahead for there day i have alot of them still working nlove to see decks like this still working now
Loved this video man! You've inspired me to start hunting around at thrift stores for VHS tapes and VCRs. I just found my first VHS tape with a recording at the Goodwill up here in The Woodlands, I'm hooked haha! Cheers!
Had 2 Crap Out This Morning...Down to One...This Is Rad! 📼🤙
Awesome! I never had a VCR like that one so thanks for showing it off! :)
I own one of these. Got it for 20 dollars at the thrift store. Works perfectly, but no remote.
Cool find! I'm not terribly familiar with the D-VHS format, but I always thought D-VHS VCRs only played D-VHS tapes and not regular VHS tapes.
The VCR I use is a 2005 Insignia IS-DVD100121 VCR/DVD recorder dual unit. I bought it at an estate sale in October and it's a pretty good quality unit. I had the same, if not a similar, model once before, and that also was a good machine. After that one broke down, I had a Magnavox ZV427MG9 for quite some time, which was not nearly as good, so I'm glad I was finally able to get my hands on better quality equipment.
One thing I like about the Insignia is that when connected to an HDTV, the picture will not completely go out when either rewinding or fast-forwarding or during periods of static (i.e. when the tape goes blank and/or reverts to an older recording) as other VCRs do with HDTVs.
Nothing but the best, much love 🙌
My Brother in law bought a new one back in the day and they give him the expensive portable one by mistake. He had money and buying one was nothing to him. My point is that kind of good luck never happens to the poor.
Looks amazing! Still rocking the AG-1980 you recommended though it wouldn't hurt to have a backup of this caliber handy!
What a fantastic find! Thanks for sharing, quick question @Dave, how does this transmit the HD signal to a HDTV!? it has no component ( red , green, blue ) cable connection ! It only has composite . ( Of course it won’t have HDMI, since that wasn’t around at the time, I think 🤔?)
It actually uses firewire. It's pretty 😎 cool
Nice 🥰
Where did you get that rad shirt?!
It was a Christmas gift ☺️
Dave can you please tell us how well this vcr track LP speed tapes. I always use Panasonic vcrs for 4 hour speed playback so just wondering.
It does very well on all playback speeds actually. I can’t tell the difference honestly between this machine and my ag1980 Panasonic
@Dave's Archives Good to know. Now I have to find this model somewhere. None on eBay right now.
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Awesome video and good find Dave. Love the channel and the Friday night livestreams.
Great video Dave! Now I understand why that VCR is so important. Because it definitely does the job effectively. This is very very cool to see. That explains the VHS stream you had this past week
That was so cool! I could definitely tell the difference side by side. I'm so happy for you because this is going to make what you do so much easier!!! Thanks for showing!
Awesome Dave. I have several VCRs I need to post some of them on Discord sometime. One is really cool from the early 80s😎
I know that will not copy Macrovision encoded tapes.
I had no idea HD VCR or HD VHS tapes were things that even existed.
Turning the VCR on just made me realize I can't remember if a Power button on the VCR was a thing, back in the day. They must've been, right? I remember we had two VCRs over the course of my childhood, but I just recall them always being on. I know for a fact we had so many tapes that could've provided plenty of content for channel, but they've long since been thrown out.
I remember buying CDs in the 80s and there would be a little card inside the case explaining what CDs are and how you should avoid scratching it and only touch it on the sides and make sure it’s not upside down etc etc.
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍 onbin vhs ve beta kasetim yüz civarıda vhs ve betamax cihazım var 😊
*Fantastic as Usual Dave...and a Cameo of the Benchmade Infidel I see..lol...You didn't say how much you paid....They are like $300 used seems to be*
the belts are ok after 20 years?
From one Dave to another God Blesa.
I'm jealous lol. Back in the day, my local Frys Electronics store sold this vcr & I should have bought one. I have several JVC SVHS vcrs with TBC but I feel this Mitsubishi might be superior in quality.
doesn't look great upscaled to 4K tons of artifacts to fake its way. but it accomplished what you wanted to accomplish - upscaled 240p LOL
13:00 Huge Difference
I would love to have one of these, but at the price they go for, and the TV needed to get the very best out of it with such a limited D-VHS selection, yeah I'm good with my 1 Emerson, and 2 Sanyo VHS/DVD combo units from the mid 00's 😅
Keep your mode switche clean out everything proven online how clean out a mode switch in a VCR player itself vhs tapes don't stop playing at all everything proven online now days
Didn’t HD VCR try to compete with DVD’s when those came out? Could be wrong….
Also was that a Benchmade Infidel? Sweet bro!
Yes, it was higher quality upto to 1080i on a supported TV with the firewire connection, but it was vastly more costly, and had a lot less support in a time when CRT TV's where still very common upto, and even after the 08 ATSC 1.0 switch over.
Nice shirt dude legit fr.
Nice Shirt, Dave
As an A/V geek this was borderline porn for me. Awesome Dave!
AWESOME
Try to use a 2nd cheaper VCR for rewinding to save the motor on this Gem for as long as you can. I have a couple old cheaper units I use just for rewinding/general playback.
Good tip!
Exactly what I do
Or you could just buy a rewinder. Since that is what it's made for.
WOW. This is too cool.
This is too cool!
I received my first VCR back in 1979. My Dad was in the business so I didn't pay for it but he made me pay for the tapes. Some of the ones from that time still play
Excellent presentation. 😊 The digitized video looks very good, however, it's not 4K quality. A video is not 4K just because it has 4K pixel dimensions.
The shirt is suspect but if you're going to get a vintage VCR a Mitsu can't be that bad.
Recording in EP or SLP was never a good idea. I always used standard play (SP) when recording because VHS tapes were so inexpensive.
Pretty cool find in that condition. Let us know if you are able to get the Firewire ports to connect to anything. I believe they were designed to connect ONLY to specific devices. They didn't want people making digital copies back then so they limited its function dramatically.
Excellent video. 🇲🇽⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇲🇽
I have an HDMI VCR/DVD Combo that I found at a Goodwill, had no clue they even made such a thing . Come to find out they made several different one's from different companies in the late 2000's .my model is SANYO NO. FWZV475F . This is not a Combo unit that's just HDMI for the DVD side , oh no boy's and girl's this an HDMI for the VCR as well and it's very impressive.
Thanks Dave for this great video! I love your channel.
HI i am used to what you have there i used to the betacam cam digi decks
you are very right the only thing this doe's not do is pre read
can show you the video as it's recording
they have a set of play and record video heads so i can see what the deck has record as it's playing
the sony bvw 75 betacam sp in the 80's were well ahead for there day
i have alot of them still working nlove to see decks like this still working now
My Parents used all those VHS Tapes since 10 + years.
You have a ED Beta, amazing ❤
Do have a video from it, showing the ED Beta?
@DavesArchives. Thanks
its amazing technic!Looks so cool and great design
Totally remember selling these at Best Buy.
Literally the holy grail
Cool 😎 Video 📹 Dave
Man, that remote was slick! So is the machine; can't believe how good the picture looks from that machine! Good find!
Thanks rockhead! Yeah I’m really enjoying it
Great video,thanks for all of the great content and vids this week 💯🧈📼📺🙏 Dave
13:15 very underrated action sci-fi film imo.