Using a VCR to record Digital TV

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  • @orangefaux
    @orangefaux 4 роки тому +69

    Hi, not even sure if you are active on this channel anymore. But I wanted to let you know that because of this video, I was able to help a senior record on vhs again. He is very rigid due to many needs and limitations, and the only thing he ever thought he was good at was recording his tv with his vcr. Since the digital TV transition about 14 years ago, he hasn't been able to record. Other workers tried to get him onto DVDs or even cable DVR, but he could never learn them and they weren't his VHS tapes. It was literally all he talked to me about the past three years I've worked with him and I'm a social worker, not a tech person, so it took me this long to stumble upon this you tube. And today, for the first time in 14 years, this man can record VHS tapes again. So, sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart.You helped someone who needed it to be happy again 🙌🙏

    • @eightiesforreals5519
      @eightiesforreals5519  4 роки тому +11

      orangefaux Hi thank you for the comment means a lot to me that this video still helps people like you out and makes them smile even tho it was uploaded 3 years ago. Personally I’ve always had a massive interest in the modern history ever since I was a kid (nowadays it’s more popular culture from the 60s till now). Unfortunately the UA-cam hobby was more a fad being that it was a very fun back in the day but just doesn’t seem to interested me anymore and I’ve since moved on the other things . But hey never say never 😉

  • @targetrender9529
    @targetrender9529 2 роки тому +57

    It’s cool young people like this dude still appreciate old technology. Thank you, sir.

    • @nathanbarker9165
      @nathanbarker9165 3 місяці тому

      I love VCRs and always wanted to see if I could record on it even tho analog isn't a thing

    • @Demon_slayer1122
      @Demon_slayer1122 3 місяці тому

      I collect old stuff

  • @rockhead11
    @rockhead11 2 роки тому

    This is awesome! a CRT tv, rabbit ears antenna and a VCR. All you need is some tin foil on the antenna.
    ACTUALLY, I want to record a show from my digital OTA antenna and DVRs are stupid expensive so this is my alternative but I didn’t think about a VCR not recognizing the broadcast signal anymore.
    Well done, thanks!!

  • @UncleBobbo
    @UncleBobbo 6 років тому +6

    I just did something similar to record my favorite 80's horror movies onto vhs in widescreen so that I can enjoy them on vhs format on my modern hd television.

    • @SuperRussian16
      @SuperRussian16 4 роки тому

      Please tell me how do do this with modern TV

    • @UncleBobbo
      @UncleBobbo 4 роки тому

      @@SuperRussian16 its pretty easy. But it would depend on which equipment you have. There's always a way

  • @yakadoodledongywongy8718
    @yakadoodledongywongy8718 4 місяці тому

    By the time digital came around TV's and VCR's used SCART. And I remember the days when a TV had an ariel out socket. You'd plug an ariel cable from the TV to the VCR Meaning you still used the TV remote to change channels etc. Iftact I don't think I knew VCR's haha built in tuner until this moment.

  • @sheilatorres5312
    @sheilatorres5312 3 роки тому

    From the bottom of my vhs heart, thank you!

  • @MarioC-xj5hq
    @MarioC-xj5hq 6 місяців тому

    Where is the first cable coming from, the wall antenna?

  • @dkg6826
    @dkg6826 2 роки тому

    Do you know how to connect TELECAPTION 4000 CLOSED CAPTION DECODER to a VCR? Thanks!

  • @tyler2610
    @tyler2610 4 роки тому

    I figured out how to do this recently thanks in part to an antenna installer that I had put an antenna in my attic recently. I had been using crappy indoor antennas for about a year after ending my satellite subsctiption and could not figure out any way to record onto my VCR with them. Well when I decided to upgrade to a nicer outdoor/attic antenna I decided to ask the installer if there was a way I could still record onto my VCR with the antenna and he told me all I needed was a digital converter box. I got one and am able to record again using this set-up. I don't do it a lot but I do like having the option to do so and I missed it. I am worried about the new 3.0 digital OTA TV signal coming in the next few years that once it is in place I once again won't be able to use my VCR to record but I will do it as long as I can.

    • @evansullivanrichgels5531
      @evansullivanrichgels5531 10 місяців тому

      Nope, that should be a problem. All antenna signals these days are digital anyway and that's exactly what your digital set top box is for.

  • @psmiddx2096
    @psmiddx2096 5 років тому

    Excellent video, dude. Does this not work via scart to scart on the set top box TO the VCR? As I have seen, some set top boxes, maybe newer ones, don't seem to have all the AV in/out points? Maybe it's me, but wondered if the scarts double for the AV cables?

  • @jaimerojano9807
    @jaimerojano9807 2 роки тому

    Need help!!!!! How can I record with my vhs player from my smart flat screen tv

  • @patricelegraisseux
    @patricelegraisseux 4 роки тому +1

    AWESOME

  • @CesareVesdani
    @CesareVesdani 4 роки тому +1

    Is it possible to record UA-cam videos to VHS tapes?

    • @eightiesforreals5519
      @eightiesforreals5519  4 роки тому

      Cesare Vesdani definitely just get yourself a hdmi to composite converter

    • @nickarchiver52
      @nickarchiver52 4 роки тому

      @@eightiesforreals5519 or use an Xbox 360 or PS3

  • @andrewmiller6754
    @andrewmiller6754 4 роки тому +1

    Will this work with betamax too?

  • @jamesglanville5184
    @jamesglanville5184 5 років тому

    What about using SCART cables?

  • @kaitlynholtgreve3724
    @kaitlynholtgreve3724 6 років тому

    Hi, okay so I have a newer tv that has a digital converter built in. How would I connect the vhs to record shows? I've tried everything I could think of. Please help!

    • @SwedishTVUploader
      @SwedishTVUploader 5 років тому

      you mean you have a VHS/DVD combo? you only insert the VHS tape in the VHS part, then blank DVD dl disc in DVD part. Then you will have a "dubbing" opinion, make sure that's you have that's it transfer VHS to DVD and not vice versa. if you do anything wrong, that's you're own fault.

  • @nasirpierce397
    @nasirpierce397 4 роки тому

    NEED HELP !! I got everything set up but only hear audio and just a blue screen

  • @thatboyatkins776
    @thatboyatkins776 6 років тому

    What if I want to use a security camera and record to vh s on vc r with a converto r box

  • @charlesmoseley836
    @charlesmoseley836 Рік тому

    That still don't show how to record from the TV . You just recording from the antenna. That's not recording from the TV. // Example:; I can put photos from my phone to my TV. . How can I record them to my VCR . TV has no output ??

  • @shantellruthenberg5443
    @shantellruthenberg5443 Місяць тому

    Flippen nice 👍

  • @hidayathidayat281
    @hidayathidayat281 6 років тому

    Dvb3 t2 with usb function can record better quality

  • @queenofthemarshmallows2875
    @queenofthemarshmallows2875 6 років тому +189

    That haircut makes you look like you just have time traveled from the 1980s

    • @gasjebasje99
      @gasjebasje99 6 років тому +8

      He's learning you about VHS technology
      You knew what this was

    • @maxmustardman298
      @maxmustardman298 5 років тому +2

      this is so cool haha

    • @maxymk123
      @maxymk123 5 років тому +6

      it adds so much to the video

    • @Musicspinn
      @Musicspinn 5 років тому +3

      Back to the future

    • @PC4USE1
      @PC4USE1 5 років тому +1

      I had hair that long in the late seventies and early eighties. I still have it but it's now short and white.

  • @drakevevo3710
    @drakevevo3710 6 років тому +76

    you look straight out of the 80's I instantly like you.

  • @imonit1177
    @imonit1177 4 роки тому +38

    This kid went all out for this one. CRT t.v., mullet, plad shirt. Straight 90's

  • @darkempire37
    @darkempire37 7 років тому +50

    there is something comforting about the plunk of the tape and the whirring of the vcr heads

  • @jonjonas2528
    @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +67

    VHS is the greatest

    • @TechProYoutube
      @TechProYoutube 3 роки тому +6

      yeah so much hours of tv to watch or just record your consoles gameplay

  • @soniaynclan9079
    @soniaynclan9079 Рік тому +6

    Wonderful video! So easy to understand. Thank you so much. I am a 42 year old mom trying to figure this out for my autistic 10 year old who loves all things vhs. He usually just points his vhs camcorder towards the tv to record new movies but I was hoping to find a better way.

  • @kevinhancock2739
    @kevinhancock2739 4 роки тому +20

    Thanks for the info. Very helpful. I grew up in the 80's when VCR was all the rage. Now currently trying to bring some of my dad's electronics back to life.

  • @jonjonas2528
    @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +21

    Keep using your vcr VHS videorecorders and blank VHS tapes to get even with the news media

    • @powerstuffup
      @powerstuffup 4 роки тому +2

      How are you getting even with news station?

  • @april27taurus
    @april27taurus 6 років тому +20

    YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!!!! I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW TO HOOK THIS UP. I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP ON THIS. UNTIL I FOUND YOUR VIDEO!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

  • @jonjonas2528
    @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +19

    Company's start making blank VHS tapes again just like when they started vinal records again

    • @pungisotu
      @pungisotu 4 роки тому +5

      Vinyl never stopped.

  • @debbiemoray7959
    @debbiemoray7959 5 років тому +8

    I have been trying to do this for sometime. Watched many youtubes, until I found you. Yours worked. Happy dance!!!!

  • @springleman
    @springleman Рік тому +1

    the dtv (digital tv) box wont get the vcr confused, if the dtv box can connect to the vcr through the antenna cable, it should have an analog tv decoder that would show the dtv on either channel 3 or 4.

  • @frotogano6583
    @frotogano6583 5 років тому +8

    I'm gonna do this with Captain Marvel so I can watch it with the 90s feel to it

  • @MatrixAlphaCWX
    @MatrixAlphaCWX 3 роки тому +3

    VHS AND CASSETTE TAPES! WoO!
    Got a ps3 or xbox 360? Most of us do. Just connect the video cables to a VCR and hit record when you watch netflix or insert a dvd.
    Crap loads of bands are also releasing Cassette's this year.
    Cassette's in my 2006 Mustang sound amazing.
    Haha Us Millennials' and younger generations are keeping it alive.

    • @compitalc
      @compitalc 3 роки тому

      I didnt know bands who make music can make VHS's!

  • @TheRealKnightFuryPremiere
    @TheRealKnightFuryPremiere 3 роки тому +1

    I made a VHS tutorial a few months ago.
    UPDATE: I took it down due to confusion.

  • @jenessie385
    @jenessie385 2 роки тому +1

    i have a hdmi to rca it shows up on the tv going through the vcr but when i play the video i recorded its black

  • @alexanderthelame8462
    @alexanderthelame8462 6 років тому +7

    That was not only really clever-but well and truly entertaining and educational-you rock,buddy!xxx

  • @jeep146
    @jeep146 6 років тому +5

    Very good brings back memories. VHS is inferior to modern recording methods. But, it is easy to do with no software involved. What I want to use my old VCR is to record stream by using a HDMI Splitter to HDMI convertor to RCA then to VCR . Many programs are copy protected but what I want is not. Just for fun to see if it will work.

  • @Evanthemovieguy
    @Evanthemovieguy 6 років тому +6

    All I did was hook up my cable box to my VCR so it plays through the VCR, then I just record...

    • @wendywilkinson2981
      @wendywilkinson2981 4 роки тому +1

      what channel do you put your VCR on - cheers

    • @wendywilkinson2981
      @wendywilkinson2981 4 роки тому +1

      @@bsanchez3563 Hi, thanks for your reply. I will try and follow your instructions. My VCR is a Panasonic NV VP32 which I bought second hand. It doesn't have a remote. thank you so much from Wendy (Australia) will let you know how I go.

    • @wendywilkinson2981
      @wendywilkinson2981 4 роки тому +1

      @@bsanchez3563 thank you I am going to try. Not very good with all this techno stuff. Wendy - wendywilkinson1@bigpond.com

  • @sleepysteev2735
    @sleepysteev2735 2 роки тому +3

    I am now very interested to know how this could be one, if at all, on an HD TV with HDMI. If the RCA was converted to HDMI with a converter box, would the effect be the same?
    Also, does the time shifting feature still work on the VCR? One of the most useful features on some higher-end models was the ability to set recording times while out of the house, or even being able to record different channels in sequence through the built-in tuner.

  • @stephenchase5593
    @stephenchase5593 2 роки тому +2

    I love your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @RHAnimace
    @RHAnimace 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm still recording to vhs tape. ❤❤😊😊😊

  • @compositefrog1811
    @compositefrog1811 3 роки тому +2

    i just got a hdmi to av adapter unpluged the hdmi cord going into my tv from the cable box, and plugged it into the adapter. Then got av cables and plugged them into the front of my vcr. (also plugged the micro usb cable into the adapter so i can power on)
    And i recorded a icarly marathon on vhs!

  • @matthorseirons6791
    @matthorseirons6791 6 років тому +5

    American Analog died on June 12th, 2009, in case you wanted to know

    • @SwedishTVUploader
      @SwedishTVUploader 5 років тому

      in Sweden, it's died on October 29th, 2007.

    • @PC4USE1
      @PC4USE1 5 років тому

      In some markets there are still some low power analog stations-In Chicago it is channel 6 . It broadcasts a "Traffic Report Computer Visual" and plays music. It is called Me FM and can also be received on 87.7 FM.

  • @x86Archives
    @x86Archives 4 роки тому +2

    Great tutorial, man! You're really rockin' that 80's mullet (if I'm using the correct name of that hairstyle). May I ask how you got your hair like that? I'm thinking about doing the exact same sometime!

  • @SuperCartoonist
    @SuperCartoonist Рік тому +1

    5:43 I know you are not going to need the right audio for the TV, but you can at lease record everything in stereo on tape if you connect the right audio to the VCR. Maybe someday you would want to watch the things that you have recorded in stereo on a different TV that would have a red RCA input.

  • @mac72ish
    @mac72ish 6 років тому +6

    THANK YOU LIL HOMIE.

  • @chanderprakash3159
    @chanderprakash3159 29 днів тому +1

    8:30

  • @pungisotu
    @pungisotu 4 роки тому +3

    How does this handle 16:9 content? It just crops it at the sides?

  • @kerdunne3422
    @kerdunne3422 4 роки тому +2

    Man I remember using blank tapes to record a show or movie my parents wouldn’t let me stay up late to watch and hope that it actually recorded the next day. Then DVR came but went just as quickly when you have streaming services 24/7.

  • @andrewmiller6754
    @andrewmiller6754 4 роки тому +2

    I had a small flat screen TV, do I still need that digital box? And would the vcr record off of that?

  • @TomIannucci22
    @TomIannucci22 Рік тому

    4:45 that's actually not true. I used to have a DTV box connected to my VCR thru RF and all you had to do was tune the VCR to channel 3 and then use the cable box tuner. TV also only had RF input so you could use the cable box without the VCR on as well.

  • @jonjonas2528
    @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +6

    VHS vcr are still here use them and stores start selling VHS tapes again

  • @audiovision2818
    @audiovision2818 3 роки тому +2

    I've actually got my VCR connected to the cable box via an RF cable, and there are no issues with it on my end. I've done this with various VCRs, including a Panasonic, JVC S-VHS, and Sony.

    • @evansullivanrichgels5531
      @evansullivanrichgels5531 10 місяців тому

      Do you take the output from your box and put it in the input of your VCR?? If so does that convert the signal to analog?? And if so are you able to then record digitally broadcasted shows to your VCR??

  • @pleasedontfeedtheai2341
    @pleasedontfeedtheai2341 3 роки тому +1

    Great mullet hair, you must be a time traveler as well. I love my old Hitachi VCR, now to grab free tv w an amplified terrestrial antenna

  • @oakleythefox
    @oakleythefox 3 роки тому +1

    Wow IT works! You can hook it up even to Other systems like DVD..
    Thanks sir

  • @emfemmenoprobleme
    @emfemmenoprobleme 6 років тому +2

    exactly my situation down to the sh** antenna, great presentation, worked perfectly...thank you very much!

  • @opiekrumpus4182
    @opiekrumpus4182 3 роки тому +2

    I use my vcr to record stuff off my roku. Quality is very good. Vcr's are still a very handy technology to use.

    • @tiredasssleepyhead
      @tiredasssleepyhead 3 роки тому

      so its the same procedure!? minus the radioshack black box yeah? i want to record a 1hour plus concert from utube(here lol) that keeps getting copyrighted & taken down. i neeed it so bad😫hope it works

    • @opiekrumpus4182
      @opiekrumpus4182 3 роки тому

      @@tiredasssleepyhead If you want to get UA-cam videos you can also use the app "TubeMate". Great app downloads all the videos you want.

  • @metroman-guy
    @metroman-guy 2 роки тому +2

    I’ve done this before

  • @hjebone
    @hjebone 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for helping yet another senior, to record old episodes of xxx??? to a VHS tape! I have boxes and boxes of used VHS tapes, and this is much cheaper than buying each set or episode!

  • @patriciaraycraft8230
    @patriciaraycraft8230 5 років тому +1

    I don't have a crt TV. How can I connect my vcr to a flat screen TV ? Maybe I just need an adapter from evilbay. Suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks :-)

    • @d4vid469
      @d4vid469 5 років тому

      why are you trying to use VHS Tapes? this is not 1980 dude......

    • @nickarchiver52
      @nickarchiver52 4 роки тому

      @@d4vid469 VHS tapes were still relevant until around 2003

  • @SFSVHS
    @SFSVHS 4 місяці тому +1

    9:45 👏🏻

  • @shantellruthenberg5443
    @shantellruthenberg5443 Місяць тому

    Hi Harrison Travis...This video is very helpful here in SA where we are now moving towards going digital. I kid you not. Would like to know if you have a dvd player as well as the set up you mentioned connected and how that's possible...

  • @juliastenback1102
    @juliastenback1102 2 роки тому +1

    you are my favourite youtuber!

  • @gamingroom12
    @gamingroom12 6 років тому +3

    I want to Record a movie into a VHS,How i Hook uo my VCR into the TV at the same time i Hook up the DVD player?

    • @Z64sports
      @Z64sports 5 років тому +1

      You can't because copy protection

    • @WickerBasket9
      @WickerBasket9 5 років тому

      You cannot copy _copy_ protected media due to Macrovision.

  • @ifanjenkinator3464
    @ifanjenkinator3464 2 місяці тому

    Good job but I think you’re confusing “Antenna Out” with “RF Out” the first is a loop through like you explained but if it says RF it’s analog and so it would have worked in the vcr

  • @Sghj12345
    @Sghj12345 6 місяців тому

    Hi. I want to print out the UA-cam video I want on my CRT TV (LG Platon) and bring it to my computer. It keeps failing
    I called the service center and they said they didn't know it because it's too old. I looked up UA-cam videos, but I couldn't solve the problem
    I'd like to ask for advice
    I managed to play the video playing on my iPad on my CRT TV using the hdmi to rca converter...
    ‼The problem is to import the video played on ️ TV into the computer…‼️
    I connected one side of the rca cable to the TV input terminal and the other side to the video recorder output.
    I connected one side of the dongchuck cable to the antenna IN on the back of the TV, and the other side to the video recorder's TV connection
    And I connected another dongchuck cable to the video player's "antenna wire connection" and the other to the antenna outlet on the wall of the house
    Finally, tune the video recorder to 3 times and put in the blank tape
    When I pressed the recording button, the phrase "Check the antenna input signal + make sure the channel is well tuned" keeps popping up, but it doesn't record (ㅜ))
    If there is any other way, I would appreciate it if you could let me know!
    It's so hard to move the video from TV to PC…ㅠ.ㅠ………… Please give me your opinion..
    Thank you for reading the long comment

  • @lands1459
    @lands1459 2 роки тому

    probably not the place to ask but ive got a few VCRs i use for digitizing tapes. one of them i was recording on as an experiment but it stops recording after 20 seconds, every time. what is the issue? tape records fine on my other vcr

  • @18436Melissa
    @18436Melissa 2 роки тому

    I don't have a VCR, but i have a 43 inch Hisense Roku TV television, i can't record it with analog signals, what can i do to fix this?

  • @AussieTVMusic
    @AussieTVMusic 5 місяців тому

    I had that haircut in 1985 lol.

  • @a8twenty
    @a8twenty 5 років тому +2

    Retrowave and The Regular Show. Awesome vid! I use my CRT for retro gaming but my vcr is hooked up to my 4k tv just fine.

  • @wolfpack8275
    @wolfpack8275 9 годин тому

    Hey bro i used the time machine to tell ya u did us good bro, preserving history by any means

  • @AverageEggmonEnthusiast
    @AverageEggmonEnthusiast 9 місяців тому

    Theoretically, can you stream UA-cam to your TV (with a Roku or similar device) and record it onto a tape with this method?

  • @nicolasrusso7516
    @nicolasrusso7516 4 роки тому +1

    I forgot that vcrs had tuners in them lol. I was trying to record a vhs tape and I was so confused. I had to switch to an av channel on the vcr. I'm such an idiot xD

  • @proletariennenaturiste
    @proletariennenaturiste 5 місяців тому

    I've never seen a six head VCR. All the ones I've seen were two or four head. I found a four head one at a flea market and it is the one that I am hoping to get as long as it's the one that has the remote with it and allows for setting of the clock and such.

  • @jonjonas2528
    @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for your cool VHS video you are a cool guy spread the message about VHS

  • @Slowmoguys115
    @Slowmoguys115 2 роки тому

    People ask why do you still use vhs mine first I like a fisical thing I like putting new movie on old vhs and there really cheap to bye when we rent movies I record them with vhs

  • @chessboardman7888
    @chessboardman7888 6 років тому +6

    Forget the stupid haircut comments, this was very well - explained, THANKS ( and a needed video, nobody on utube is doing it, and you deserve credit for how well and clearly you explained things. )

  • @audiovision2818
    @audiovision2818 3 роки тому +2

    If anyone's wondering whether there are VCRs with a digital tuner after watching this video, there are! One such model is the Panasonic DMR-EZ48V. They're not as common as your standard VCRs, but they do exist. Beware though, they'll probably run you a couple hundred dollars on eBay. I suggest looking out for em at your local flea market or thrift store.

    • @audiovision2818
      @audiovision2818 2 роки тому

      @Tool Time I actually haven't had a problem with this VCR, and I've been using it for at least a year. Recently, I put a dirty copy of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in (MY BAD! Shoulda cleaned the tape), which caused it to cease up and squeak a bit. Grabbed some alcohol and cleaned the tape path and heads, and it's totally fine.

    • @jonstripling1315
      @jonstripling1315 Рік тому

      Will the digital tuner vcr record without a converter?

    • @evansullivanrichgels5531
      @evansullivanrichgels5531 10 місяців тому

      @@jonstripling1315 That's exactly what I'm wondering.

    • @evansullivanrichgels5531
      @evansullivanrichgels5531 10 місяців тому

      So does the digital tuner translate into recording on a VHS?? That's crazy that it actually has a digital tuner on a VCR, never even knew that was a thing. But can you actually record that digital signal onto an analog tape??

  • @jalen8r
    @jalen8r 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah the vibe here is immaculate I got an n64/vcr crt setup in the garage and I been wanting to record gameplay to analog and I remember it worked exactly like this so that’s a bet

    • @jalen8r
      @jalen8r 3 роки тому

      Also brooooooooo come backkkkk you ain’t gotta do tutorials you just got the vibe down I’d be down to see you do 80s ass vids

  • @vica1104
    @vica1104 7 років тому +7

    Great video! I should get you to help me set my VHS :D

    • @d4vid469
      @d4vid469 5 років тому

      we are in 2019 not 2009 dude........

    • @nickarchiver52
      @nickarchiver52 4 роки тому

      @@d4vid469 shut up

    • @d4vid469
      @d4vid469 4 роки тому

      @@nickarchiver52 ?????

    • @nickarchiver52
      @nickarchiver52 4 роки тому

      D4vid stop telling us to upgrade

  • @satellaguy
    @satellaguy 2 місяці тому

    Thx for making this! I wanted to know about this topic lol

  • @jdrs4214
    @jdrs4214 3 роки тому +2

    I love this kid!!!! I get what he is trying to say at the very end, where he says: “It’s very satisfying to use old VCRs.” I can’t explain what he feels, but I can somehow relate to him, because I used to abuse the heck out of music cassette decks, and VCRs, way back in the day, when I used to record stuff from radio and TV. Hell yea it’s satisfying!!!!

    • @rockhead11
      @rockhead11 2 роки тому

      I agree. I just bought a VCR and a tape deck is on the horizon. Mix tapes and tv shows that you can fast forward through the commercials!! I just wish the VHS tapes weren’t stupid expensive now

  • @robertom.g.2656
    @robertom.g.2656 3 роки тому

    I still use it to record movies somewhere where internet does not arrive...
    It my No connexion needed cinema...

  • @brentad2004
    @brentad2004 6 років тому +1

    I do the EXACT same thing with a DVD recorder (circa 2007 )which they don't make anymore- had to buy it used on eBay. If you're lucky, you can find one with a built in digital tuner, that WOULD let you program/schedule recordings to different channels. With these methods you can record up to 480p (which is not bad), and then use free windows compatible software (HandBrake is good one) to "rip"/convert the recording to MP4 format to play on an tablet or smart phone, if you are so inclined. BTW, I do have a VCR I bought for $5 at a thrift store, that I want to try this with just for S&G's.

    • @3Cr15w311
      @3Cr15w311 2 роки тому +1

      I've converted a lot of music videos and other hard-to-find material from Laserdisc using one of those DVD recorders from Panasonic. It makes a 704 by 480 DVD which can be "ripped" using Handbrake and converted to MPEG4 H.264 with the proper pixel ratio set so it is 704 by 480 in 4 by 3 or 16 by 9.

  • @FireAlarmBoy1974
    @FireAlarmBoy1974 2 роки тому

    RF wont wpork? Why they even put a RF jack on the damn STB then?

  • @Waadee101
    @Waadee101 6 років тому +2

    This was great ! One question- How do I record videos on my laptop/imac on to a VHS tape?

    • @UncleBobbo
      @UncleBobbo 6 років тому +1

      I use a media streamer hooked up to my vcr to do it. Personally, I use my tivo and pytivo server software. But there's multiple ways to achieve the same thing.

    • @eightiesforreals5519
      @eightiesforreals5519  6 років тому +1

      you need a HDMI to av converter they can be found cheap on sites like Ebay

    • @SwedishTVUploader
      @SwedishTVUploader 5 років тому +1

      Here you have a tutorial on how to do: ua-cam.com/video/T8C9ndmQMQ8/v-deo.html

  • @derekpoppe49
    @derekpoppe49 2 роки тому

    I watch that show Regular show that’s a good show it’s pretty regular

  • @NickSamon
    @NickSamon 6 років тому +18

    I still record Digital TV on VHS.

    • @hardcoreconfederate5167
      @hardcoreconfederate5167 6 років тому

      Nick Samon how do you dothat

    • @UncleBobbo
      @UncleBobbo 6 років тому

      I wish there was a way to mod older vcrs to switch out the ntsc ones that are built in with atsc tuners so that you could still set timers to record things on tv.
      Itd be nice if it were possible to do an HDMI output mod also.

    • @Z64sports
      @Z64sports 5 років тому

      @@UncleBobbo The timers don't work with av channels?

    • @UncleBobbo
      @UncleBobbo 5 років тому

      @@Z64sports my model doesn't

    • @ritchienavarro2920
      @ritchienavarro2920 5 років тому

      Me 2

  • @ken48827
    @ken48827 8 місяців тому

    Trying to understand what equipment to use. I turned on closed captions and the box on top is called a set up box, speta box, set-top box, centa box, then set of books. Oh then deceptive books. Honest to god, what is that box on top of the VCR?

  • @janetwhite7062
    @janetwhite7062 3 роки тому

    Can I record from the TV whilst watching another channel like I used to with my old Panasonic VCR Recorder by setting it to record at a specific time, or can you only record a channel you are watching ?

  • @vjstv0101
    @vjstv0101 Рік тому

    Thanks. I'll try this at my mother's house. She's in her 70s and wants to stick to this technology because she already knows how to use it.

  • @vintagecameras9623
    @vintagecameras9623 6 років тому +2

    I am from Lithuania

  • @acbob
    @acbob 3 місяці тому

    The only problem is the aspect ratio :(

  • @andrewmiller6754
    @andrewmiller6754 3 роки тому

    What if your TV only has ariel connectors?

  • @tarstarkusz
    @tarstarkusz 6 років тому +5

    There is absolutely no difference between recording from digital TV and recording from cable. The one thing that sucks is the VCR can't change the channel. But aside from changing the channel, there is no reason you can't use the VCR.

    • @michaelnaughtin9633
      @michaelnaughtin9633 6 років тому

      Not true my dtv box hooks up to VCR along with my playstation 2 then to tv

    • @jonjonas2528
      @jonjonas2528 5 років тому +1

      You are right about this the VHS vcr still works

  • @jamespleger752
    @jamespleger752 6 років тому +1

    Thank you SO much for this video. I have an old (2006) Sony DVD/VCR combo unit, which plays pre-recorded VHS tapes fine, but I could not figure out, why it would not record VHS tapes. Now I understand. Your explanation is very clear ... maybe a bit repetitive, but that is OK, because this topic is a bit complicated, so it is good to re-state the information in a slightly different way. One factual point ... in the USA, the switch from analog to digital was made in 2009, not 2013 ... maybe you are referring to another country? Anyway, excellent explanation ... you should consider becoming a teacher, if you are not already.

    • @eightiesforreals5519
      @eightiesforreals5519  6 років тому

      thank you means a lot but yes I live in Australia and the switch over was in December 2013

    • @evansullivanrichgels5531
      @evansullivanrichgels5531 10 місяців тому

      So technically the switch from analog to digital in the US was in 2009, but it wasn't enforced until about 2022. What it listed was that all television companies by the year 2022 had to get rid of their analog transmitters. So naturally many companies didn't switch over right away. I had charter at the time and they didn't switch over until 2014 so up until that point I was using my VCR to record.

  • @wildfoottv3217
    @wildfoottv3217 3 роки тому +1

    Can I record ps4 with it?

  • @diskman3001
    @diskman3001 5 років тому

    Actually... Sorry but you're incorrect. You can use the out to TV on the back of the VCR and into the TV. I've done it before.
    Great video, though.