r/VCRs

Sony RDR-VXD655 DVD recorder/VHS combo player

Was at my uncle house and he had this in closet shelf. Not sure if it works but he said I can have it. Will be interesting to check it out anyways.

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My tv is the Sanyo ds20424 and im using the Sony SLV-D350P dvd/vcr combo and theres definitely a difference in color. Tbh im liking the color more for the composite but the quality of the picture looks better on componet. I wish there was a way to get the color on the component tho, what you guys think?

I put my VHS tape in and it catches but it won’t play and it just makes a buzzing sound. Also the loud clicking… it started after I fixed it the first time. It doesn’t really effect anything its just loud.

I've been collecting VHS for a while now and I finally have a way to watch them. 👍

I started using my vcr the first time since 2 months ago and have seen these small white dots and I don't know if that is bad or not

This is actually my most reliable VCR, after replacing the old power supply capacitor.

I have two nearly identical Panasonic VCRs that are both tested and work as intended without any flaws, but I really only need to keep one of them and can sell the other. Any advice on which one I should keep and which I should sell, or does it basically not matter? Again, for all intents and purposes, both are functionally identical

UPDATE: I’m keeping the bottom one. 1999 build quality > 2002 build quality

Thanks for all of your helpful suggestions on my post from last week about this VCR. I found that the issue was a broken solder joint on the record switch that fits into the notch on the tape. I tried a few blank tapes and it recognizes each one and allows me to start recording. The problem is that while the VCR does enter record mode and "REC" is displayed on the LCD, it doesn't actually record to the tape. I recorded an hour long video and when I rewound to watch it back, the tape was still completely blank.

I've cleaned the mode switch and all the heads, tried both SP and SLP speeds, and the VCR works wonderfully when playing tapes normally. What else could I be missing here?

Context: when I put the tape in it won’t take it properly and will just stop and eject it within a couple seconds…and I get this. I tried rewinding a tape yesterday when it wasn’t plugged in to anything and it worked fine. I don’t know if the image of the inside will help but does anyone else face this problem? Is there a fix?

I have never done any repairs on a VCR before and could use some help on diagnosing this problem and finding a way to fix it. The unit is a Hitachi FX6404.

I found a Funai ZV427FX4 VCR/DVD combo for a really good price locally and I've been interested in this specific unit (and it's rebadges from Emerson "ZV427EM5", Sanyo "FWZV475F", Magnavox "ZV427MG9", etc.) for it's S-Video capabilities.

Before I purchase it however, Is anyone able to confirm if the S-Video ports on these are actually up to S-Video spec when using VHS tapes? No rainbow banding, reduced dot crawl, etc.? Or does it just pump composite through it's S-Video ports when VHS tapes are being used.

I'd also like to know if you can record to a VHS tape from an S-Video source via the S-Video in ports on the front and back of the device. And, of course if that recording is also S-Video quality.

I'd appreciate any info someone can give, I understand it's a pretty niche use case for something with an HDMI port attached to it haha.

I’m really loving this VCR so far but strangely the picture doesn’t show up until I insert a tape inside.

This is my childhood VCR, and it hasn't been able to record tapes in over 15 years. I finally disassembled it to clean and figured I'd try to address the problem while I'm in here. No matter what blank tape I try, it always ejects the tape as soon as I press record. Every so often, it will hesitate for half a second and look like it's starting to record, but it always ejects the tape right after. My guess is that it's the record switch at the bottom left. Gonna try to clean and touch up the solder on it tomorrow, but I'd appreciate any other suggestions.

First time spending the big bucks on ebay for a tape, I put the tape in and after a few seconds the video is wavy and noisy and my vcr starts squealing pretty bad.

I take the tape out, put another one that I played the day before without issue and it does the same thing.

I pull another known good VCR, play a good tape in it with no issue. I put the bad ebay tape, and again wavy image and the vcr is squealing. I put back the good tape, now squealing again.

Now I know the bad tape damaged 2 of my VCRs.
I start cleaning the head and the sensor on the left but the squeal is still there (a bit less) and the tension arm oscillates.

What else can I do to fix my VCRs?

Thanks a lot for your help!

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