VHS movies won't work in new DVD/VHS player

[cruisin]

I have numerous old VHS movies on rifle combat training, etc,, i got a new DVD/VHS player, and as my flicks have been in storeage for awhile,, they seem to not work ! the videos i have are good and i would like to buy them over again as i think they have seen better days being in storeage for too long, i need to have them on DVD,, can anyone help with some direction on getting some DVD's ??? thank you !

 

[Manedwolf]

The magnetic emulsion has probably just gone. That's why VHS tapes went away in favor of DVD. They don't last forever.

Just google for the titles to find a place to buy the DVD versions.

 

[HankB]

Gun training videos on VHS are pricey . . . I can see why you want to preserve them.

Try "fast forwarding" the tape to the end, then rewinding, then try again.

If they still don't work, there may be something wrong with the tape player portion of your new unit (Scrimping on performance is one reason I think "combined function" players are a bad idea . . . the second being it's sometimes impossible to bypass the macrovision copyguard when going from DVD to VHS.)

The magnetic emulsion ought to be be good for hundreds of plays, and if it was kept in cool, dry storage, away from magnetic fields, it ought to still be fine.

 

[RyanM]

The magnetic emulsion ought to be be good for hundreds of plays, and if it was kept in cool, dry storage, away from magnetic fields, it ought to still be fine.

The problem is, you've got the earth's magnetic field. From what I've read, a steel box will protect floppy disks and VHS tapes against the earth's magnetic filed, but any other (commonly available) material won't.

That's probably also why computer cases used to be made of steel. Seems like they crashed a lot less back then.

 

[AndyC]

Take the tapes along to one of those tape-to-DVD conversion places - not all that expensive.

 

[Kentucky]

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