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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-01-2023, 09:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By vikinagy97
Today I did two tests: -With the same device...

Today I did two tests:

-With the same device and software as above, but the microphone turned off in Win 10's audio settings. Result: The VCR's rewinding was audible.

-I recorded the Toshiba's...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-23-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By vikinagy97
Isn't the Microphone automatically disabled when...

Isn't the Microphone automatically disabled when I switch to Terratec Grabby in the Audio Source menu? I always switched to this, because otherwise no audio comes from the VHS tape. And when audio...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-23-2023, 09:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By vikinagy97
I am on Win 10. I did not disable the microphone,...

I am on Win 10. I did not disable the microphone, but should I have done it? Does the software automatically turn it on? Do you mean that it records simultaneously from Terratec and from microphone?...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-23-2023, 08:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By vikinagy97
"I would say not." What do you mean by this?...

"I would say not."

What do you mean by this? That it can record sounds, voices outside the VCR and the VHS tape, or that it cannot?


The audio is otherwise good, so it records both the video...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-23-2023, 07:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By vikinagy97
Terratec Grabby USB capture device - audio recording?

Is it possible that the device above (with the software 'Magix Video easy 5 TerraTec Edition' - not full version) records audio also from the outside, through the microphone, even if audio input is...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-16-2023, 04:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
Would it be better if I uploaded a photo of the...

Would it be better if I uploaded a photo of the roller itself?
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-11-2023, 11:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
But the mechanic didn't measured it well? What he...

But the mechanic didn't measured it well? What he measured, cannot be the size of a pinch roller? In TV and video services, they usually have a (digital or analog) caliper, don't they? (I think they...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-11-2023, 07:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364081597867?hash=item54c...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/364081597867?hash=item54c4f44dab:g:A4AAAOSwyPRjnI8n&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA0CKVHALr2fIyK%2FG0OpCioxcyUckMBs57Nnj2zq7qfu78%2BGTPJwucpf1WbsPQVoxzL3dEHiIK%2FyoiRIbvifozOOTHjdBwVZ3L...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-11-2023, 03:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
I have bought things from eBay, but LS says that...

I have bought things from eBay, but LS says that it's not recommended to buy video gear from eBay. Can you link a webshop where this pinch roller is available? And I will see whether the seller ships...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-10-2023, 06:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
The sizes of the pinch roller

A mechanic measured the sizes of the roller and made this drawing.
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-01-2023, 12:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 581
Posted By vikinagy97
VCR parts unavailable, irreparable now?

I have a FUNAI 31D-850 VCR and its pinch roller is not good anymore. A mechanic said that the pinch roller got damaged because of using 240 min. tapes. He also said that it cannot be neither replaced...
Forum: General Discussion 02-18-2023, 04:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 307
Posted By vikinagy97
So if the picture is otherwise clear, can the...

So if the picture is otherwise clear, can the head be clogged for only 1 second, and only sometimes?

Does the cleaning of the tapes help? (I mean the tapes themselves to be cleaned, and not using...
Forum: General Discussion 02-16-2023, 06:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 307
Posted By vikinagy97
White noise at random points of recordings?

I experienced many times that when watching a videotape, the picture became white and noisy at points where otherwise it does not. I reversed the tape, watched that point again, and the noise was not...
Forum: General Discussion 01-25-2023, 08:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 280
Posted By vikinagy97
Do you know about any website/document which...

Do you know about any website/document which lists the VCR types (models) with their service codes?

I may not need to change anything in the menu, I just want to see it.
Forum: General Discussion 01-25-2023, 02:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 280
Posted By vikinagy97
Do VCRs have service menus?

Do VCRs have service menus like TVs?
Forum: General Discussion 01-16-2023, 12:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
Posted By vikinagy97
How to get Windows XP nowadays?

As far as I know, this system is the best for capturing, and also the best ATI card runs only on this system. However, it is a very old Windows, it is not supported. Then how can I install this, and...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-05-2022, 11:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 549
Posted By vikinagy97
How does the erase head of a VCR work?

When I tested opened VCRs, I noticed that the tape is touching the erase head (EH) even when not recording. I know that tapes do not get erased only by touching this head unless not in recording...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-05-2022, 05:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 395
Posted By vikinagy97
I know that the tape is spliced to the leader....

I know that the tape is spliced to the leader. However, the Daewoo VCR, which allows the leader to the spinning head, went through many splices like this, but still works, its picture is normal,...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-05-2022, 04:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 395
Posted By vikinagy97
Leader sensor difference between VCRs?

I have a Daewoo ST230K VCR and I tested it opened. I saw that when it reaches the end of the tape, the leader can go to the spinning head drum. On a Hungarian forum, however, someone wrote that the...
Forum: General Discussion 10-05-2022, 10:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,799
Posted By vikinagy97
What/who is that OP?

What/who is that OP?
Forum: General Discussion 10-04-2022, 09:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,799
Posted By vikinagy97
I don't expect it to be a perfect video, either....

I don't expect it to be a perfect video, either. Even those incomplete fragments would show whether there was any previous content or not on some of my tapes which weren't recorded by me but by...
Forum: General Discussion 10-04-2022, 08:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,799
Posted By vikinagy97
Then it is not 100% impossible. I have also read...

Then it is not 100% impossible. I have also read that even if it is possible, it would be very expensive. I have many tapes on which one VCR recorded, then another, different one overwrote that....
Forum: General Discussion 09-12-2022, 10:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,799
Posted By vikinagy97
Recovering overtaped VHS impossible?

I know that on the Internet, there are a lot of examples of similar questions, on various sites, and the answer is (almost) always the following: It is impossible to recover.

However, on another...
Forum: General Discussion 06-30-2022, 07:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 519
Posted By vikinagy97
CyberPower 1500VA only BackUPS, not Smart UPS?

CyberPower CP1500EPFCLCD 1500VA is only Back UPS, and not Smart?

If not Smart (but provides pure sine waves), is it good enough to protect equipment like TBCs (as these are sensitive to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-09-2022, 08:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 523
Posted By vikinagy97
Is WiFi harmful to TBC?

Or is it a stupid question?
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