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Originally Posted by latreche34
There is no real solution for bad tapes, Try manual tracking on the VCR by pressing CH up/down, if that doesn't work, cleaning the heads frequently or cleaning the tape itself may help if it's shedding oxide, other than that there isn't much you can do.
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This is both true, and yet not true. The quality of the deck comes into play. A generic low-end VHS VCR will make a marginal or bad tape look worse. While the better deck won't repair anything, it will usually ensure the quality doesn't degrade worse.
Standard advice applies, recommended JVC/Panasonic S-VHS VCRs with line TBCs.
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Originally Posted by datanorth
and eject frequently in the Panasonic as well, but the tape is relatively undamaged
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Examine is closely. Any mold?
Open the tape gate. Anything make that tape not look like perfect black glass?
It may be sticky oxide.
What tape brand? Exact tape model?
What era was the tape recorded? (76-79,80-85,86-89,90-95,96-99,00-10)