With both recorders and media still available, you are correct, King Super Saiyan!

that is... not true

Me too. I want a cassette recorder so bad because they really fasinate me.

They have a slightly different model at Wal-Mart however the one I bought was on closeout for 15 bucks.

My mom just brought one home to me today and it's so fun

Yes, the most recent model is pure black plastic while the earlier had a faux chrome over the speaker. And the new model does not have that detailed instruction manual but a little four page flyer instead. I also bought one for $15 a month ago went back about two weeks later and the price had dropped to five bucks!! Bought a second one for backup. I don't think WM will be selling cassette players in the future, the cassette revival is really just a novelty bit of nostalgia probably spurned on by the comeback of vinyl.

Just buy a set of cassette tapes and a recorder on Amazon. Even your local Walmart might have some on sale quarantine or no quarantine . I got a recorder with extra tapes for just under 30$

I saw another one on my most recent trip to WM, so if it isn't available online, check your local stores.

The model I reviewed has been discontinued, and you are correct that it is on clearance for $15, so this is an excellent opportunity for folks to get a great deal! www.walmart.com/ip/Onn-Cassette-Tape-Recorder-with-Built-In-Microphone/873878 Onn offers a newer, full-price model that seems to still be available from their website as well, although listed as limited stock. www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Cassette-Recorder/649832148

@@ThriftyAV I seen one in Hope, Arkansas today. It had its own section with blank cassette tapes and everything, the only difference is the color, onn changed their color to Orange. I actually bought some of the tapes to record for my Sony TCM 929 player.

@@justinturley7071 just saw that today

As of 11/10/2021 Walmart has them back - now in an orange box.

Every Walmart I called in my city were out of stock and online didnt help either. Thanks for letting me know that

My channel tends to focus on used thrift items, but I could not resist purchasing this item new at Walmart. You are absolutely right about worn belts, and I have plenty of old cassette recorders with this issue. I plan to do a video about cassette deck belt repair pretty soon, as I have already purchased a variety pack of replacement belts. Thank you for watching!

@@ThriftyAV I really look forward to a video about simple cassette deck and recorder belt repairs. Like you, I've acquired a few used shoebox cassette recorders, cassette boomboxes and cassette walkmans as well as some stereo cassette decks.

@@peacearchwa5103 This is on my "to do" list, as I have a few cassette decks that need belt repair, and I ordered some replacement belts from China. I have a few vids already in the works, but I will push "belt repair" up the queue a bit.

I learned basic on a TRS-80 color, and recorded those programs on cassette!

Yes it can. I bought one of these a week ago and will be doing this same style video shortly. The cheapness of this cassette player in 2021 is crazy but it does play and record.

Awesome find!

Loroline I just bought one it was on clearance and I bought a few taps for mine I hope I like it

Once these are sold out (and they probably are already) I'm sure they're gone for good - at least at WM.

My birthday!! 😂 I just got the last one on clearance at Walmart for $15

Yes, it works. Yes, it can be played on a Walkman, but it will be mono, not stereo.

@@ThriftyAV thanks for your reply, really appreciate it

I love tape recorder and deck.😂🎼

If you just bought it, then you should be able to return it or exchange it at Walmart. The transport is normally a bit noisy, but it is more of a whirring motor noise, not a clicking noise. If your unit is clicking, something is wrong with it.

I appreciate the response, in your video I was able to notice that I hadn't pulled my microphone from the box 😆 the microphone takes the clicking away from the audio on the cassette. So the problem is still there but it has been neutralized. I appreciate the video!

It's a TS mini jack (mono), and the microphone that comes with it has a TS plug. I've tried plugging two microphones into the jack using an L/R to TRS stereo adapter and only the left microphone was recorded. As far as output, when you plug a 3.5 TRS to RCA adapter into the line out, it only outputs through the left channel. The head on this unit is mono, so regardless, it will combine and stereo left and right channels at the playback head, so all you will get is mono, regardless.

@@ThriftyAV that's a bit of a let down. I need a stereo cassette recorder. my project requires audio stored on 1 channel and audible data stored on the other

@@rock-afire-fan The lowest cost new deck with stereo capability is the Pyle Dual deck at about $75, but it appears to only have line inputs, so you have to pre-amp a microphone. I find used cassette decks pretty regularly at thrift stores for anywhere from $5 to $15, but getting one that works is hit or miss, with the most common problem being belt issues.

From what I found on other videos, it has a headphone jack and an aux jack. So yes I think so

Yes you can. All you have to do is get an aux cord plug it up to your phone or any device with a headphone jack, and plug it in the microphone plugin. And it should work.

If you bought it new from Walmart (like I did), I would take it back for a refund/exchange.

@@ThriftyAV i'll definitely do that if I can remember on my next "Quarantine Grocery Run", that being said, I'm gonna try it with batteries instead of ac adapter and see if that makes a difference.

@@Aaron-mj9ie Did it make it sound any better?

@@DisgustedArchive Oddly enough, it did. And the Power light on top actually stays on constantly instead of flickering.

I found that very odd too, the flickering rather than staying on.

At the time I recorded this video, I was using the HTC One A9.

@@ThriftyAV ok nevermind, you did not get it. You said you were recording with your "Telephone"

you know it!

Lmao my dumb ass didn’t put it in right 😂 🤦🏽‍♂️ glad I rewatched it I would’ve broke it!

you can use the line output on the tape recorder and plug into the line input that you find on most PCs. The fidelity will be inferior to recording on the PC directly.

cassettes yes, vhs no.

My local WM no longer carries blank cassettes , perhaps even before this model was discontinued, however check out charity shops you can

For high fidelity portable recording in the real world, I use a Tascam DR-40. And even a cell phone has better frequency response, S/N ratio, and other specs than a portable cassette recorder. But for anyone who grew up with this technology, there is a nostalgic factor that supersedes the limited technical specs!

Here is the current price on the Walmart website. www.walmart.com/ip/Onn-Portable-Cassette-Recorder-Showbox-Black/873878

I saw that one! The Techmoan vid with the clear plastic prison cassette players!... But that's just one of the reasons. The cassette format has been around since 1963, and although it started as a humble dictation device, it offered reliability, compactness, and convenience compared to other tape formats. Over time improvements included stereo recording, better tape formulations, dual-capstan transports, 3-head designs, and improved noise reduction circuitry. Dolby 'S', introduced in 1989, offered 24dB of high frequency noise reduction. A Type II cassette recorded on a 3-head deck with proper bias adjustment and Dolby C or Dolby S noise reduction offered a true hifi experience!... Not that most recorders had these options. From the mid 1980s until the early 1990s, cassettes were the most popular format for pre-recorded music. Mind you, they were Type I, mass duplicated tapes, but the fact they were were the top music format for awhile is pretty impressive considering the cassette's humble beginnings. With the development of CD-R and other digital recording options in the 1990s, it was clear that cassettes would decline, but with such huge market saturation during the heyday, the disappearance would not happen overnight. And now the nostalgia factor has kicked in, so the one factory in China that still makes cassette transports is very much in business. I recently digitized some recordings my sister made in the 1990s of relatives who are no longer with us. Many folks have such recordings, so it's good that we can still play them back.