Play VHS tapes while sideways and upside down (Goldstar GCP-C135)

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19 күн бұрын

Oh no, I'm looking at a VHS deck again! This one seemed a bit more interesting than a run of the mill VHS deck from the 90s simply because of the use case this was designed to exist in. Let's see if this old thing actually works!
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@timstuart7112 18 күн бұрын

Yes Goldstar is LG. LG actually stands for Lucky Goldstar the name came from the merger of the Lucky chemical company and Goldstar electronics. As a side note I think either late ‘90’s or early 2000’s their marketing department developed the tagline Life’s Good.

@lasskinn474 18 күн бұрын

I wish they would bring back the lucky goldstar branding instead of pseudo branding as if they were an european traditional brand. south korea isn't bad for quality(now anyway), should embrace that. the lg branding makes it just look like it's random stuff from china like all the trad. brands are. i still think fondly of a daewoo 32" crt I used to have 20 years ago. did everything, pal, ntsc and both in 50 and 60 and 50/60 rgb as well. was a great pairing to an og xbox.

@MrJeroendemuzikant 18 күн бұрын

Man I was going to say that thing about Goldstar becoming LG. And being all clever about it. 😎🤣 I never heard about that being ‘Lucky Goldstar’. Only about it being ‘Life’s Good’, which I thought was pretty lame as branding. But what do I know. 😁

@timstuart7112 17 күн бұрын

@@MrJeroendemuzikant I have been in retail since the mid 80’s and have seen a lot over my lifetime. During the late 80’s to mid 90’s Korean brands were viewed as “cheap” and poor quality. Goldstar had that same reputation. LG was fully aware of that view at least here in the US. Kudos to them for recognizing it and relaunching their brand as LG. I only know of that back story because the retailer that I worked for at the time had training reps in that told the story when the LG brand launched with them. I think I remember them saying the merger of the two companies actually happened in the 50’s but since this was over 20 years ago maybe even 25 that I heard the story I am a little hazy on that.

@nickwallette6201 17 күн бұрын

Some people say "I would rather be lucky than good", but I don't know if that does or should pertain to chemical companies.

@Birdman_in_CLE 17 күн бұрын

They also bought the Zenith brand out of Chicago.

@monolithicshapes5215 18 күн бұрын

I hope you feel better Adrian. Rest and recover. Don't push yourself too hard. All the best

@MiguelAngelBeltran 18 күн бұрын

This VHS was installed in Buses. All was designed to be easy to use It. Vibrations, positions, etc ..

@YoureUsingWordsIncorrectly 17 күн бұрын

I remember being on a Coach when they would get Cinema Releases for Trips, Best memory trip Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

@mamayl8592 17 күн бұрын

I suspected it was used in a mobile environment.

@AttilaSVK 17 күн бұрын

Oh yes, I recall going from Slovakia to Greece by bus in 1999, via Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria (that's the longer way) because of the war in former Yugoslavia. We were sitting near the back of the bus, maybe about two thirds in, and the TV was at the front. Well, I think nobody could really see it, maybe the people in first or second rows of seats :D

@jeffbraxton2893 13 күн бұрын

Ergo the 12-volts

@dustinsmous5413 12 күн бұрын

This model was quite common in RVs in the 90s and 2000svas well.

@sarahgoo5541 18 күн бұрын

Tune in next week when Adrian repairs a Husqvarna sewing machine 😊

@darkknite2k11 18 күн бұрын

@@sarahgoo5541 would be continuity gold 🪙

@jpnc2319 17 күн бұрын

This guy can repair almost anything

@adriansdigitalbasement2 17 күн бұрын

Maybe it uses a floppy drive??!

@jpnc2319 17 күн бұрын

@@adriansdigitalbasement2 let's see if can run Doom

@tigheklory 17 күн бұрын

@@adriansdigitalbasement2 My wife's Brother embroidery sewing machine uses CF cards.

@thirstyCactus 19 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear about the stomach thing. Wishing you a fast recovery.

@vwestlife 17 күн бұрын

The heads on most 2-head VCRs are optimized for EP, so you'll get (almost) clean pause and fast-forward/reverse search in EP, but noise bars in SP or LP.

@Shadowfoxxy30 17 күн бұрын

if you knew anything about VCR's you'd know it's bad to pause your tapes it damages them.

@zachbeckner 17 күн бұрын

@@Shadowfoxxy30 WTF? talk about an attitude.

@Vaionko 17 күн бұрын

@@Shadowfoxxy30 You're telling vwestlife he doesn't know anything about VCRs? Lol.

@Snohup 17 күн бұрын

Do 6-head VCR have (almost) clean pause and FF/RW in EP, SP and LP?

@adriansdigitalbasement2 17 күн бұрын

Heh after making the video, I played an EP tape and yes this was instantly evident! I surely knew this at some point but then forgot it.

@BigCar2 18 күн бұрын

I'd recommend probiotic yoghurt. That seems to help my stomach get back into shape with the right enzymes.

@howaboutsomesoyfood 17 күн бұрын

or probiotics in general.

@moonrock41 17 күн бұрын

That's a really good idea. I eat yogurt often and also take a probiotic pill every day.

@HokusaiXL 17 күн бұрын

Those were also common with truck drivers because of how tight sleeper cabs are.

@xylexrayne8576 16 күн бұрын

I saw the front of this VCR In the thumbnail and freaked out. My grand parents had this VCR in their Van, along with a tiny TV. The nostalgia is real. As 90s kids we watched many many movies on that thing.

@jeremiahrex 17 күн бұрын

My family bought a full size van (sometimes called conversion vans?) in the mid to late 90's and it had one of these inside. I remember watching the Bruce Lee film several times on the color TV in there. It sat inside this wooden cabinet in between the two front seats, built into the center console. I remember the picture being pretty decent and this felt like the height of technology, watching movies in your VAN! Wow!

@bauertime 17 күн бұрын

My dads handicap 1993 Ford van had the same set up.

@volvo09 17 күн бұрын

I love conversion vans!

@Alcarods 16 күн бұрын

Yup! These were very popular in conversion vans also!

@petenielsen6683 15 күн бұрын

Strictly speaking it was called a VCP. I bought one to edit tapes when I recorded Doctor Who off WCNY in the late eighties and early nineties knowing that PBS might not repeat the same Doctors over again. And at the time I did not have the income for 2 VCRs. VCPs were cheaper. And the second RF port was because most people had CRTs without RCA inputs on them. It was a bypass so we would not have to unplug our cable TV every time we wanted to just watch TV.

@Shadowfoxxy30 17 күн бұрын

technically speaking it's not a VCR but rather a VCP since it can't record

@Plarndude 17 күн бұрын

Yah! Someone else is bothered by that too!

@helgew9008 17 күн бұрын

The silkscreen on the bottom circuit board is even marked "VCP". Back in the day, we called them a movie box.

@TonyLambregts 15 күн бұрын

Technically correct: the best form of correct 😅

@joshuas2516 19 күн бұрын

Glad you’re on the mend, Adrian! My parents had a high-quality late-90’s Sony VCR, and that’s how I remember the pause looking! Oregonian greetings from Canby!

@agw5425 18 күн бұрын

The smooth connector on the rf unit is the standard for Sweden, we almost never use threaded connectors for antenna/rf signals. In the 80´s and 90´s we had rental video players they called a movie box that was mounted in a vinyl/plastic carrying case, even they would have the smooth rf connector. Yours was probably sold on many markets so they simplified the design to save on parts.

@sasiuru 15 күн бұрын

I remember these player only VHS things from video rental companies too here in Finland. Buying VCR late 80's was expensive thing to do, so that's why there was a rental players, just rent a video and player.

@dennisp.2147 17 күн бұрын

We had a similar one that my brother grabbed out of the trash pile at his university when the dorms were being cleaned out at end of term in about 1996. It was originally in a rental case from the local Video store before we shucked it out. The power brick was integrated into the case, but could be removed.

@mqb17 18 күн бұрын

At the 34:01 minute mark I totally thought Adrian somehow reached into the video and poked the sewing machine.

@telemedic5142 17 күн бұрын

These look like the little machines you could hire from video shops in the uk if you didn’t own a player of your own. They would be fitted in a large carry box. This version seems to be for use in a mobile situation, we used them in coaches.

@jeromethiel4323 17 күн бұрын

Those chamois cleaning sticks were the best thing to use. You can actually clean them with the same fluid you use the clean the heads (regular old IPA works fine, at least that's what we used to use back in the day). Those sticks really only wear out if the chamois comes off the stick, or the surface of the chamois is damaged. They are actually very robust little items. And they are the absolute best for cleaning heads in a VCR (or audio tape deck for that matter.)

@darkknite2k11 18 күн бұрын

Totally having flashbacks. Back in the day when my Dad ran a video rental store they had the straight A/C versions for rental use. Came in a big ole blow molded case.

@volvo09 17 күн бұрын

I remember the big blow mold rental cases!

@whiskerlesswalrus 18 күн бұрын

The jack on the modulator is there for the tuner if it was so equipped with on it allowed the antenna signal to be passed to a built in tuner-they made them in that form factor for years and the modulator works just fine as a stand alone modulator without a tuner plugged into it-why would a manufacturer make multiple devices like a modulator for a vcr with a tuner and one for a vcr without a built in tuner-just use the one-saves on having to manufacture different parts to obtain the same goal

@humidbeing 17 күн бұрын

Lithium grease is petroleum based and is not good for plastic. Polyurea grease is the slightly amber colored grease you always see in plastic gears from the factory.

@siberx4 17 күн бұрын

My family had what was probably one of these _exact_ models when I was younger, specifically for use on our boat! It was a great unit in that application, both for size and the ability to power it off 12V. It didn't give us any grief as far as I recall, regardless of the orientation.

@larrywilliams8010 18 күн бұрын

Feel better soon

@TheGreatAtario 16 күн бұрын

It's kind of a miracle videotape works at all, really. That they eventually got them so cheap and reliable is more miracles on top of miracles.

@shmehfleh3115 17 күн бұрын

I remember a friend had a conversion van with a 9" color TV and a VCR just like that in it. They also had a SNES wired into the system. Pretty effective way to keep the early 90s kids occupied on long car trips.

@macgeek21 19 күн бұрын

i vaguely remember the old style camcorders with vcr’s. my dad had a betamax when i was born and dropped it down the stairs at a mall in New Hampshire and it smashed in a million pieces. the vhs one we had was a panasonic i want to say and we had that one for years as well. till a tape got stuck in it and my dad took it apart to get the tape out and never put it back together.

@ncot_tech 18 күн бұрын

Having a VCR paired to a colour (trinitron) TV in your RV/boat was a super luxury. We had a b&w TV that needed hitting to make it work and I thought that was fancy 😅

@nickwallette6201 17 күн бұрын

Exactly. This immediately brought me back to seeing the pimped family vans and RVs at dealerships in the 90s. You had to be doing _alright_ to be cruising around in a van with a TV and VHS deck.

@gr8gassy 17 күн бұрын

I appreciate you taking the time to share your more personal things like being sick and your diabetic things. It helps ground us in reality, that, although KZfaqrs may be famous to us, they are also just regular people like us too. I recently got diagnosed type 2 diabetic, and it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one, and since I watched your videos for so long, I kinda knew what to eat and drink to help manage my sugar. Gotta get some of that tang, though! Been wanting to try that🎉

@Darxide23 17 күн бұрын

Most VCRs should be pretty agnostic about their physical orientation.

@grinderkenny 17 күн бұрын

My parents had a video store back in the late 70s thru the early 90s . These vcr were designed as a rental unit with a 120 volt power supply

@grinderkenny 17 күн бұрын

I'm not sure with this unit but a few systems used petroleum jelly as a lubricant on the gears. Also I remember fixing these as a kid at the store and one came in with a peanut butter sandwich inside of it.

@baronvonschnellenstein2811 17 күн бұрын

What a cute VCP and in such good condition :) I actually still had a fancy hi-fi stereo Sony VCR of that vintage that I'd had from new until we bought this house 7yrs ago (smaller house - the VCR and its tapes had to go, but I kept my Amigas, lol) As many others already pointed out, it was quite common to find those portable VCPs on coach tour buses (If I remember correctly, even Greyhound, in these parts!). When you mentioned early attempts at recording video to VHS with portable players, that brought back memories of my dad lugging around such units and an equally sizeable video camera on a few family holidays 😂 - Thanks for that fun little "break" from regular, often "meaty" content - hope your current ailment goes away quick smart 👍

@artemius130 17 күн бұрын

Hi Adrian) Get well and don't get sick. Thank you so much for the video. I very rarely write comments, even though I have been a subscriber to your channel for a long time) As soon as your videos come out on KZfaq, I always immediately like them, because I know in advance that there will be something interesting) As for the tape recorder, I really have never seen a VCR that runs on a power supply. And Goldstar is really LG. I have a Goldsar TV and audio cassettes.

@jarthurs 11 күн бұрын

This brought back memories, I bought a VHS player in the late 80's and it was the older brother to this the VCP-4100M. It sat under a 14" Philips portable TV in my room as a teenager.

@bonemar66 16 күн бұрын

This VCP is designed to be put in the driver seat pouch so the kids can watch Aladdin in the back seats of the Grand Caravan.

@dobroplayer7 8 күн бұрын

I had one of these mounted in a late 90s suburban, in the cargo area to the inside roof. It ran to a 5 or 7 inch fold down LCD screen mounted between the front seats from the roof. Obviously for the back passengers (kids) only. It had a small flat credit card sized remote that you had to point back at the VCR. The sound went through the trucks speakers via a manual toggle switch. This was a "top of the line" after market job on a dealerships demo suburban. I bought it used a few years later.

@XKSteve 18 күн бұрын

Oh bless Adrian, sorry you weren’t feeling100% but well done on another entertaining video. Really like your videos and have learnt SO much since subbing to your channel.

@jeromethiel4323 17 күн бұрын

I was in Houston TX last week myself. Caught what feels a lot like a covid variant. Wiped me out for days. Could not/did not want to eat, just wanted to sleep. Taste and sense of smell was gone. Body aches, fever, congestion/cough, you name it. Have had a couple of different versions, and this felt just like it. Finally ate for the first time today (5 1/2 days cans food), and it was good! But yeah, the old stomach was NOT happy with food in it after being empty for so long. And it was chili mac, because i woke up this Wednesday dreaming about chili mac (a favorite of mine). So i had to make homemade chili mac, and it tasted amazing. And while my tummy was a bit upset, everything stayed down. So i'm calling that a win!

@remcovanderadio 7 күн бұрын

We had those here (in Holland) as rental vhs players in a case. Recover good Adrian!

@subynut 17 күн бұрын

Very cool! Growing up, there were a few times when we were living in a travel trailer. At the time, we had a Sanyo TV/VCR combo unit that had the dual voltage input like that VCR. Pretty neat! I pray you feel better really soon!

@steveskipper6473 17 күн бұрын

I can't help thinking about the moment in Clint's video where a decision was made to visit Whataburger....

@gingered 18 күн бұрын

Those chamois tips are somewhat popular for cleaning game cartridges since they fit basically exactly between the plastic shell and the card connector without disassembling the cart and don't leave fuzz behind like cotton buds often do. I usually see them in kits with other "game cart cleaning supplies" so I didn't know they had a specific name besides "the wide and flat swab"

@johnrichardson1949 15 күн бұрын

I had a few of these exact units in my limousine collection

@FishDS9 17 күн бұрын

Haven't seen a VCP in awhile. Thanks for the video Adrian!

@wolf1438 17 күн бұрын

I remember these on my 24 hours long bus holiday trip to Croatia. Same TV and VCR style. Was watching Desperados. Core memories.

@probnotstech 18 күн бұрын

That VCR (VCP technically?) would have been common on tour buses as well. I have memories of watching movies on bus rides during band trips back in the 90s, and they had VCRs like this, and CRT monitors hanging from the ceiling.

@gentuxable 17 күн бұрын

It's a Videocasette Reader :D

@Really........ 17 күн бұрын

@@gentuxable There are no record functions on this unit so it's Video Cassette Player.

@more.power. 17 күн бұрын

Get yourself well Adrian thank you for releasing this video. Cheers

@cencio_1976 19 күн бұрын

Who knew Husqvarna made sewing machines? I always learn something watching Adrian

@jonord 19 күн бұрын

Husqvarna is one of the oldest companies in Sweden. THey've also made kitchenware and rifles. My parents home had all Husqvarna kitchenware. The sauna was Husqvarna.

@adriansdigitalbasement2 19 күн бұрын

I know basically nothing about sewing machines but this one sure seems extra fancy! (But then again, what do I know, maybe it's super bare bones?)

@tim1724 19 күн бұрын

I have a Husqvarna Viking sewing machine. My grandma bought it back in the 80s specifically because it was made in Sweden. (She was Swedish.)

@pederb82 18 күн бұрын

They made washing machines etc too. :)

@bentboybbz 18 күн бұрын

They make lawn equipment, lawn mowers weed eaters chainsaw, they make dirt bikes,... It's so strange to me that someone that makes dirt bikes makes sewing machines lol

@CantankerousDave 18 күн бұрын

I’ve honestly never heard/seen the term “trick play” before.

@Haldrie 17 күн бұрын

I actually have a recorded VHS tape that somehow has the recording at the very start after the leader that I have not been able to properly capture due to all the VCRs I have having a OSD that shows up when I try to rewind and play that part of the tape so the fact this VHS Player does not have any OSD is great for my need of wanting to preserve that tape's entire contents. Also this helped me realize I really need to pull my main VCR apart and grease it up and do a better cleaning job on it to preserve it's proper operation.

@eDoc2020 14 күн бұрын

Many VCRs have different modes for the OSD such as always counter always visible. One of these options should suppress the OSD completely.

@brentboswell1294 10 күн бұрын

My dad had a Goldstar mini VCP (video cassette player!) at his dental office for playing instructional videos for his patients. I used to borrow it over the weekend for copying rental videos from the video rental (with the aid of some RCA cables and an image stabilizer [copy protection defeating device] ordered from a classified ad in Popular Science 😂 ).

@JessicaFEREM 15 күн бұрын

be careful with windex with ammonia, often times the ammonia can eat plastics slowly over time. I personally use ammonia-free windex when it comes to electronics, not only is it safer for the environment, it's safer around tech. I just use store brand but you can get name brand too.

@BG101UK 16 күн бұрын

Hope you recover soon, Adrian. Earlier single-speed VHS machines did provide quite decent still-frame and trick-play results. The issue with the 2-head SP/LP/EP machines is the head wafers are thinner to accommodate the narrower tracks needed for the long-play modes. You will likely find LP/EP recordings give a better image in trick-play modes on this machine.

@nelly661 18 күн бұрын

Hope you feel better soon!

@suvetar 17 күн бұрын

Feel better soon Adrian, and thank you for taking the time to still keep us up to date! Does Ginger help? I am a seasonal sufferer of a bug that gives me horrible nausea, Ginger is the only thing that seems to work !

@SophieFeet 17 күн бұрын

Get well soon Adrian, I was worried! I've really been enjoying the Plexus videos (reminds me of some of the DEC gear I used when I first started working full-time).

@mvcube 19 күн бұрын

Get well, soon!

@frostwise87 17 күн бұрын

Oh no I’m sorry that you weren’t well. Glad you’re feeling better. Well done for keep working away when your not feeling 100 percent

@LucidSystems 13 күн бұрын

Same VCR was in our old van. Had that and a built in TV for the back seat passengers.

@BilisNegra 10 күн бұрын

The Husqvarna sewing machine video reminds one of a typical use case for a player like this, other than RVs and stuff: Commercials/product demos in retail space. Think about it: where else does the REPEAT button/function (playing a tape over and over) really make sense? If finally turns out this machine is actually more tolerant about playing in any orientation than more standard "living room" models, there's another advantage for you: you can tuck the unit away from customers' eyes more easily.

@mrjsv4935 18 күн бұрын

I hope you get well soon. Nice little vhs player, brings memories from rental device my parents used to rent couple of times in the 80's, before they bought our own VCR. It was called Esselte Home Video System, or something similar to that, I believe it was just a player to show the rented vhs movies, small and fairly easily portable., like this newer player. I seem to recall the 80's Esselte had some teal coloured buttons too. I still have Philips VHS VCR from 2003, still in working condition and sometimes I watch the tapes I used to record with it, mostly TV-shows and some movies. It had some minor issues couple of years ago, but they seem to have disappeared, at least for now, without doing anything to it.

@Stoney3K 15 күн бұрын

I think a very common place to find these was aircraft and long distance buses, which usually had a series of TVs along the aisle for in-flight/drive movies.

@elektro-peter1954 14 күн бұрын

That Jack on the modulator-module is typically the aerial output that would be connected to the tuner module on VCRs that can record. I guess they just used the same modulator for this player.

@nickblackburn1903 17 күн бұрын

39:02 You take that back! I love my VHS tapes! We often have 80's film nights and use a 1982 Fergusson Videostar. Joking aside, I loved this video and found it very useful from a maintenance point of view, thank you Adrian :) Also - drink some flat lemonade and eat some plain crisps(chips) always settles my stomach.

@anthonyblacker8471 16 күн бұрын

I remember back in the 90s my uncle had a VHS camcorder. It was pretty big, it went on your shoulder, had a very small viewfinder that stuck out either left or right, had a boom microphone (horrible quality) on the top, an attachable light that slid on.. it had an angled handle with some function buttons on it. It didn't have an addition playback screen on it, had to use the viewfinder, but it was ok.. that thing recorded a LOT of video back in the day.. SO many tapes.. they're all junk now I'm sure.. but what memories

@otho03 16 күн бұрын

A friend had a conversion van with one of these in it.

@stephenhill4492 18 күн бұрын

Fun video. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

@rednwhitecooper 17 күн бұрын

A lot of these were installed vertically in an armrest. I remember renting conversion vans for vacations in the 90s and they VCR was always hidden away while the TV was front and center there in the back of the console or on the ceiling if it was a high roof van.

@quadmods 17 күн бұрын

As a former bench tech for rotary head machines of all sorts, the mode switch was by far the most common repair. I had dozens of different ones in stock, all functioned similarity. Slip ring and pinch rollers also were common.

@peteregan9750 18 күн бұрын

hope you get well soon !

@robjw66111 16 күн бұрын

get well soon, and enjoy the old electronics

@j__r0d 17 күн бұрын

I have a nice Sony CRT/VHS combo and I love to watch some of my old VHS tapes every so often for the nostalgia. Plus, I just think they're neat! it's such a cool technology that a lot of people took for granted back in the 90s

@tigheklory 17 күн бұрын

My Chevy Express 1500 came with a 12v CRT TV and an Audio Vox 12v VCR. I still have both even though I took them out of my Van. The power to the VCR is a Molex connector.

@rommix0 18 күн бұрын

40:14 It depends. VHS may be obsolete now, but I've seen people still use them specifically for Hi-Fi audio. As someone who used to have a good quality Panasonic VCR, the Hi-Fi audio is really good.

@nakfan 16 күн бұрын

Probiotics is a great help to get my stomach back to normal again, also during / after treatment with antibiotics.

@minty_Joe 16 күн бұрын

Adrian, sorry to hear you weren't feeling well. I hope you get better. I recommend some peppermint tea or even some with ginger in it. They seem to help with nausea and upset stomach for me. Keep up the great work and rest up.

@aleksandardjurovic9203 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! Feel better!

@Renville80 15 күн бұрын

I understand all too well on 'side effect' illnesses... for me, any cold, flu, etc. makes my asthma flare up and it takes weeks / months to settle down. Here's hoping you get past it quickly!

@kevinshumaker3753 18 күн бұрын

I had a 12v/120v VCR that recorded too, back in the 90s. Bought with an Atari 2600 for the kids while traveling in our van, along with a Timex Sinclair 1000. Kids loved them also for camping...

@Madpegasusmax 17 күн бұрын

never seen a VHS constructed like this ,quite interesting,good serviceability , external fuse ... the extra plug on the tuner could be for a Aerial plug or for test/calibration proposes .

@Dukefazon 18 күн бұрын

I got a VCR that was taken from e-waste collection. Looked neat but it has some dents. A tape is stuck inside, unloaded. When I plug it in and press any of the buttons, it spins up but does nothing and turns off. On the bottom I unscrewed the plate and it seems there's a rubber belt but I also found old rubber debrish inside. I ordered a replacement for this exact model and got 2 different size belts but I'm not really sure where the other one goes, VCRs mostly need 1 belt from what I've seen so far but I need to poke around a little more.

@50shadesofbeige88 18 күн бұрын

My grandfather had a VCR like that in his astro van. If I recall correctly, it was mounted to the back of the passenger front seat.

@psteier 18 күн бұрын

Seen those VCRs in stores, for advertising. That's why they have those feet and the repeat function, to loop the videos on and on...

@Caroline_Tyler 18 күн бұрын

A laserVision demo, on a VHS, oh dear!!!

@kevinh96 17 күн бұрын

For the mode switch on that model if you evert weird behaviour it looks like you only need to remove the black cover, just gently push in the white tabs in the centre and pry the cover off with a small screwdriver. The lower flat contacts can be cleaned with deoxit, or even good old IPA and a cotton bud. The tiny finger contacts on the underside of the cover can be cleaned with the same products just make sure you go in the direction the little contacts are orientated. You can also very gently pry the little fingers up a little to get better contact but 99% of the time that isn't necessary.

@oliverw.douglas285 17 күн бұрын

Some of those older VCRs just keep plugging along, with a little maintenance, every so often. While I was attending college in the mid-1990's, I remember our Electronics Department putting on a VCR Cleaning Clinic, to teach students the ins & outs, of basic repairs & troubleshooting. Looking back, I kind of wish I would've participated. I've got a few VCRs, that I'd like to get working again, so I can make a digital copy of family videos.

@moonrock41 17 күн бұрын

I'd guess there are quite a lot of VCRs still around, probably not getting used, but stored away in closets, etc. I have at least three of them, only one of which I bought.

@jabrow7135 17 күн бұрын

Adrian, I’m exactly the same with my sugars during bouts of stomach issues. I tend to force myself to eat even when I’m feeling sick and don’t take any insulin until my sugar goes up. Actually if I’m having diarrhea my sugar stays low but the otherwise I’m always backed up and have to take quite a lot of insulin. I think it’s IBS. Anyway get well soon. I love your content.

@tigheklory 17 күн бұрын

OMG Sue Hausmann!! My wife would watch her sewing show back in the 90s!!

@sokoloft3 17 күн бұрын

I had a awesome Goldstar set around that size of the TV you showed. Maybe a tiny bit bigger. Must've been from the late 60's early 70's. Had the clicky knobs. I wish I still had it and the NTSC RCA set I had that had SCART and a whole bunch of other stuff.

@t0nito Күн бұрын

14:30, it's the other way around, a 2 head VCR will have much more noise during trick play on SP than on EP

@TechneMoira 17 күн бұрын

Hello Adrian, hope you're feeling better. A small tip: Chamois is pronounced as sha-moaa... it's a French word describing basically skin of the goat antelope (Chamois) that lives in the Pyrenees mountains on the border between France and Spain. Fun fact: professional bicycle athletes wear chamois inlays in their pants to absorb excess sweat... I'm told it makes sitting on the sadle for a long while "a lot more comfortable" :D However, don't take my word for it, you should try it out yourself to experience whether that is true or not LOL

@dennisp.2147 13 күн бұрын

In America (and parts of Anglophone Canada) We pronounce it "shammy". Primarily to make the Frogs twitch and writhe.

@branhicks 18 күн бұрын

I find watching a movie on VHS to be very nostalgic. My LG TV does a decent job of upscaling and my receiver processes the hifi audio just fine. It's definitely an experience

@kyorin6526 17 күн бұрын

Thats way better than the super chunky Ferguson Videostar we had back in the day.

@danotten3344 17 күн бұрын

Great video, I have about 10,000 VHS movies, so was really interested in this one 🙂

@dannyjaar 23 сағат бұрын

get well soon

@jhyde2129 18 күн бұрын

GI bugs are the worst! So sorry you’re under the weather, Adrian. Feel better soon!

@Ra-zor 18 күн бұрын

Ha, I remember repairing those. They had extension leads in the service kit to connect between the head amp/breakout board and the main pcb to allow the machine to run while servicing. They were actually an ok machine, no frills and quite reliable with just the usual (blue in this case) mode gear cam groves cracking and mode switch problems. Those were the days when the budget brand of Lucky Goldstar re-branded to just Goldstar, and then soon after in 95 re-branding again to just LG, which to this day are still the initials for the companies actual true full name which is Lucky Goldstar electronics, so go figure with that branding strategy!

@jgrimsley2000 17 күн бұрын

I used to use silicone grease back when I was a technician. It was what most manufacturers recommended. Lithium is OK, though.

@PuffyRainbowCloud 16 күн бұрын

Good to hear my DIY instincts were right!

@danwic 7 күн бұрын

Reminds me of old school trips with long coach journeys. Tbe teachers would stick a video on to stop us annoying the driver lol

@kirkanos3968 17 күн бұрын

Sounds like my crazy stomach thing i have been fighting with since i was young. Just stops processing food, only thing that helps most the time is water and riding my bike miles hard and fast or working in the yard and getting that metabolize working again. Hope you get well soon.