Hi guys!:D

I'm looking for a VHS player, but no luck. I know that they are not officially selling it anymore but I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy one from? Second hand most probably.

We have many home videos and I don't want it to go to waste. I have recently taken it to a photo shop for conversion, the charge for 9 tapes is almost RM800! Anyway, they told me all the tapes were empty which is strange because they are 2hrs full each. I have seen them before. So, I'd like to get a player to see it again for myself, and conversion is so expensive. I want to do it myself with Easycap video capture.

Anyway, yeah, that's the reason why I need a VHS player. Please if anyone knows where to get one, please help me! Thanks!

[Sorry if this is the wrong section for this topic, I don't know where else to post.]

I got 2 VHS Stereo player,still in good condition.

If you are in Penang, there is a shop, along Jalan Paya Terubong, same row as the famous Char Siew Fun, that repairs old VHS players, CRTs and other AV equipments.
You can take at look there.

Can you please give me details, I'm interested.


I'm not in Penang, I'm in KL. Thanks anyway.

I suggest you try your luck at the LYN garage sales. Search for VHS . Good luck

Where and what is LYN?

really no more sale? VHS? no one record stuff anymore? (all use DVR?)

LYN = lowyat.net
mean HERE..

this main forum is called LYN.. the subforum = garage sales..

LYN is LOw Yat Net...

no worries , here is the garage sales thread. Go to the bottom of the screen where you can perform a search.

http://forum.lowyat.net/GarageSales

Gosh I feel so stupid! I knew is was this forum, but I had to make sure. hehe. Thanks.

no prob..

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perhaps you can look for a VHS + DVD recorder combo deck, you can directly convert your tapes to DVD format. not very high quality (depends on your tapes of course, but at least the format is viable, and longer lasting than tapes.

That's a nice VCR+DVD combo. The one I have can only convert from DVD to VHS... wonder where's the logic in that

Problem is, tho, you need a VCR that can playback PAL tapes. That player looks like a NTSC-only one.

I think you can still find some VCRs around. Keep looking. If you need to import, import from Europe. US VCRs usually cannot handle PAL, but Europe VCRs have NTSC playback if not can support multi system.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 25 2010, 03:30 PM

Looks great! Where do they sell this in KL? And how much?

My mom uses Sharp brand for her VHS tapes...most of it are imported stuff from US...yeah..ballroom dancing tapes

You can still get a VHS player if you go hunting and asking around...if you are in JB I can tell you where to buy them.

Take note, yes, we all know thing like VHS are suppose to be standardize, but tapes that are more than 10 years are difficult to play, but for newer tapes, it will look good. Maybe thats why that shop fellow said your tapes are empty

Also, if you VHS tape is moldy, its best to clean it up first with a VHS tape cleaner.

This post has been edited by azbro: Jan 25 2010, 05:58 PM

i have a panasonic VHS recorder, about 5 years old. the bad thing is the analog video in (the yellow rca input) has failed. when i record from my tv out/dvd out/ satellite reciver, i only get the audio, no video. but the RF antenna recording works fine.

i wonder how much it cost to repair.
how much is the cheapest DVR?

The tapes I have are 20 years old! Is it damaged? The guy at the shop was furious when he saw it was empty. But it's not, I've watched it a dozen times before, and it's not moldy too. There are some which are moldy, and he rejected it. How do I clean it? I hope I can still save my precious tapes.

I also have my sharp stereo VHS Ti 6 head model what ever that means.. maybe can last longer than the unit.??

It shouldn't be empty unless you miss recorded it, I hope you break off the tab to prevent this from happening.
My mom did tell me, for newer models of VHS, has compatibility issue to VHS tapes that are more than 10 years old...dunno why, suppose to be standard stuff.
Probably the head tracking is not the same.

For VHS tape cleaning, just go to those electronic shop..maybe they still have them, its like a shoe box where you put some alcohol and tape in (go easy on the alcohol!)

man..those sharp are the last of the last...very hardy stuff...I remembered those expensive JVC with wood side panels and 1001 features, Gcode, karaoke and god knows how many heads...they just dun last if used for slow mo etc

This post has been edited by azbro: Jan 25 2010, 09:46 PM

Oh really? How would I know which VHS player will play the tapes I have? The last VHS player I bought was in back in 2000/01 I think. I think it was JVC. I could play the tapes on that one. I can't remember the model though.

Thanks for helping.

JVC of course is the master of VHS..too bad they stopped production oledi..

You are god. That VCR is Titanium 6 heads model. Maybe model VC-K98. Titanium heads... are built to last. Take good care of it.

Thing that come to mind is that fungus grow on tape oredi. You must look for tape cleaning kit to clean the tape.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 26 2010, 12:06 AM

that's why I say the head can end up to last longer than the unit .. anyway it;'s collecting dust..

sell it to our beloved TS la..instead of collectiong dust there...

I had a VHS player too, probably eaten by dust now..need to search for it in the garage..

I had a Ti drum set also. The thing that broke in the player was the mechanism Gave to father to repair, father throw it away say cannot repair

So I had to buy the DV-NC70 as a replacement, which is a slightly better player overall. Also 6 head HiFi, but no titanium head. But it makes up for it with SVHS playback support, NICAM digital stereo / IGR stereo tuner, and to top it all off, a region-free DVD player. And OSD. The older player has no OSD.


I'm using mine as a RF converter and switch

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 26 2010, 10:59 AM

Haha..

Wat a coincidence.. I m usin a sharp 6 head ( I tink its titanium head tingy ..) as a RF converter/tuner for my pj setup too.. Hvnt watched it for ages thou..

D

so there we have it...end of life..Sharp is the winner

Hi guys, I need your opinion on this. I found an ad on mudah.com. I don't know if this is a good VHS player, and how about the price? Is it reasonable?

Here's the link to the ad: http://www.mudah.my/vi/5120686.htm

This one is very nice:



Panasonic DMP-BD70V

When the latest technology (Blu-ray) meet the old technology (VHS).

Unfortunately, only available to North American.

Hmmm, multi system is always good, never know if you'll want to pop in that collector's edition Titanic tape...

But it's mono only. If your tapes aren't recorded on a stereo VCR, it's good enough and you're not missing anything. Just remember to use a RCA Y-cable for audio when connecting the player to your video capture card. For good effect tho, I'd recommend searching for one that has HiFi playback as well as world multi support.

Edit:
http://www.mindlogic.com/MSVCR_SHRP_vc-ah990w_DTL.shtml

This one looks pretty good. Ask around to see if any Sharp authorized distributor can still get one for you. Iirc this is the last model of VCR available from Sharp in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 27 2010, 12:58 AM

maybe the technician press REC button lol. anyway i thought i saw some vhs player in carrefour.

What's wrong with Mono? Aren't all VHS players the same? I mean it's possible to transfer the video using easy-cap to my pc right? Should I not get the player? I've already made a deal with the guy. He's willing to sell it for RM160. I really don't get this stuff. Can you please explain what is a RCA Y Cable? and why it'd be better if I got a HiFi playback?
I was told that any VHS players can work with the easy-cap capture card? Is that true?
Thanks.

That would be awful!! Those tapes are me and my sisters growing up, I'd have to kill the guy.

Which carrefour did you see a VHS player? I've looked everywhere, and found nothing.

There is nothing wrong with Mono. Just that if you're planning to convert Hi-Fi stereo video tapes (if the videos you have are in HiFi stereo), the conversion will have mono sound. Apart from that, no difference. As for Y cable, it's a cable with one RCA connector on one end that splits into two RCA connector on the other end. Looks like this:


Here's the thing: Mono VCRs only have one audio out connector. I'm assuming the easy-cap has two audio in connectors (L/R for stereo).

I'll try to put this in layman's terms. Mono VCRs will only store one audio track for sound. Stereo VCRs will store a mono audio track for backward compatibility with mono VCRs and a pair of encoded audio tracks for stereo sound (left and right audio tracks). The stereo sound is stored such that it's only accessible on stereo VCRs, while mono VCRs will play the mono audio track and ignore the stereo audio tracks. A stereo VCR playing back a mono tape will scan the tape for the encoded stereo tracks and fall back to the mono track if none is detected.

I'm not sure how the Easy-Cap capture works, but to be safe it's better to populate both audio connectors than to just connect one and then wonder why only left or right speaker on TV has sound once the conversion is done. This cable will connect the only mono audio out connector on the VCR to both the L/R audio in connector on the easy-cap device so both L and R will receive sound. For video just connect a straight one-to-one RCA cable from the VCR's video out to the Easy-Cap's video in.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 28 2010, 12:08 PM

Thank you for explaining all that. I got it now.

I found another VHS player on ebay. Can you tell me if it's ok?
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=260475370261

it looks ok, but it's been sold.

Is there a Cash Converters near you? they will have some units, and its better cuz you get to test before buying

I see there's one cash converter shop in Ampang point. Not so far from where I live. Thanks for the info.

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Added on January 28, 2010, 12:06 am

I wanted to ask you guys something. Before I buy the easy-cap capture device, I wanted to know if it's compatible with Windows XP Service pack 3?

This post has been edited by neems: Jan 28 2010, 05:06 AM

I would guess yes, I've seen webpages showing the device working with XP SP3. I suggest you e-mail the company that makes the device just to be sure tho.

And no, not all VCRs are the same. VCRs can either support NTSC playback only meaning it can only playback NTSC videotapes and can only record PAL signal to tape, or full World Multi meaning it can support recording and playback all over the world, and can either support recording Teletext or not. Some VCRs can only record stereo from AV in, while others have stereo tuner to record stereo from TV source as well. And many VCRs don't have stereo support at all. And older VCRs cannot support long play/extended play.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 28 2010, 12:11 PM

I still didn't find any VHS players. Does anyone know if they sell in Amcorp mall?

Try doing a WTB in the garage sale or Mudah.my, lelong or something like that.

Buying these stuff its best to test it out first then only pay money.

Of course , do not pay to anyone before you confirm the item really exist..mudah users easily scammed..

Yeah that's only if I can get the item else where and not online. I tried looking in many places, asking around.
Ill try to create a WTB thread in the garage sale section. Thanks.

Yes, so I've heard. It's not easy to trust anyone online.

did you manage to go down to cash converters @ ampang point?

Nope not yet. I'll go tomorrow to check. Ive been really busy lately.

Hai Guys....just want to share some info...
For those who are really interested to transfer or convert all your video tapes contents, you can call this number 019-2092707 (Mr. Sam). I sent my tapes to him and convert all the tapes to DVD. He charge only RM40 per tape.

Rather than you send the tape to the photoshop (they charge RM60-RM80 PER HOUR).

So save your money loorrr.....

- DW

Hi, is this available to purchase from you? I am interested . Price pls.

Uh, no, I don't sell. If you need a VHS player I suggest looking around garage sales, this thread is 3 years old now. I don't know if electronics stores still sell VHS players...

Ok. thanks for the info.

Did you try Cash converters or Buy, Sell Trade?

This post has been edited by dayalan86: Jul 16 2013, 03:55 PM

Who is looking for a VCR player?
I have one still sitting inside the tv cabinet.

working or not

got dust inside?

The player and remote are still working.
No dust inside.
The model is JVC HR-J291.

im looking for VCR's (no need to work). anyone here have it ? thx!

Im in KL/PJ area and if you dont mind trying my VHS player for free, and only after you like it, you buy. Sure, you're welcome. Happy to help

Update: My VCR is sold.

Finding for a player any1 got1 ?? or any1 got clue where to get1 ???!!!

try here kedai kaki lelong
http://www.kkltrading.com/

nak jual,,berapa mau letgo