VCR repair shops

[robbt]

hi guys , does anyone know who fixs VCRS , I have two magnanox mwd 2206 that are down and require a tune ups, since I cannot buy one here in NY under $200 that will connect to my cabel line I have to get them fixed any ideas ?
many thanks,

 

[rwsmith]

The only true way I know

hi guys , does anyone know who fixs VCRS , I have two magnanox mwd 2206 that are down and require a tune ups, since I cannot buy one here in NY under $200 that will connect to my cabel line I have to get them fixed any ideas ?
many thanks,

A lot of people will take your money and say they fixed them but when you get down to it, nobody works on these things anymore. If you have to get them repaired I would find a manufacturers service center and that is the only route I know. I've been burned enough by people that claim they can fix modern electronics and I end up with no money and an appliance that doesn't work.

 

[labworm]

I agree with the above poster.

I have a Panasonic dual VCR/DVD and it cost over $200.00
But I can do almost everything with it, record on both platforms, edit etc.

If you are only going to use it to watch movies look for a cheap VCR under $100.00.

Otherwise get out the old wallet.

 

[s1mp13m4n]

People still use those? I last used a VCR in 1996. With DVR technology, streaming video such as Netflix, etc i just do not think there is much need for a VCR now. You might be better off buying a used machine from a thrift store, eBay, or Craigslist because repair might cost more than the machine is worth.

 

[Lost Lake]

I can't believe there isn't an adapter for whatever you need to hook up a new VCR to your current line.

VCR's are throw away items now. New ones weigh less than a pound and last about a year. You can buy them for under $30.

Side note: I wanted to watch Star Wars one night and my son (11) pulled out a DVD, but it was the newer story, like episode 2 or 1. I wanted to watch the original which ended up becoming episode 4.

My wife found it in the basement in VHS (my retirement is tied up in tapes, DVD's and video games)

Then my wife brought out a VCR and my son was entranced as she hooked it up and it played the movie. At the end he was incredulous that it had to be rewound. He asked if it would take another two hours to rewind

I like pulling out stuff from before his time and showing him how it works.

TRIVIA ALERT: I told me son I'd give him a dollar if he could tell me how many grooves were on each side of a 45rpm record. Anyone know?

Bonus question (related subject): Where did the term 'Stuff a sock in it' come from?

 

[Realzebub45]

I think you need an RF MODULATOR. I did something similar for my In-Laws. I believe we bought it at Radio Shack.

See if this link helps. Probably next to the Typewriter repair shop otherwise.

How to hook up an old TV, VCR. DVD with an RF Modulator, to a DTV Converter box

 

[BobC357]

www.oaktreevintage.com has a list of shops that work on vintage gear. While few do, there are some.

You will probably pay more than a new unit however.

 

[Trooperdan]

tapes, DVD's and video games)


TRIVIA ALERT: I told me son I'd give him a dollar if he could tell me how many grooves were on each side of a 45rpm record. Anyone know?

Bonus question (related subject): Where did the term 'Stuff a sock in it' come from?

I say there is one groove on a 45 record... don't know about the sock though!

 

[s1mp13m4n]

I can't believe there isn't an adapter for whatever you need to hook up a new VCR to your current line.

VCR's are throw away items now. New ones weigh less than a pound and last about a year. You can buy them for under $30.

Side note: I wanted to watch Star Wars one night and my son (11) pulled out a DVD, but it was the newer story, like episode 2 or 1. I wanted to watch the original which ended up becoming episode 4.

My wife found it in the basement in VHS (my retirement is tied up in tapes, DVD's and video games)

Then my wife brought out a VCR and my son was entranced as she hooked it up and it played the movie. At the end he was incredulous that it had to be rewound. He asked if it would take another two hours to rewind

I like pulling out stuff from before his time and showing him how it works.

TRIVIA ALERT: I told me son I'd give him a dollar if he could tell me how many grooves were on each side of a 45rpm record. Anyone know?

Bonus question (related subject): Where did the term 'Stuff a sock in it' come from?

There are two grooves total, one on each side. It is one long spiral.

 

[Lost Lake]

I say there is one groove on a 45 record... don't know about the sock though!

Yep! One on each side actually.

The 'stuff a sock in it' saying came from the old Victrola era when people would crank up the record player and set that big horn down on the recording. There was no volume control so if the baby was sleeping you would put a stocking or piece of cloth in the horn to quiet the sound down a bit....

Thus toning down the noise became Stuff a sock in it!

 

[jdh]

At current rates one hour of labor will buy two replacements. When I was still in that business I would tell my customers to buy a new VHS player and copy all the tapes they wanted to keep over to a DVD. In a very few years parts and schematics will not be available and the cheap machines now on the market will go away as sales continue to drop.

 

[Lost Lake]

At current rates one hour of labor will buy two replacements. When I was still in that business I would tell my customers to buy a new VHS player and copy all the tapes they wanted to keep over to a DVD. In a very few years parts and schematics will not be available and the cheap machines now on the market will go away as sales continue to drop.

DVD's are dead already.

Now it's flash drive or cloud based. Buy your movie and Amazon will keep it safe for you forever.

 

[perrazi]

another "stuff a sock in it," was from animal house. dean wormer said it to otter in the delta house when he told them their frat was no longer allowed at faber.

 

[jdh]

DVD's are dead already.

Now it's flash drive or cloud based. Buy your movie and Amazon will keep it safe for you forever.

And I haven't been in that business for a while, a long while.

 

[relic]

All you need is someone who knows where to set the whisker on the crystal.

 

[jkc]

There are two grooves total, one on each side. It is one long spiral.

There are many exceptions to this rule --- for example, any 45rpm single by Booker T and the MGs has two "grooves" per side, as do many others...