but home recorded tapes play back full of snow and static. Adjusting the tracking and using a head cleaning tape don't help.
2007-09-24 14:13:24 · 3 answers · asked by tijuana t 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TiVO & DVRs
Hi tijuana t,
If they were recorded on a different machine then from your description it sounds like the tracking isn't able to "center" the copy from the tapes you recorded. Try playing them on another player to see if the fault is on your player.
If they are recorded on the same machine you have the playback problem then you may have bad or old tapes.
Try some new blank tapes.
That is about all I can suggest.
Norm
2007-09-28 11:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your UK VCR can record NTSC and was in the right mode to do so, it will work. If the UK VCR converted the incoming video to PAL and recorded PAL to tape, it will not play back correctly in a US VCR (not even in B&W, as the frame rate is 50Hz in PAL vs 60Hz in NTSC so you will get at best an extremely distorted rolling picture, but more likely just a black or blue "no video" screen). However there are many video service companies that can convert PAL to NTSC and make a new tape or even DVD for a small fee.
2016-05-17 22:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you recorded your tapes on low-quality tapes with a low-quality recording head.
2007-09-24 17:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋