Playing back VHS-C tapes on television

[s***@hotmail.com]

Hi,

We have a bunch of old VHS-C tapes that were filmed with an old Panasonic Camcorder. That camcorder broke and I know longer have it.

We just want to be able to play them back on our flat screen television that has hdmi inputs as well as the old red,green,blue cable inputs.

I am afraid of using the vhs-c to Vhs converters that you stick the tape into. I've had a couple of tapes almost destroyed by those things.

For now I would like to just purchase an old camcorder that uses vhs-c tapes and do the playback from the camcorder.

I would appreciate any feedback on what type of camcorder I should get. Is the format all the same? Will any camcorder be able to play my old vhs-c tapes or do I need a specific model like a Panasonic?

Do any of the VHS-C camcorders have hdmi outputs? That would be preferable.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Steve

[Brian]

Post by s***@hotmail.com
Hi,
We have a bunch of old VHS-C tapes that were filmed with an old Panasonic
Camcorder. That camcorder broke and I know longer have it.
We just want to be able to play them back on our flat screen television
that has hdmi inputs as well as the old red,green,blue cable inputs.
I am afraid of using the vhs-c to Vhs converters that you stick the tape
into. I've had a couple of tapes almost destroyed by those things.
For now I would like to just purchase an old camcorder that uses vhs-c
tapes and do the playback from the camcorder.
I would appreciate any feedback on what type of camcorder I should get.
Is the format all the same? Will any camcorder be able to play my old
vhs-c tapes or do I need a specific model like a Panasonic?
Do any of the VHS-C camcorders have hdmi outputs? That would be preferable.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Steve

VHS-C is old technology so you can't buy a video camera that uses this
technology. You may be able to get a second camera that uses VHS-C tapes.
There are some places that offer to convert video tape to a DVD disc for a
cost. You might find them by searching with Google or they could be in our
local phone book.

Failing that using a converter might be your only option. If the video
player is of good quality then there should be no problem. I would advise
you to have your tapes converted to DVD as tapes degrade over time to a
stage where they cannot be viewed. Like I said there are places that offer
to convert tapes to DVD.

You could also try looking at some YouTube videos n this subject o see how
other people convert their old camera tapes.