IRT Bronx Express Posted November 20, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2011 I have a dual Samsung VHS/DVD player for 2+ years now. The picture quality is actually great, but the audio is not. I always hear some strange "crumbling" throughout and it's really annoying. Should I use a Video Head Cleaner or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted November 21, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 21, 2011 To be honest I'm not sure what using a Video head cleaner will do. Sounds like a defect. Years ago I bought a SONY TV for my dorm room and eventually I found out that there was a defect in the sound. I dealt with it for that semester and just offloaded it for $50.00. If you have any warranty left on it and you really can't stand the sound, I would try to trade it in for a new one because otherwise it's not worth it to spend money to fix it when you could probably get a new one for the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted November 21, 2011 Sadly, the warranty expired last year, and I regret not buying a 3 year warranty... It can't be the three TV sets at all, and the colored cables (dunno what it's called... AV jack I think?) are relatively new. The only option I have is to buy a new one... probably a stand-alone VHS player. What's even funny about this is that my previous Samsung VCR suffered from picture quality, yet the audio was fine. It only lasted for 7-8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted November 21, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 21, 2011 A video head cleaner I bought at a dollar store in Los Angeles wrecked my VCR. Ever since then I would just open the VCR and use an alcohol swab to wipe down the heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted November 21, 2011 A video head cleaner I bought at a dollar store in Los Angeles wrecked my VCR. Ever since then I would just open the VCR and use an alcohol swab to wipe down the heads. Well then... *throws away in trash* I'll have to go to a store and buy an alcohol swab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted November 21, 2011 Share #6 Posted November 21, 2011 Well then... *throws away in trash* I'll have to go to a store and buy an alcohol swab. Make sure you know how to do it, otherwise you could mess up your VCR. http://hometheater.about.com/cs/vcrs/ht/vcrheadcleaing.htm Since you said only audio was the problem, try doing only the audio head first. Remember, you can test w/o closing the VCR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted November 21, 2011 Share #7 Posted November 21, 2011 Make sure you know how to do it, otherwise you could mess up your VCR. Clean Your VCR Heads That's another thing I was concerned about... :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted November 21, 2011 Since you said only audio was the problem, try doing only the audio head first. Remember, you can test w/o closing the VCR!So I can skip the first six steps then? As I said, I view all tapes with a plasma television and the quality is actually great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted November 21, 2011 Share #9 Posted November 21, 2011 The guide is overly detailed and complicated. Unplug and open the VCR, then clean the head with the alcohol swab, then plug the VCR back in and test. Unplug and close it when you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 15, 2011 Share #10 Posted December 15, 2011 Not that I have the mentioned issues or can offer advice about this, but I just wanted to say I'm glad there's still a few people out there that still uses the VCR. I have a DVR, but I still prefer to keep stuff on a tape. DVR, anything happens to that, hours and hours of progaming could be for nothing. DVDs RWs, are ok, but I do worry about scratches that can mess up the disk or the disk getting bent, etc. Disks are too fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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