DVD and Blu Ray discs have expanded many people’s home video collections, and a lot of the time, the purchasers are upgrading to a new and flashier version of the VHS of that movie. They may find themselves with a lot of VHS tape that they do not want, but instead of selling or throwing the tapes out, you can do a trick to make the tapes recordable.
Instructions
1. Test the video tape inside of your VCR. Make sure that the tape has not been overplayed and the quality of the video is pretty reasonable. If the video is jumpy or scratchy, then just throw the tape out.
2. Try recording something onto the tape. VCRs should automatically reject the tape, but if it records than you have nothing to worry about and can use the tape for continued recording.
3. Look at the front of the tape. The movie’s runtime should appear on the tape’s main label. Add about fifteen minutes to this runtime and that is the approximate amount of recording time you will have on the tape.
4. Rip off the label, white it out, or cover it with a new label. Add the runtime onto the label and make sure that the other label is covered so you do not get confused.
5. Look at the bottom front side of the tape. Towards the left side there should be an area shaped like a square that is indented in. This is the area that controls whether recording on the videocassette is allowed or not.
6. Grab a piece of duct tape or scotch tape and evenly cover the hole. Make sure that the tape is evenly spread out to help prevent damage.
7. Insert the tape into your VCR.
8. Press the record button to test the tape. Rewind the tape a little bit and watch to see if the recording worked.
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