[TechAssist] Re: MY VCR PARTS ARE NOT FEELING THE LOVE!

  • From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 09:17:31 -0400

How many minutes do you get on the disc? I bought a recorder couple of years 
ago but I can only get 40 min on a disc.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:59 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: MY VCR PARTS ARE NOT FEELING THE LOVE!


> Transferring from VHS to DVD is fairly easy and cheap on your computer.
> You can use an ATI ALL IN Wonder video card which has video capture and
> TV tuner built in. Just connect the VCR to the video card and record the
> video onto the hard drive in MPEG-2 format. Then use any DVD authoring
> software to copy to a blank DVD disc. The result is very good. You can
> even get fancy and design your own menus for the DVD if you wish.
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> Gary
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> Gary McCartney
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> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
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> Phil Bader wrote:
>> That's something one could do from home even if their shop closed. That
>> and  getting senior's tv's back out of video mode or some such thing.
>> Hooking up their  accessories,etc. No overhead except your tires and
>> gas.Make some nice cash.
>> My feet are smiling already;-) (sorry, Leo Kotke)
>> Phil
>>
>> Philip Bader
>> Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>> 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>> Fax (863) 299-8821
>> email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> J. Knoll wrote:
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>>>I am going to invest in the equipment to transfer tapes to DVD. After
>>>reading this the time will be coming soon where a little money can be
>>>made in doing this, and I have been getting calls for tranfers now.=20
>>>Jay Jay's TV
>>>
>>>On 7/2/05, Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>A note:
>>>>A customer of mine said he went to Best Buy (I think, or Circuit City)
>>>>and they said they don't sell ANY VHS equipement anymore. NO VCRs at 
>>>>all.
>>>>My customer was alarmed. What am I going to do to watch all our
>>>>collectible tapes? I felt like saying. You el-cheapos wanted cheap and
>>>>stores found no money in them anymore si you "cheaped" your way out of
>>>>VCRs altogether. NO one wanted to invest a few bucks keeping their good
>>>>heavy duty machines fixed "because Walmart has the same thing, only for
>>>>39 bucks! I'm going there!"...
>>>>So, go already.
>>>>Maybe you will see people begging you to "restore" their units to enjoy
>>>>their tape collection.
>>>>Phil
>>>>=20
>>>>Philip Bader
>>>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>>>>Fax (863) 299-8821
>>>>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>=20
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>>>>John @ Myers TV wrote:
>>>>=20
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>>>>>Maybe you can make paperweights out of them?  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>John Myers
>>>>>Myers TV Service Co.
>>>>>376 E. State St.
>>>>>Alliance, OH 44601
>>>>>
>>>>>Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545
>>>>>Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>http://www.myerstv.net
>>>>>
>>>>>Work as if you were to live a hundred years,
>>>>>Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.
>>>>>                         Ben Franklin
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>>>>>becyn wrote:
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>>>>>>OK,
>>>>>>I see how it is...
>>>>>>Maybe the trash man might want to go into the VCR business?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>(Naw, that would be a cut in pay...)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jim McVey
>>>>>>McVey Alltronix
>>>>>>327 Broadway
>>>>>>Newburgh N.Y. 12550
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"If it doesn't play...
>>>>>>CALL MCVEY !!!!!!"
>>>>>>Factory authorized
>>>>>>service for over 20
>>>>>>major brands.
>>>>>>845 561 8383
>>>>>>(Last of the Mohegans)
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