Q-Why don’t new VCRs have a tracking knob? I found my new VCR has trouble playing some tapes from my collection, and I think I could fix the problem if there was a tracking control. A-Your new VCR ...

Remember back when you wanted to see a flick, and you'd just pop a tape into the old VCR? Ah, those were the days ... Or not. Frankly, I have zero nostalgia for watching movies on crummy tape and ...

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Q. Material recorded on my Hitachi VCR develops an intermittent vertical jiggle when played back on my Zenith VCR. What would cause this? It seems to be apart from tracking and does not occur when the ...

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Note to self: If I ever stay at a secluded house in the middle of nowhere and stumble across a seemingly innocuous VHS tape, do not pop that puppy into the nearest VCR. Writer/director Gautier ...