How to Connect an old VCR to a new TV | VHS tape recorder + Philips TV 43″

Hello, my name is Natalie! I have a modern Philips TV and an old NEC VHS tape recorder.

TV 43 inches, flat screen LED, approximately 2019. NEC N9034T video recorder, manufactured in 1987.

I will show you a very simple way to connect these 2 devices using an antenna cable. If you have forgotten how to do this, then there will be hints in this tutorial.

[focusable]

I have an LG GC990W stereo VCR, which they brought out in the 90's, still plays back tapes with pretty much the same quality as when I first got it, I recently upgraded to a Hisense 4K TV, which has a composite AV input in the form of a headphone jack type socket, so I had to get the special cable to plug in the VCR via the AV output, very happy with the video & audio quality, will keep on using it until the day it packs it in and stops working.

[philippecave]

le petit problème, les postes de TV les plus récents ne peuvent plus capter les signaux analogiques avec la prise d'antenne, ne sont plus équipés de prise péritel et n'ont plus de prises RCA . Il faudrait que le magnétoscope soit équipé d'une sortie HDMI, ce qui n'est pas le cas .

[mahkhi]

P1G, Did You Think Me and My Father (Yoda), would Not be able to get 570p (DVD Quality) on One VHS Tape. 720p (High Definition: Good enough for 50 inch TV's) on Two Tapes? Those VHS Tapes are Made from Cheap Plastic and Iron Rust. DVD's are Made From Expensive Silver and Platinum.

[TomIannucci]

I like that you use RF! That's what I always use. I use channel 3.

[arvinderpalsingh]

Also connect through av socket/wire of vcr, no need to search channel of tv, also need settings of tracking, of vcr for picture quality. I have 2 vcr as a New condition, bpl and national, working properly.And you are so beautiful .

[josangoj]

I had to buy a brand new TV a few months ago, and I looked for a model with an analog AV input of some sort. The model I got has an 3'5 TRRS composite AV input (with an RCA adapter), and my VCR looks great though it.

And to record current TV programmes, I got a DVD-DVB combo unit plugged on the VCR (it has a couple of SCARTs, the other is plugged to the TV).

[thaerthaer]

help me please. I have kind 8600 old one??

[camdrod]

Можно делать в доме свою телестудию.Абоненты подключаются при помощи антенного провода.

[migliaman]

Hi Natalie, great and very helpful video, i shall try this to connect my old video up to my hd tv! Many thanks 🙂

[Autisticmusician]

For my VCR/DVD combo, I did use audio and visual cables.

[idj]

I still have a VHS player attached to my 32 inch LED TV via SCART cable (the VHS player in itself is rare in that it can decode and display subtitles for the deaf from VHS tapes displaying the "Q" symbol"). However, SCART was always an European thing (including here at the UK) and is dying out fast as modern TVs no longer have SCART inputs. Might still be possible to connect from SCART on player to RGB component on TV, though.
And as others said, most modern TVs no longer have analogue tuning, the aerial is only used for picking up Freeview digital TV services (eg, BBC1, BBC 2, ITV, C4, C5, Dave, etc), again something I still use all the time as I don't subscribe to streaming services (I use my large DVD collection instead).

[estanislaopanthera]

The problem that I had when I connected a modern TV to a VCR was that when I wanted to search for a particular moment on the video by rewinding or fast forwarding during playback, the screen would go black and display the message "no sync detected" instead of showing the video at high speed, so it was impossible to know when to resume normal playback.

[martin_minimalwave]

in Germany you can take a SCART to HDMI adapter...

[ihbgyfu]

Я очень люблю старую технику. Воспоминания о детстве.

[Electrotat]

Dude you use the Audio and Video out, not RF, that way you will get better picture and sound.

[mateuszklimczak]

Piękna jesteś ! I znasz sie na starej technice. Gratulacje.

[gustavorodriguez]

good video, I still have a vhs in my home..

[timf-tinkering]

Nice clear instruction video, but using the RF connection like this isn’t ideal. It was the only option in the early days before TVs had A/V inputs. Sound will always be mono (even if the VCR is stereo) and you won’t get the best picture quality. Using the separate A/V output or a SCART connection if available will give better results, and stereo sound if the VCR supports it. And will be simpler to set up as there’s no need to tune the TV - just choose the A/V input.

[svinkun]

It reminds times, when I helped to connect old VCR (used as tuner) to old plasma screen. The main things were that screen had composite video input on BNC(!) and no speakers, only terminals for external ones.

[Me-]

My vcr only audio is good, video not visible Natalie😅