Video Services
The VHS Family
From time to time we get a video which is beyond help so I’d like to write a little bit about what repairs can and cannot be made to an ailing tape.
First I’ll go over the repairs that we can make. If your tape is severed or detached from the hub, we can repair it. If the housing is damaged, we can repair that or replace the housing. If the door is broken or completely missing, you may not even need a repair because the tape will most likely play without one, especially if it’s VHS.
Other problems may be difficult or impossible to fix. If you have a lot of static or the audio is muffled, that may be the case. The important thing to note is that each tape is a unique snowflake and so is each player. The same tape may play in one player but not the other or it may look fine in one machine but it may have issues in another deck. That’s why we have multiple decks so I can test a tape in several ways in order to trouble shoot the problem.
Sometimes, there is nothing I can do. Other times, it may be a matter of hooking up some other hardware to get louder volume or a piece of equipment that fixes the color. Other times, I can find a software based solution. At any rate, we really work hard to preserve the quality and the integrity of your precious home movies. If a tape can be repaired, fixed or enhanced, we can do it. Please contact us for more information. Thanks for reading. (323) 469-0707
