Monday, Jul 19, 2010 at 19:50
Christopher,
The VHS-C format is the same as the full size VHC tapes and therefore are compatible with each other.
I have an old VHS-C adapter which is the same size as a full VHS tape.
You insert the VHS-C tape into the adapter and then shove the whole adapter into the VHS recorder. No problem with this.
However, the Video8 format that was "popular" for a while was completely different.
You could not realistically buy a player to play these tapes and had to use the camcorder plugged into a DVD recorder or PC.
Your reference to the players available on Ebay are not exactly viable. The cheaper one at $458 for one from the States is OK if you have plenty of money, but a bit over the top when all you wish to do is copy old tapes onto a different format.
The Sony Camcorder at (currently) $58 is a used unit still under bid and also not a realistic option.
I still like the solution I gave to buy a second hand camcorder from Cash Converters which comes with a money back guarantee.
It worked for us and was a quick and relatively cheap solution after our original camcorder cacked itself.
Cheers,
Bill.
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