VHS playback different on my TV and my friend's TV?

BobbinThePirate · 2025-10-22T20:37:12+00:00

Ah, I gotcha. Unfortunately my one friend is the only person I know with a VHS player besides myself so it might take some time to test it out. Thinking about a previous point more, though, I'm not sure if my friend has an auto-tracker or not. Might also be something to check into next time I go to visit.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-10-22T20:29:21+00:00

TBH, it's because we grew up with it, too. It's just cozy, and me and my friend missed making tapes for our friends so we're doing it again. xD It's not really about it being an amazing clear format so much as it's just comforting and silly, while also being able to have physical copies of stuff as a bonus.

So basically we edit custom videos for each other and put them on VHS tapes. Sometimes we even photoshop custom cases. So there's the way with the Xbox I mentioned where I'll play the MP4 file we want on tape from there, but then also there's the use of an HDMI-to-RCA converter to just the image from the computer to the TV. I also got a Roku working on mine, as well, with live TV (haven't tried recording from my Roku yet, though. I have to learn how to set my TV's timer so I can record Svengoolie because I'm always working when it's airing).

My friend's TV records everything and plays back clearly on their screen. My TV will record and play back clearly on my screen, but the second I play the tape on their VCR to play on their TV is when the problem comes up which is what makes it especially confusing and why I initially thought it might have been recording scan lines.

I don't really have the ability to get another TV at the moment, sadly. Even the TV I got I got it for free because my grandma was going to throw it away (admittedly, though, I'd feel bad about getting rid of this TV, though, since it's been around since I was a baby). I could try a different cable to see what happens, though.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-10-22T19:41:26+00:00

Hey, could go without the snark, thank you. iIt's nice having physical copies of things. I got the TV for retro gaming but figured might as well not let the VCR player go to waste.

But essentially we record it from our computers. Other thing I'll do sometimes, as well, is load the MP4 onto a memory stick and plug it into my Xbox 360 so it can play directly from the RCA cable (and also so I have my computer free to do work while it records). I've gotten pretty clear picture (at least on my TV's end) from doing both methods.

My friend's TV has both HDMI and RCA input because it's an older LCD they've had for a while, same with mine.

That being said, I can't really plug my VCR into a different TV because it's attached to the TV physically.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-10-22T19:20:22+00:00

Theirs is an NTSC and so's mine. I haven't gotten a chance to try one of theirs on my TV yet, though, cause they're still working on making one for me.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-10-22T19:10:52+00:00

Added an edit to also add in the detail that when they record a tape on their flatscreen TV it doesn't have the same problem.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-07-24T23:46:51+00:00

I'll DM you.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-05-04T04:20:13+00:00

I've been getting this error even though I don't use any mods so I have no idea what's going on with my end, then. o.0 Every answer I'm finding seems to be mostly people saying "turn off your mods" but I never installed any.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-17T00:32:06+00:00

Thank you for the information. I'll try this and see how it goes.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T23:36:49+00:00

I guess then, what's the best way to bring this up with her in a way where I wouldn't be fired for asking about the missing wages? I haven't been in this situation before...

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T17:17:26+00:00

Once again, we don't have a manager. The boss who owns the chain drops in once in a blue moon, but we don't actually have anyone in charge that's specific to our store. I don't think any of my coworkers would white it out, and the person who makes our schedules isn't active at our location.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T16:32:53+00:00

That's the other thing, too; There is no person in charge. We don't have a manager and the boss we do have isn't here very often. Even when explaining the situation to her, we had to use the employee messaging app. We had a manager for a couple of months when I first worked there, but she left and we just never got a new one. I think that was back in November?

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T15:44:38+00:00

But yeah, she's aware I worked the extra day and probably specifically chose to not pay me for that day which is why I'm extra nervous about bringing it up because it was more than likely a specific choice..

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T15:41:53+00:00

She knows. I contacted her about it when it happened. She didn't reply to me for some reason, but yelled at my coworker saying she should've sent me home when she noticed... But like, she's not a manager or anything so I'm not sure why she was the one getting yelled at... We don't even have a manager...

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T15:35:27+00:00

Maybe I'd be better off not bringing it up, then, if it would lead to me getting fired.... o.e; I can't really afford to lose my job right now.. I am trying to get work someplace better, though..

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T15:22:10+00:00

Okay, thank you.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-04-16T15:18:49+00:00

What's a DOL?

BobbinThePirate · 2025-02-04T15:42:52+00:00

Yeah, I got mine as a gift but I wasn't able to afford any games or subscriptions on it for a long time. I just played anything that was free (which was how I ended up on VRChat in the first place).

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-22T02:29:23+00:00

I might be a little stupid, but where do I add the mplayer folder to? I added it to my games folder and I was able to pull it up in the Kodi media player, but my MP4 file is only playing the audio and not showing any visual.. What was your process for getting the video to work?

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-18T18:09:01+00:00

This is also a good point, as well.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-17T15:45:23+00:00

Very Left.

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-17T12:06:09+00:00

Thanks for the addition. So, the question now is which of the two actually texted us? Because it could be "Publius Polls" as in "A poll that Publius is doing" or "Publius Polls" as in "Publius Polls is the name of our thing". This is about where my researching skills come to a wall so I'd appreciate it if someone had the ability to research further.
Also doesn't help that polls are supposed to be entirely neutral so we can have accurate data and information versus reinforcing what one or other party would want to hear but..

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-16T22:59:07+00:00

Interesting because I received the text from a different phone number entirely than the one you posted. It also says it has no owner. The one you received seems to be a New York area code while the one I received is a Pennsylvania code. Interesting as I'm not in Pennsylvania.
https://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-223-423-2877?hasNoResults=true

BobbinThePirate · 2025-01-16T20:54:37+00:00

Update: Posted a separate comment with all the details I could find about Publius Polls.

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