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In 1993 a video magazine editor surveyed electronics repair experts, asking them, "What is the worst thing you can do to your VCR?" The most common answer was regular rewinding rented videotapes. The experts advised using a tape rewinder to save VCR heads from "junk" on rental cassettes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/2/20/19033097/tape-rewinders-save-vcr-heads-from-junk-on-rental-cassettes|title=Tape Rewinders Save VCR Heads from Junk on Rental Cassettes|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|author=Thompson, Wayne|date=February 20, 1993|access-date=August 3, 2022|archivedate=December 28, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228042958/https://www.deseret.com/1993/2/20/19033097/tape-rewinders-save-vcr-heads-from-junk-on-rental-cassettes}}</ref> |
In 1993 a video magazine editor surveyed electronics repair experts, asking them, "What is the worst thing you can do to your VCR?" The most common answer was regular rewinding rented videotapes. The experts advised using a tape rewinder to save VCR heads from "junk" on rental cassettes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/2/20/19033097/tape-rewinders-save-vcr-heads-from-junk-on-rental-cassettes|title=Tape Rewinders Save VCR Heads from Junk on Rental Cassettes|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|author=Thompson, Wayne|date=February 20, 1993|access-date=August 3, 2022|archivedate=December 28, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228042958/https://www.deseret.com/1993/2/20/19033097/tape-rewinders-save-vcr-heads-from-junk-on-rental-cassettes}}</ref> |
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A tape would be inserted into the rewinder and pushed down so the rewinding mechanism would start. There would also be a button on the front or side of the rewinder so a tape could be popped out in case a wheel inside a tape got caught and started sticking which could cause the tape to be ripped out from the inside of the cassette or severely damaged. Radio Shack is one of the few companies to still make a VHS videotape rewinder, as of June 2013.<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/the-yogurt-makers-of-tech-gadgets-to-avoid/ The yogurt makers of tech: Gadgets to avoid], [[CNET]]. Rafe Needleman, December 3, 2009</ref> |
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*{{cite web|author=Needleman, Rafe|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-yogurt-makers-of-tech-gadgets-to-avoid/|title=The yogurt makers of tech: Gadgets to avoid|publisher=[[CNET]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 3, 2009|archivedate=August 25, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825191325/https://www.cnet.com/news/the-yogurt-makers-of-tech-gadgets-to-avoid/}} |
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Revision as of 15:16, 3 August 2022
A VHS tape rewinder was an electronic device used to rewind VHS tapes.
History
Much like Beta tape rewinders,[1] VHS tape rewinders devices were created shortly after the production of videotapes and were used because VCRs were believed to make kinks in the tapes which could corrupt playback after several rewinds. Video rental stores like Blockbuster charged a fee for not rewinding VHS tapes when returning, and had slogans like 'Be kind, please rewind'. The rewinder would rewind tapes smoothly and additionally be several times faster. Using them would also prevent wear and tear on the heads of the VHS itself, and provide convenience to watch the next tape immediately after.[2][3]
In 1993 a video magazine editor surveyed electronics repair experts, asking them, "What is the worst thing you can do to your VCR?" The most common answer was regular rewinding rented videotapes. The experts advised using a tape rewinder to save VCR heads from "junk" on rental cassettes.[4]
References
- ^ Somerfield, Harry Somerfield (January 31, 1993). "All-Purpose Remote Easy, Expensive". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; June 8, 2011 suggested (help) - ^ Long, Do (December 12, 1996). "Sure-shot gifts for video fans". Toronto Star.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Do I Need Another Electronic Device". Home Toys. November 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Wayne (February 20, 1993). "Tape Rewinders Save VCR Heads from Junk on Rental Cassettes". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
External links
- Needleman, Rafe (December 3, 2009). "The yogurt makers of tech: Gadgets to avoid". CNET. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014.