I had that problem too, with an old VCR. I don't know the technically specific reason, but I chalked it up to selfishness on part of the VCR. It didn't want its tapes going into anyone's slots but its own.
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Polter-Cow - Nov 25, 2004 6:17:09 am PST #154 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
tiggy - Nov 25, 2004 6:24:25 am PST #155 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I had that problem too, with an old VCR.
hmm...well this one is about a year old. maybe not even that. it's a VCR/DVD combo by Zenith.
I don't know the technically specific reason, but I chalked it up to selfishness on part of the VCR. It didn't want its tapes going into anyone's slots but its own.
now this makes perfect sense.
DCJensen - Nov 25, 2004 7:06:17 am PST #156 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
when i tape things on my VCR and then watch the tape in a VCR that is not my own, the sound is crappy. you have to turn the tv up really loud and it's all static-y. any guesses why this is happening? it plays fine on my VCR though. it's really frustrating
Sounds like the audio record head is misaligned. A repair tech might be able to fix that for you. Generally the audio head has a screw that allows it to be adjusted minutely up and down to get it into range.
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Speaking of VCRs, the other day someone was asking about a problem, too.
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§ ita § - Nov 25, 2004 7:11:56 am PST #157 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've downloaded Firefox, and am using it on my secondary machine.
I went to peek at the themes and extensions, and am now dizzy. If I want mouse gestures, I have three options. If I want a new theme, I have many many options, but I can't seem to find out how to preview and compare.
I totally get the philosophical background to the flexible user-driven extensibility of the product. How do I make it manageable?
tiggy - Nov 25, 2004 7:40:05 am PST #158 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Sounds like the audio record head is misaligned. A repair tech might be able to fix that for you. Generally the audio head has a screw that allows it to be adjusted minutely up and down to get it into range.
will that cost me an arm and a leg? any idea?
Jon B. - Nov 25, 2004 9:19:32 am PST #159 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
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It got me my girlfriend. I win!
UTTAD - Nov 25, 2004 10:51:51 pm PST #160 of 10003
Strawberry disappointment.
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
STOP 0X0000007B (0XEB81B84C, 0XC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Then blah, blah, yadda, yadda, not important stuff.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 26, 2004 2:35:22 am PST #161 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based program that will read VCDs? (Preferrably OS 9.1 compatible, though I have a 10.2.8 machine available at work.) I've tried system 9 versions of iMovie and Real Player with no success, and Quicktime and Windows Media Player can't even tell that there are any files present.
tommyrot - Nov 26, 2004 4:04:08 am PST #162 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So I installed my new motherboard and it all went spivvy until I switched it on. I get as far as the Windows 2000pro Built on NT technology bit then it's blue screen of death with this message:
Have you reinstalled the OS? You're generallty supossed to when you replace the motherboard, although I've gotten away with not doing it once or twice. When Windows is installed it installs some stuff that is specific to your particular machine.
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Which is weird, because it obviously accessed the boot device prior to that. But anyway, if there is an OS-as-previously-installed/new motherboard incompatibility, I'd expect some strange errors.
Theodosia - Nov 26, 2004 4:26:39 am PST #163 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Try VLC, Matt -- it's worked like a charm under 10.3 for me. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a version available for 9.