C
Clueless in Seattle
Guest
I'm using an old hand-me-down VCR that has a number of annoying
problems.
Probably the most annoying is that whenever a bright scene, e.g., one
with lots of over-exposed sky, or large patches of white or another
light color, come on the screen, the image begins to "jitter" up and
down.
Since this vertical jittering only occurs during bright scenes, and
immediatley stops when the film cuts to a darker scene, I've ruled out
mechanical problems with the actual movement of the tape through the
machine.
Curiously, this jittery bright scene syndrome, doesn't occur
consistently on every tape I play. I borrow a lot of tapes from the
public library, and the bright scene jitters only occur when I play
some of these tapes, but not when I play come others.
From what I've described, is it possible to diagnose the problem?
If so, is it something that is correctible?
If not, is their additional info that I could provide to aid in a
diagnosis?
P.S. I'm sure you're wondering why I don't just toss the VCR and get
a new one. Well, I've been disabled for years, spent the last year
and half homeless, living on cash advances from my credit cards, but
now have a very small income from Social Security disability benefits,
and a public housing apartment to live it. Trouble is, the payments
on my credit card debt take a big bite of my paltry SS check each
month, so I'm just not able to go out and buy a new VCR. I'm forced
to spend a great deal of time in bed, and so the VHS movies from the
library are a godsend, helping to pass the time and distract me from
the pain.
problems.
Probably the most annoying is that whenever a bright scene, e.g., one
with lots of over-exposed sky, or large patches of white or another
light color, come on the screen, the image begins to "jitter" up and
down.
Since this vertical jittering only occurs during bright scenes, and
immediatley stops when the film cuts to a darker scene, I've ruled out
mechanical problems with the actual movement of the tape through the
machine.
Curiously, this jittery bright scene syndrome, doesn't occur
consistently on every tape I play. I borrow a lot of tapes from the
public library, and the bright scene jitters only occur when I play
some of these tapes, but not when I play come others.
From what I've described, is it possible to diagnose the problem?
If so, is it something that is correctible?
If not, is their additional info that I could provide to aid in a
diagnosis?
P.S. I'm sure you're wondering why I don't just toss the VCR and get
a new one. Well, I've been disabled for years, spent the last year
and half homeless, living on cash advances from my credit cards, but
now have a very small income from Social Security disability benefits,
and a public housing apartment to live it. Trouble is, the payments
on my credit card debt take a big bite of my paltry SS check each
month, so I'm just not able to go out and buy a new VCR. I'm forced
to spend a great deal of time in bed, and so the VHS movies from the
library are a godsend, helping to pass the time and distract me from
the pain.