Can you play your 8mm/Hi8 video tapes?
You pick something up that says it is a VHS adapter.
However, to your dismay, the 8mm tape doesn’t fit.
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Frustrated, you demand the salesperson get you a VHS adapter for 8mm tapes.
The salesperson responds that there is no adapter for playing 8mm tapes.
However, the salesperson is right.
THERE IS NO 8mm/VHS ADAPTER!
8mm/Hi8/miniDV tapes can’t be played in a VHS VCR.
These formats were never developed to be compatible with VHS technology.
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He owns a VHS-C camcorder, not an 8mm camcorder.
As a result, there are adapters available to play VHS-C tapes in a VHS VCR.
In their mind, if it is smaller than a VHS tape, it must be an 8mm tape.
have a go at put each one into the VHS adapter only the VHS-C tape will fit.
The 8mm tape was never insert-able into the VHS section of the combo VCR with/or without an adapter.
The VHS-C adapter was built into the VCR’s loading tray.
These units weren’t reliable and the products were discontinued after a short period.
Also, it is important to re-emphasize that these units were never able to accept an 8mm tape.
JVC has also made MiniDV/S-VHS combo VCRs that featured both a miniDV VCR andS-VHS VCRbuilt into the same cabinet.
As a result, no VHS adapter for 8mm/Hi8 or miniDV tape has ever been manufactured or sold.
To watch your tapes, plug in your Camcorder’sAV output connectionsto the corresponding inputs on your TV.
Use the one that is most convenient.
To “transfer” or make your copy from 8mm/Hi8, choose the right input on the recorder.
