Any ideas on how/where to repair a broken VHS?

[Jake Lipson]

Those of you who I talk to frequently online probably know that my Aladdin VHS tape has been broken since New Year's Eve 2002, and on top of that, Aladdin is my single favorite movie of all time.

Disney won't replace my VHS because it's out of print. If I wanted them to they'd probably send me a copy of it on VHS when it's reissued in October, and I might take them up on that just for the sake of having all of the VHS releases of my favorite movie (even if I'd never watch it, as a collector's item of sorts.) But I don't have much use for a replacement VHS in October when I'll be going goo-goo-ga-ga over the DVD.

And ebay isn't an option since Dad won't do it, for whatever reason, and I obviously don't have a credit card so I can't. And even though I <i>could</i>, I don't really want to be illegal about it and download a bootleg copy off Kazaa because...well...that's illegal.

So in the back of my head for the last year has been the question, "Is there anywhere where I can take my Aladdin VHS and have it be repaired inexpensively? There's not too much wrong with it. The bar protecting the tape (that says "Insert this side into recorder. Do not touch the tape inside") broke off and the VCR just spits the tcasette back out if I try to push it in. So in theroy all I need to do is have that somehow reattached or replaced (or the tape spliced onto another casette, but prefrably the former) and it should play again.

I'd be very willing to pay for it to be repared, but on the other hand it has to be within reason because I've got new movies to buy, too.

Any ideas on where to take it to be fixed? Any and all help is very much appriciated!

[Escapay]

Normally, I don't recommend this because sometimes the tape may rip, but I'd just risk it and unscrew the whole thing, transfer the tape into a blank tape, and screw it all back together. And be sure to break off the tab on the blank tape so you don't accidentally tape over it later on.

I've had my share of broken tapes, some with that insert tab broken off. I just took a blank tape and transferred everything, making sure I put the tape in the exact way I found it when I opened it.

[Disney Guru]

Those of you who I talk to frequently online probably know that my Aladdin VHS tape has been broken since New Year's Eve 2002, and on top of that, Aladdin is my single favorite movie of all time.

Disney won't replace my VHS because it's out of print. If I wanted them to they'd probably send me a copy of it on VHS when it's reissued in October, and I might take them up on that just for the sake of having all of the VHS releases of my favorite movie (even if I'd never watch it, as a collector's item of sorts.) But I don't have much use for a replacement VHS in October when I'll be going goo-goo-ga-ga over the DVD.

And ebay isn't an option since Dad won't do it, for whatever reason, and I obviously don't have a credit card so I can't. And even though I <i>could</i>, I don't really want to be illegal about it and download a bootleg copy off Kazaa because...well...that's illegal.

So in the back of my head for the last year has been the question, "Is there anywhere where I can take my Aladdin VHS and have it be repaired inexpensively? There's not too much wrong with it. The bar protecting the tape (that says "Insert this side into recorder. Do not touch the tape inside") broke off and the VCR just spits the tcasette back out if I try to push it in. So in theroy all I need to do is have that somehow reattached or replaced (or the tape spliced onto another casette, but prefrably the former) and it should play again.

I'd be very willing to pay for it to be repared, but on the other hand it has to be within reason because I've got new movies to buy, too.

Any ideas on where to take it to be fixed? Any and all help is very much appriciated!

Yeah I know exactly what you need to do. Go to your local Grocery Store or something and get a blank tape. Then take a part the shell on the VHS and put the tape in the new shell. It will work like new.