JVC vcr is causing/adding extra red-pink tint to video. Can this be fixed?

[streetsofrage47]

I'm using a hr-s8000u jvc vcr. It seems to work great, except the video output has an extra red-pink tint that should not be there. I tested a bunch of different vhs tapes, and they all have the added red-pink tint when played with the hr-s8000u. I tested those same vhs tapes with another jvc vcr I have (hr-d750u), and there is no red-pink tint added. Anyone have any idea how I can fix this problem?

[Sharc]

Has the tint always been there, or did it pup up just recently?
I don't know this model. Does it have color setting options like "hue" which may be offset?
If not you may try to tweak the "hue" (or other color adjustment options) on your TV.

[streetsofrage47]

Has the tint always been there, or did it pup up just recently?
I don't know this model. Does it have color setting options like "hue" which may be offset?
If not you may try to tweak the "hue" (or other color adjustment options) on your TV.

When I used the hr-s8000u a few months ago, I did not notice the extra red-pink tint. There are no color settings on the hr-s8000u from what I can see. And I know it's not a problem with my crt tv because when I tested the vhs tapes in the other vcr, I also used the same tv, and it looked perfect, so it cannot be the tv causing the extra red-pink tint. I've gone through many VCRs throughout my life, and I never even knew a defective VCR could add a red-pink tint to the video to cause this type of problem. I'm really upset because I spent a lot of money on that hr-s8000u thinking it worked perfect

[lordsmurf]

I don't know this model.

It's an ancient (1988) craptastic non-TBC S-VHS JVC model that some goobers on Youtube like because it's cheap. But it's cheap because it's not great. They just don't get it. So all the gullible newbies fall for their BS "advice" (complete with HDMI adapters, using OBS, etc). The video looks so awful that you may as well not even bother transferring it to digital.

When I used the hr-s8000u a few months ago, I did not notice the extra red-pink tint.

"Not noticing" doesn't mean it wasn't there all along. Such issues can happen due to lack of TBC in a workflow, the capture card, etc. So knowing your full workflow matters, not just the VCR. Are you VCR into TV only? Into capture card?

But again, that deck is just plain old, and a cap could have fizzled out after the recent months-ago use. That happens, too.

[streetsofrage47]

I don't know this model.

It's an ancient (1988) craptastic non-TBC S-VHS JVC model that some goobers on Youtube like because it's cheap. But it's cheap because it's not great. They just don't get it. So all the gullible newbies fall for their BS "advice" (complete with HDMI adapters, using OBS, etc). The video looks so awful that you may as well not even bother transferring it to digital.

When I used the hr-s8000u a few months ago, I did not notice the extra red-pink tint.

"Not noticing" doesn't mean it wasn't there all along. Such issues can happen due to lack of TBC in a workflow, the capture card, etc. So knowing your full workflow matters, not just the VCR. Are you VCR into TV only? Into capture card?

But again, that deck is just plain old, and a cap could have fizzled out after the recent months-ago use. That happens, too.

I'm only watching, not capturing. It's going from the jvc to the crt tv, composite video connection (red, white & yellow). I also tested the s-video connection, but it has the same red-pink tint problem. Can a fizzled out cap be fixed at any electronics repair shop, or does that need a hard to find replacement part to fix?

I doubt cleaning the pathway and heads will fix this type of problem, but maybe it will. Problem is - I can usually go inside the vcr to clean the pathway and video head with rubbing alcohol, but it seems a lot of 80s vcr models have an electronic circuit board covering everything that needs to be cleaned, and I'm worried I'll mess something up trying to remove it.