On May 10, 8:31*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2012 18:29:19 -0500, "Bill Hall"
wrote:







"Reed" wrote in message
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On 5/10/12 3:12 PM, wrote:
I bought an older camcorder at a garage sale, for $3. *Aside from having
a weak battery, it appears to work fine when plugged in directly to the
power unit. *But it needs these small VHS tapes, which I think are
called VHS-C (according to a website). *It seems that no local stores
sell these tapes anymore. *Anyone know where to buy them? *(Dont suggest
ebay, I do my best to avoid ebay after getting far too many defective
items and getting kicked in the ass with outrageous shipping prices).

This camcorder was made in 1998, so it's not that old. *The plan is to
record to tape, then transfer the video to my computer for digital
saving. *That way I really only need one or two tapes.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=4286500

Another of over 100 reasons NOT to by at "Rat Shack".. Their store, VHS-C
tapes are over twice the price of others !! Needed several 2032 button
batteries recently. They were on my way home . So stopped in. Over $6.00 for
a single battery! Went to Big Box store; two pack of name brand batteries
$2.49 Used to be the place for electronic parts, Ham gear, etc. * *They
have gone to Hell in the proverbial Hand Basket .

Bill

You got that right. *$5 more than the other link. *Granted I would not
have to pay shipping, but that is just a ripoff.

Yea, RS was originally a place for hams and electronic hobbiests, but
their parts have been reduced to a few small racks. *Cellphones seem to
be their big push lately, but that market will soon be flooded with
sellers, if it's not already. *About the only time I go to RS these
days, is if I need a small part and need it now. *Like a diode or
something. *In that case, I dont have to pay $5 to ship a 35 cent diode..
Even if I have to pay $2 at RS to get it, I'm still ahead. *I remember
in the 90s when they sold computers that were twice the price of other
stores and they they had their own OS, or was it an addon front end for
Windows 3.x. *Either way, they were not compatible with other computers..
I bet their cellphones are designed to only get service from them, and
at a hefty price.

But then you get to watch the blank look on the counter guy's face
when you ask him where the diodes are.

Seriously, I have been asked, by a RS employee, with a perfectly
straight face "what's a diode?" (only reason I went there was because
it was a block away from a job site and the store that I knew would
have them was a half hour drive.)

nate