"state something completely random time!"

[Yharnamresident]

Recently allowed myself a treat in the form of buying a good condition copy of Super Castlevania IV for my SNES. Should arrive in the next few days. Never played it before and am really looking forward to it. Yes I know I can emulate these things, but I love collecting original games and playing them on original hardware on my CRT TV. Expensive I know, but it's my thing.

Mega, its called novelty. Personally I could never stand playing Dreamcast games on a tablet vs playing them on original hardware in a home theatre.

[NeoVamp]

[Mega Drive Bowlsey]

Mega, its called novelty. Personally I could never stand playing Dreamcast games on a tablet vs playing them on original hardware in a home theatre.

Completely agree. I warned them not to, but most of my friends have either gotten rid of or sold off most of their film and game collections, and now only own digital, emulated or streamed copies of them. As far as I'm concerned if you don't physically own something, you don't own it at all. These days people who do everything digitally are at the mercy of the ever changing face of the internet and the complicated world of licensing agreements between companies. If things go tits up, I will always have my favourite films, TV shows and retro game collection in a physical form which nobody can take from me. They will not have that luxury.

[Leynos]

[NeoVamp]

when I was porting Final Burn Alpha to the Xbox

That's Lantus!

[Leynos]

[Yharnamresident]

Completely agree. I warned them not to, but most of my friends have either gotten rid of or sold off most of their film and game collections, and now only own digital, emulated or streamed copies of them. As far as I'm concerned if you don't physically own something, you don't own it at all. These days people who do everything digitally are at the mercy of the ever changing face of the internet and the complicated world of licensing agreements between companies. If things go tits up, I will always have my favourite films, TV shows and retro game collection in a physical form which nobody can take from me. They will not have that luxury.

I've already lost a couple digital copies of games despite owning barely any digital games. Some on PSN and a old online computer game store. I learned my lesson with digital media, stay away from it unless its the only option.

[Thierry Henry]

This old V2000 Philips machine is still alive and kicking. I've got it playing an old recording of the Robin Williams movie- Jumanji.

[The Jackal]

I hate torx screws with a passion.

[NeoVamp]

This old V2000 Philips machine is still alive and kicking.

I got the exact same one, was our old video recorder in the 80s. I treasure it quite a bit.

[Thierry Henry]

I got the exact same one, was our old video recorder in the 80s. I treasure it quite a bit.

I found it in one of local junk ads, a little while back.

I'll still probably try and source the remote control for it, seeing as the VCR was already fitted with the IR receiver when I picked it up.

[NeoVamp]

I'll still probably try and source the remote control for it, seeing as the VCR was already fitted with the IR receiver when I picked it up.

You raise an interesting question, WHAT kinda remote does a vcc2000 have? ours also had the IR receiver fitted (though I'd have to ask my dad if he fitted it himself or bought it like that)
but all I remember is that we a special remote that worked on both the tv and vcr. (still have it, apparently had some tea spilled on it in the early 90s so not sure if it even works)
but yeah.. what would be the right remote control for such a thing?

[Thierry Henry]

You raise an interesting question, WHAT kinda remote does a vcc2000 have? ours also had the IR receiver fitted (though I'd have to ask my dad if he fitted it himself or bought it like that)
but all I remember is that we a special remote that worked on both the tv and vcr. (still have it, apparently had some tea spilled on it in the early 90s so not sure if it even works)
but yeah.. what would be the right remote control for such a thing?

The IR receiver unit actually has two parts to it. There's the "eye" part that fits in the front and then a type of screw on module thingy that connects with a short cable to the port labelled "remote control" at the back of the unit. You need both for the remote to work. Later V2000 machines I believe had a built-in remote sensor.

I'm not sure which was the original "official" control for this particular model but as far as I know the Philips AV5600 remote should work with this unit.

[NeoVamp]

Found a picture online of our old remote, this worked for tv and vcr.



I should look it up sometime and open it up, I remember my dad said he fixed it but who knows how its doing after what.. 35 years?

[Raijin Z]

Provided the batteries were taken out, it should be doing fine.