Can my old videotapes be on the TV by Christmas?
The box in your closet, on the TV this Christmas, in three steps.
Yes, if the box comes to me soon. There is still room, and December fills up. Every tape plays through in real time, start to finish, so a two-hour tape takes me two hours.
I know what is in that box cannot be replaced, and I know how long it has sat there. Here is how it gets from the closet to your TV.
1. Book a free pick-up
I come to you, anywhere on southern Vancouver Island, and you hand me the box at your door. Bring the whole box, nothing to sort first. The slides, 8mm film reels and albums beside the tapes can come too.
Not sure which tapes you have? What Tape Is This? shows each one.
Book on this page, or call me at (778) 401-3739.
2. Say yes to the estimate
I count it all and send you an estimate before anything is copied. Every line is priced from the list on savethis.ca, and I tell you how long it will take. Nothing starts until you say yes.
I'm Dave Phillips. I have been doing this work in Greater Victoria since 1991, from a home workshop in Colwood. Your tapes stay with me the whole time, and I copy every one by hand.
3. Watch it on the TV
Your tapes come home. Your videos arrive as one link for the whole family, and everyone downloads a copy to keep.
For the TV, the videos go on a USB drive that plugs into it. The drive is a line on your estimate, and I load it for you. Watch Digitized Videos on Your Smart TV shows how to play them, step by step.
Every year on the shelf, a little more of the picture is gone. This year, every Christmas you filmed is back on the screen, and the whole family is on the couch, watching themselves.