C-H, Paul,
Thanks for your help guys!.
I realise that it may be far too late to do anything with these tapes. [Linked Image]
Should have copied them years ago, but I have never been in a situation where I have had 2 VCR's, until now.
I repaired a fault in a VCR(cassette drive train motor was burned out) for a customer a while back and he didn't want to pay the $120 repair fee, so I kept the video, goes fine too!.
Paul, what is the average life of a video cassette tape, as in how many record-playback cycles, should you expect from a good quality tape?, provided the heads are kept clean?.