I made a video of this a long time ago, and then put it away until I could replace the belts "sometime". 3.5 years later, I've finally done that. So here we take another retrospective look at this VCR, and do a recording test on it. I also point out where the belts that need to be replaced are, and go off on some juicy tangents.

Original video of this VCR I filmed in 2014:

Excellent video about how videotape recording works, with an emphasis on VHS: