Green spot in the center of old home movies (VHS)

Joe750

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May 15, 2003
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I just got a DVD recorder to transfer old home movies to DVD from VHS. I popped in an old home video, and it's got a really distracting bright green blob in the center that never goes away. Any ideas? Is the tape damaged, or could the VCR be? Any chance of removing these? I tried another tape, and no spots, so I'm expecting the worst.

Thanks for any suggestions!