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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 548 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers admire the VCR Video Head Cleaner for its user-friendly design and compatibility with VCR devices. Many users have experienced improved performance and cleaner results after using the product. However, a small number of customers have expressed concerns about its effectiveness and have reported receiving broken or outdated items.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Brought vcr back to life

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and worked as asvertised. Was able to get old VCR up and running again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Did the job

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was simple to use and did what it was supposed to. Had trouble watching some of my VCR tapes and after using the cleaning tape they worked

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use application

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Directions were super easy and most importantly, IT WORKED. Totally stoked that we can use the VHS for our old movies again!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It really helps to clean up the picture

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Everything went smoothly once I figured out how to get enough of the cleaning solution onto the white ribbon inside. I had to play the tape through twice because the heads in my VCR were so dirty. It got rid of almost 100% of the diagonal lines that were ruining the playback of my old tapes. I'm glad that I got one of these, because you never know when they might become 'extinct'!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cleaning, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast & easy!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked great! We thought the lines were due to age, but cleaning the heads, cleaned up the old tapes!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Picture quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Insignia VCR Head Cleaner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good Quality Did the job I needed to clean my VCR Heads. Easy to use and works within 20 Seconds

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Picture quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very good product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My vcr is now as good as new improved picture and sound easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cleaning, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use, works great. went thru many LP's and they were clean!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    VCR cleaning done easy!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Item was easy to use and it served the purpose of cleaning the heads on an old vcr. It came packaged with everything in tact. Note: let the components dry completely before inserting tape to play after cleaning.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Haven’t experienced any problems with it. Simple and seems to work well. My VCR worked better after using this.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cleaner

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it is very easy to use. very simple. It is also very affordable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cleaning, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    VHS cleaner

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is easy to use, does a good job and I would recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Problem solved.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have an old Sony VCR I dragged out of a closet to cull and transfer some old videos as a time killer during the quarantine. Wouldn't play until a friend recommended this head cleaner. Now works nearly as well as it did 10 years ago (the last time I started this project). Shipping was also a lot quicker than originally promised.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great that you can still find products for VCR.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a classic, easy to use and gets the job done.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use design, excellent result

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's been a long time since I bought a VHS cleaning tape but I had a bunch of tapes I needed to feed into my PC and digitize. I thought I best clean the heads on the older VHS player I have. My old tape (over 20 years old) was dried up. Best Buy had this in the store and the price was right. Easy-to-use, well designed, did its job.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does the job well!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Our huge VHS video collection was unviewable due to dirty heads on the VCR until we found this wonderful product which did the cleaning job well! Not only were our movies & all the great old ads & trailers viewable, but picture and audio basically seemless and pixelation free. THANK YOU INSIGNIA!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Vcr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this because my VCR needed cleaning. After I used this, my VCR works like new. If you want to have a perfectly running VCR, then buy this peoduct.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cleaning

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard to find item is available from Best Buy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been digitizing VHS tapes and the Head Cleaning tape I've had for years is no longer viable. I searched for a VCR Video Head Cleaner and finally found one was carried by Best Buy. It works great and is essential when dealing with old VHS tapes that might dirty up the heads of your VCR.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Vcr still works

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. I have a vcr/dvd combo for over 15 years (holding for a special record vcr to dvd project. Needed to freshly clean my vcr to use on old tapes and they played without problems after vcr cleaning. Now I just need to find a dvd cleaner.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    90s tech in a 2020 package

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm a weirdo who owns a VCR that I picked up from a thrift store, which I use with my old Sony Trinitron CRT TV (but I also have a 4K TV with a UHD blu-ray player, I told you... I'm weird!) It's amazing that Best Buy manufactures a NEW VCR head cleaner in 2020, and it works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend