That is NOT why vcr's went out of style ... they went out of style because technology got advanced and dvd's took over with higher resolution and better technology with less moving parts.
Bought a nice HiFi vcr last week for a bargain. After some times of normal use, the tape stopped to eject or play. Frustrated, I watched this and other similar videos in order to find a solution. After three days of frustration, I realized that I had accidentaly activated the "key inhibit" function!...
Looks like you have a Mode Encoder Switch problem the contacts becomes oxidized and needs to clean and that should fix the problem it's located under the chassis or on the circuit board depending on make and model.
