R.i.p. Vhs

[cjefferys]

Looking at my cabinet I still have a VCR, Laser Disc, and a HD-DVD player in there.
Also seldom used DVD recorder and a dual deck CD player recorder.

Things in there I use all the time PS3, cable box (with DVR) and AV unit.

Yes I have more obsolete and semi obsolete items than useful.

Wow, that sounds exactly like my cabinet, except for the CD and DVD recorders (although I'll probably add a DVD recorder). I like dead formats, you can pick up HD DVDs and LDs for cheap, so that's cool.

[cjefferys]

Anybody remember the record size Laser Disks? They didn't last long at all.

Actually, they lasted about 20 years. They were always a niche format though, so many don't think they lasted as long as they actually did. I still have a bunch in my collection.

[toys2cool]

The Only 3 things I watch on VHS any More is the Spider-man 90's series ( the Boy & I have a Bunch of them) , G.I.JOE The Movie, & Porn.

lmao

[JPkempo]

Looking at my cabinet I still have a VCR, Laser Disc, and a HD-DVD player in there.
Also seldom used DVD recorder and a dual deck CD player recorder.

Things in there I use all the time PS3, cable box (with DVR) and AV unit.

Yes I have more obsolete and semi obsolete items than useful.

[Mikey]

For archiving, one of the things VHS tape has over DVD is they CAN be repaired if there's a problem (including an eaten tape).
At least to the extent where everything isn't lost.

On the other hand if your DVD goes or there's a problem, the player, computer or burner wont even read it.

Also, DVD-R's degrade over time.
I have a few DVD-R's made about 5 years ago and some wont even play anymore - or they skip or freeze
VHS tapes (home burned ones) last 20+ years.

DVD is great ....... but it's not THAT great.

VHS had a lot of good qualities DVD don't have

[tay666]

In the last few years, I've really only used the VCR to record shows when I'm out. I don't record for "posterity" anymore, since everything will eventually be out on DVD. I've thought about getting Tivo or a similar system/service, but I can't justify the price for how little I would use it.

My camcorder is mini-vhs though. Uh-oh.

Chris

I use mine several times a week for that.
Either for shows that conflict with other shows I watch, or for shows that are on after I leave for work at night.
Right now, I just can't justify paying for a DVR.
I already have several VCRs and a pile of blank tapes, so, mine still gets used a lot.

[JPkempo]

Anybody remember the record size Laser Disks? They didn't last long at all.

I have a couple hundred of them

[Hotfoot]

I'm still trying to figure out my Betamax!

Anybody remember the record size Laser Disks? They didn't last long at all.

[cjefferys]

I started transferring mine to DVD using a computer. I find it a slow and tedious process, especially when I try to make menus and chapter stops. I'm thinking of picking up a standalone DVD recorder (maybe one with a hard drive), perhaps that will be a bit less labour intensive.

[Earth 2 Chris]

In the last few years, I've really only used the VCR to record shows when I'm out. I don't record for "posterity" anymore, since everything will eventually be out on DVD. I've thought about getting Tivo or a similar system/service, but I can't justify the price for how little I would use it.

My camcorder is mini-vhs though. Uh-oh.

Chris

[The Toyroom]

I've been slowly converting my taped VHS stuff to DVD...emphasis on the word "slowly"

[JPkempo]

Tracking problems, fuzzy pictures, tape wrinkles, what's to miss?

How about when the machine just plain eats the tape. You pull the caset out the the tape it self is still stuck inside.

[Dave Mc]

Tracking problems, fuzzy pictures, tape wrinkles, what's to miss? Especially considering how the LCD and Plasma TV's display composite analog video. I'm not always one to hop on the newest and latest thing, but this is one case where the replacement technology (DVD) was just leaps and bounds better than what it was replacing.

[wolfie]

I must have over 1000 vhs tapes, proper ones not copies on blanks, so i should say that as far as i am concerned vhs will never die because i will be watching these forever.

[The Bat]

I won't miss VHS...Tape degrades to quickly.