Misremembering VHS or VHS didn't look nearly as bad as people now claim it did

[acrovader]

Actually, they did make recordable DVD players. I owned one, and it worked pretty well.

That's what I use at work when I'm converting VHS to DVD. Sony. Easy to use. I can also use it for Super8, too.

[Bruce Banner]

Gourmet video.

[palitoy]

Oh, that mustache.

[Hedji]

Perhaps if we are discussing the merits of various home media systems, we should consult someone with a logical perspective.

[tay666]

Seems like no one remembers having to fast forward through a crapload of previews!

That came later.
In the early days, you didn't have all that extra crap at the beginning of a video tape.
But at least you could FF through it.
Most of the DVDs I have won't let me skip the previews at all.

[cjefferys]

Actually, they did make recordable DVD players. I owned one, and it worked pretty well.

Yeah, I still have a Toshiba DVD recorder that works. DVD recorders never really caught on in North America, by the time they came out most people were already using DVRs to record TV shows. But in some countries DVRs never really got any traction so DVD recorders were more popular in those places (Japan for example, where you can even buy set top Blu-ray recorders).

[Mikey]

A tad off topic .......

Back in the Beta vs VHS days was anyone here a Beta person ?

I got into the battle late when VHS was already the established standard

[Hedji]

Actually, they did make recordable DVD players. I owned one, and it worked pretty well.

[danadoll]

Hey, I still cant get some things on DVD, that I had on or recorded from TV onto VHS.

[Iron Mego]

Seems like no one remembers having to fast forward through a crapload of previews!

[tay666]

I never had a problem with VHS. My eyes are not the greatest, so I didn't really 'see' a difference between VHS / DVD on my 26" tube TV.
Disc does have a lot of advantages over VHS, like no rewinding, jumping around a movie, etc.
But there were also drawbacks. I recorded a ton of stuff on VHS. Couldn't do that with a DVD player.
Plus, a VCR, you turn it on, and it is ready to go. DVD and BlueRay it takes a while. And I hate having to go through a bunch of menu screens. Just start the movie.
If my main VCR wouldn't have crapped out I'd still be using it.
Instead I went out and bought myself a DVR / DVD player-recorder combo.
Used my back-up VCR to then transfer all the stuff I had onto that harddrive. Like home movies, a bunch of hobby videos, and a few movies I knew would never make it to disc. Then I burned those to disc.
After that, I cleared out the rest of my VHS collection. Surprisingly made some decent money on my Godzilla tapes, and all my Iron Maiden videos.

[acrovader]

Interestingly enough, a part of my job is converting VHS, Super8, film, etc. to the digital format. Frankly, I don't miss VHS. I love the convenience of digital.

The other day I was thinking what a pain it was to go out and rent a movie at a chain like Blockbuster. Ugh. Always had a crummy selection. Only the independent places had the best selection of rare and hard to find movies. Now that is no more, thankfully.

I just wish more movies that are on VHS would show up on DVD/Blu-ray. Frustrating.

That said, it's always a pricey hassle having to upgrade from VHS to DVD to Blu-ray. I'm having to buy the same movie over again. However, there are some movies in my collection that I've gotten lazy about upgrading DVD to Blu-ray.

[HardyGirl]

I love my VHS vids.

[Werewolf]

Did you guys ever have Video 2000 in the US?

No, but it sounds super cool. Had to google it. Wow, they were like giant audio cassettes that played movies and had the advantage of being able to play and record on both sides. Neat!

[cjefferys]

One of the many things that I don't miss about VHS is the chroma noise, especially when watching a film that has a lot of saturated reds (eg. Aliens, some Argento films).

Did you guys ever have Video 2000 in the US?
Arrived at the same time of VHS and Beta, but much better quality. Didn't last long, though, and I was stuck with a pile of tapes and no new players.

Nope, Video 2000 never made it to North America, I believe it was PAL and SECAM only, not NTSC.