Rip Vhs (1976-2006)

[Storm Eagle]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953955.html?categoryid=20&cs=1

Well then here's to hoping that The Phantom Tollbooth will get a DVD release one day. That's the only movie I own that's not on DVD. The last movie I owned on VHS that I replaced with its DVD counterpart was The Wizard.

I still hope blank VHS tapes will still be manufactured though. I'm still a ways from getting a DVD recorder. Not only that, but either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD could still overpower DVDs completely in a few years.

I'll admit. Even though I'll take DVD over VHS, I still like that old school feel when I pop in a VHS tape into my VCR. I own some retail VHS tapes with Power Rangers episodes on them, and I doubt they'll ever make it to DVD.

[Peter Paltridge]

I still hope blank VHS tapes will still be manufactured though. I'm still a ways from getting a DVD recorder. Not only that, but either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD could still overpower DVDs completely in a few years.
HA! Total format changes don't occur without massive improvements, and not when everybody just started on DVD. Backwards compatibility might make it easier, but it's doubtful people will pay so much extra for a few more pixels.

I don't know why they wouldn't still make blank VHSes; many people still record on them. There's no reason to buy a new VHS movie, however. My last was Fantasia 2000.

[Kaoru]

I like videocassettes. DVDs are a pain and in packages they take up almost as much space. The only thing about video I don't like is when you pause there's bad flicker and there are lines across the screen. They still make DVD/VHS player sets.

[Dr.Pepper]

The last VHS we actually bought was some Micky Mouse Christmas thing from 1999. I remember within weeks of buying it we got a DVD player. I remember that Christmas we got Mom Inspector Gadget on DVD, but at my grandma's house my brother got it on VHS.

[William C. Maune]

While movies sold on VHS are certainly dead or just about, I don't see blank tapes going away going away quite yet. While I'd like to get a Tivo, or something similar, someday, for now it is a lot more cost effective to use the VCR I already have and just replace the worn out VHS tape every few months.

[Michael24]

We have not bought any current movies on VHS in a long time. However, I still occasionally pick up the odd one here and there of something that is likely to never hit DVD. And like others, I still use VHS to record on, as well as to export my own movies to, since I still can't get DVD-Rs to work properly. We still have plenty of movies on VHS, either because they haven't gotten a DVD or just a bare-bones DVD (sometimes even still full frame), making the switch not worth it.

And like PRdude, I still like the old school feeling of putting a videotape into the VCR. I guess because that's the format I grew up with, I still like it. Heck, I still buy and listen to vinyl records. (Though I do own 100+ CDs, too. :D )

[Zeonic Freak]

Bshhhhh, the last VHS tape i bought was Rhea Gall Force at my Flea Market, and before a couple of weeks were the BGC Hurricane Live 2032/33 VHS. This was like little over a month ago.

If i find an anime on VHS, i take it, specialy if its one outta print. Im still using VCRs today.

[Ykwia]

Can it still live on?

[Zach]

VHS kicks ass. DVD is okay, but there is nothing wrong with plain old VHS tapes for recording shows and watching your favorite old movies.

[Kaoru]

Also a flaw of digital storage is pixelated image, which is noticeable unless you're using HD.

[Storm Eagle]

We have not bought any current movies on VHS in a long time. However, I still occasionally pick up the odd one here and there of something that is likely to never hit DVD. And like others, I still use VHS to record on, as well as to export my own movies to, since I still can't get DVD-Rs to work properly. We still have plenty of movies on VHS, either because they haven't gotten a DVD or just a bare-bones DVD (sometimes even still full frame), making the switch not worth it.

And like PRdude, I still like the old school feeling of putting a videotape into the VCR. I guess because that's the format I grew up with, I still like it. Heck, I still buy and listen to vinyl records. (Though I do own 100+ CDs, too. :D )

The only difference is that I don't care for vinyl records, or even audio cassettes.

[purplehairedwonder]

I haven't replaced any of my movies that I own on VHS on DVD... I think the last movie I got though was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The rest I own on DVD. I also use VHS to record TV shows when I'm at home and it's very handy. Some of my favorite childhood Disney movies I own on VHS and it is a nice feeling to pop them into a VCR and watch them just like when I was younger :)

[Shawn Hopkins]

I haven't replaced any of my movies that I own on VHS on DVD... I think the last movie I got though was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The rest I own on DVD. I also use VHS to record TV shows when I'm at home and it's very handy. Some of my favorite childhood Disney movies I own on VHS and it is a nice feeling to pop them into a VCR and watch them just like when I was younger :)


I've got way too much anime on VHS to replace it with DVD. It's more than 300 tapes. It would just be too expensive.

Although I don't currently have a VCR. I gave mine away and I haven't bought a new one yet.

[Hanshotfirst113]

We have not bought any current movies on VHS in a long time. However, I still occasionally pick up the odd one here and there of something that is likely to never hit DVD. And like others, I still use VHS to record on, as well as to export my own movies to, since I still can't get DVD-Rs to work properly. We still have plenty of movies on VHS, either because they haven't gotten a DVD or just a bare-bones DVD (sometimes even still full frame), making the switch not worth it.

And like PRdude, I still like the old school feeling of putting a videotape into the VCR. I guess because that's the format I grew up with, I still like it. Heck, I still buy and listen to vinyl records. (Though I do own 100+ CDs, too. :D )

Sometimes, the records sound better :). And I'm 19.

[ThePeterNetwork]

How about this: I have a near-entire library of Disney animated features on VHS, and when DVDs came out, I would still look for the Disney movies on VHS. By accident, I got Monster's Inc on DVD, so I compromised and said, "Okay, Disney movies get VHS, Pixar movies get DVD." That plan totally backfired on me when Disney completely converted to DVD.

Anybody want Disney VHS tapes? Make me an offer!*

*But not a real offer, since that would be advertising which is wrong.

[Michael24]

Sometimes, the records sound better :). And I'm 19.

I still don't know about that, but since getting back into vinyl about a year-and-a-half ago, I'm surprised at how well they can apparently hold up. Records that are twenty, twenty-five years old that look like they've been through Hell and back can still sound as crisp and clear as the day they were pressed. :) Even the 30-something records we still have, boxed up in a closet, still play/sound great. I'm mostly building up a collection of film scores and '80s rock albums.

[Duke]

I like videocassettes. DVDs are a pain and in packages they take up almost as much space.
Ah, but you can fit up to 4 DVDs in one standard DVD case, not counting digipaks or thinpaks (which are 1,000x more stylish than anything VHS ever came in). Plus, you can just ditch the packaging altogether and just put the disc in a DVD album, saving even more space. That way, you can have 500 DVDs take up the space of about 6 VHS tapes.

[Storm Eagle]

I still don't know about that, but since getting back into vinyl about a year-and-a-half ago, I'm surprised at how well they can apparently hold up. Records that are twenty, twenty-five years old that look like they've been through Hell and back can still sound as crisp and clear as the day they were pressed. :) Even the 30-something records we still have, boxed up in a closet, still play/sound great. I'm mostly building up a collection of film scores and '80s rock albums.

Once compact vinyl records get made, then I'll consider making the switch to it, from CDs.

[Michael24]

Not that I'm switching from CD back to vinyl. Just that I'm buying vinyl albums in addition to CDs, more for nostalgic reasons that anything else. :)

[Baltofan]

I like videocassettes too.

They are still having tons of videocassettes at our local second hand store, and the local Blockbuster.

[purplehairedwonder]

Plus, you can just ditch the packaging altogether and just put the disc in a DVD album, saving even more space. That way, you can have 500 DVDs take up the space of about 6 VHS tapes.
And that saves a lot of room in a tiny dorm room :)

[EinBebop]

Have you vinyl fellas heard about this new toy yet? (http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/02/12/wheels-of-light/)

[Ickis]

In my opinion, VHS is a great format, they should still keep making blanks and hope the DVD dosen't die, its only been around for a short time and Blu-Rays\Hi-Defs need a High-Def TV and those cost a friggin' fortune!

[Duke]

HDTVs only cost a fortune if you splurge and get the big ones over 27"-30". A relatively normal size around 20"-23" go for less than $500 these days, though a lot of them may not have some of the special features that the higher-end HDTVs do.

[Storm Eagle]

HDTVs only cost a fortune if you splurge and get the big ones over 27"-30". A relatively normal size around 20"-23" go for less than $500 these days, though a lot of them may not have some of the special features that the higher-end HDTVs do.

And what might those special features be?

[Chris Wood]

And what might those special features be?

Cocktail bar.

[Peter Paltridge]

HDTVs only cost a fortune if you splurge and get the big ones over 27"-30". A relatively normal size around 20"-23" go for less than $500 these days, though a lot of them may not have some of the special features that the higher-end HDTVs do.
I've never seen an HD for sale that was less than $1000. Where are you seeing those?

By "special features" he probably means higher resolution capabilities like 1080p, and zooming options for those non-anamorphic widescreen DVDs.

[Mr. Manager]

I've never seen an HD for sale that was less than $1000. Where are you seeing those?Go to Best Buy or any other electronics store. The smaller HDTVs cost a lot less. I saw one at $400 recently. The prices have dropped a bit and my family's getting an HD set pretty soon because of that.

[Elven Moon]

The only time I ever buy VHS now is when I want something rare that has never been released on DVD, and probably never will (ex: Doug's Secret Christmas).

[90'sCartoonMan]

I love owning things on DVD, but I like recording things on VHS. I don't have the technology to tape them on DVD, I suppose, but I'm just...used to using a VCR to record stuff.

Plus the sound of rewinding a VHS tape? Always fun.

[Storm Eagle]

I love owning things on DVD, but I like recording things on VHS. I don't have the technology to tape them on DVD, I suppose, but I'm just...used to using a VCR to record stuff.

Plus the sound of rewinding a VHS tape? Always fun.

Being able to select scenes on a DVD? More fun.

Anyway, I'd really like to have a DVD recorder. Even after I get one, I'll still keep the VCR, but packed up in its box. It'll be nice to have around as somewhat of an "antique". I kind of like owning some old things.

[Adam Tyner]

Also a flaw of digital storage is pixelated image, which is noticeable unless you're using HD....although if you watch high-def via satelitte or through many cable providers, you'll still see plenty of blocking.

[Dirty Dawg]

I have a VCR that I got from my grandma last year.The only reason I have a VCR is because I need it to run my Gamecube and DVD player.Kinda ironic,huh?

[shoujoaifan]

Bshhhhh, the last VHS tape i bought was Rhea Gall Force at my Flea Market, and before a couple of weeks were the BGC Hurricane Live 2032/33 VHS. This was like little over a month ago.

If i find an anime on VHS, i take it, specialy if its one outta print. Im still using VCRs today.I bought the first 3 tapes of Revolutionary Girl Utena when browsing through a pawn shop/thirft shop combo place. $2 bucks a piece, practically brand new, and considering how much anime tapes and DVD's cost new, it was a real steal.

Of course, the series was great from what I saw on those 3 tapes, so I ended up buying the entire series new on DVD, which conveniently was re-released a few months ago. So not that I'm complaining or anything, but they got my money anyway :p



Speaking of which, I remember 2-3, maybe even 4-5 years ago an anime dubbing company anounced they were going completely DVD, but it was probably a smaller company at the time or something, so they could probably only handle support one format anyway. Can't remember the name of it for the life of me.

[zmanjz]

Also a flaw of digital storage is pixelated image, which is noticeable unless you're using HD.

You do realise that the VHS uses an even lower grade of digital storage rather than analog.

If you want Analog video, you need to go to Reels of film rather than magnetic tape.

[Justice League 2000]

Thats sad VHS is gone:(. I hope DVD will last forever, VHS is only 30 years old. I am shock.:)

[dth1971]

Beta and VHS have been replaced by DVD/Blu-Ray, like vinyl records and 8 tracks and cassettes have been replaced by CD's!

[Mynd Hed]

Beta and VHS have been replaced by DVD/Blu-Ray, like vinyl records and 8 tracks and cassettes have been replaced by CD's!

Well, not entirely; there's still a big gaping hole where an economical and easy-to-use method of recording live TV in the digital age should be. TiVo is easy to use and has plenty of features but is expensive, and other PVRs and media center PCs don't tend to be all that user-friendly even in the rare case when they're relatively cheap.

You still just can't beat paying a mere $50ish for a VCR and hitting "record."