Nerdkiller
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I've never been outside of Europe, but I can only assume what you're implying is that they're common in those parts of the US.Ever been to Chinatown?
I've never been outside of Europe, but I can only assume what you're implying is that they're common in those parts of the US.Ever been to Chinatown?
It's true...it's true.
I actually have my parents old 4-Head Panasonic VCR that my dad purchased in 1983. It still works, shocking enough. It actually has a faux wood grain paneling and is a top loader. Even has a wired remote control. The thing weighs like a million pounds.
Pr0n. Thousands of it. Waiting to fill that VHS's slot.
I read (but years ago) that VHS releases outdid DVD releases by more than the double amount, and BR are even less than DVD. So there's plenty of content that are not available from other media.
I still don't believe you because this is just too insane for me to process.
My parents had a GE VCR from the early 80s that lasted well into the late 00s. I think they ended up selling it in a garage sale before moving across the country. I only bought one cause I still had a few VHS tapes at the time and wasn't going to take theirs with me. Thing was a beast and had a zillion options on it.
It's not that surprising that a lot of older people still use VCRs to record OTA TV. Last year my mother's old VCR broke down, so I started looking for an inexpensive digital replacement. I was surprised to find that the subscription free DVR market is practically nonexistent. I could only find one, and it cost $400, far more than she wanted to spend to replace her VCR.
I thought about getting her to use a streaming service, but the major networks all want you to use their own propriety service. It's not as easy as just buying her a box and a Hulu subscription.
Simple, inexpensive modern replacements for VCRs just don't exist.
I've never been outside of Europe, but I can only assume what you're implying is that they're common in those parts of the US.
It's true...it's true.
Incredible.
Never knew this existed.
I still don't believe you because this is just too insane for me to process.
Not any movies I care to see again.Aren't VHS often the only way to watch the original version of a movie...
last year it sold just 750,000 units
Hopefully no one tries to bring them back like they weirdly do with cassettesand vinyl
Businesses using outdated equipment (security cameras maybe?) would be my guess. I can't think there are many consumers buying the things any more...
hm, last year i still used my VHS to play back some old recordings of some of my best times in F-Zero X to convert them to digital and get 60 fps recordings of them (i had recorded digital versions like a decade ago but my capture card back then was shit)
it's crazy how long these things last if properly stored away. also, for a long time they had better quality than DVD recorders when it came to recording stuff locally with good quality.
i can see the pixels with even the highest DVD recorder quality but the VHS beat it and the source ended up being better now that my capture card is much better.
example of VHS footage from 11 years ago converted to digital with a capture card.
Hopefully no one tries to bring them back like they weirdly do with cassettesand vinyl
RIP.
Well...Cassettes? Ehh... can't help you with that one.
Wait wait, Sony was making betamax up until last year???
70's and 80's porn.What are some examples of quality content that only exists on vhs?
Naaa. They'll probably go one step further and build 30 line mechanical televisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DVPKxb2xpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3CFkK5OORw
It's true...it's true.
Naaa. They'll probably go one step further and build 30 line mechanical televisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DVPKxb2xpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3CFkK5OORw
It's true...it's true.
An old museum. If I remember it they needed a beta but grabbed the vcr machine because it was bigger.Was it Cowboy Beebop where they had to go to some abandoned sky scraper to find a VCR? That's what this reminds me of.
Now all I can remember is that Cowboy Bebop episode where they search high and low for vcr's to play Faye's tape.
Betamax is used by a lot of TV stations.
Don't quote me on this but I think the recordings were superior,in fact I think they were better in general but they lost the format wars when VHS got porn. Kind of laserdisc, never found mainstream success but enthusiasts and tech people preferred them.any specific reason why?
funny, i found a blank tape when working last week and made a joke about it flying of the shelves. my boss then said we already sold the other 5. who wants to record something new with it?