this was around the time vhs was dying out but were any of you guys still buying or renting movies on tape?? around 2004-2006??

Yes I did. At home we had both a video and dvd player. Only when the vhs one broke down around 2006, we had to restrict ourselves to the dvd one. Tv was still bulky though.

Yes I did, I still used a VHS player then later on I moved onto CD and DVD.

Yes, they were still commonly used to watch VHS tapes then. Some people still have them, actually I think VHS might be making a bit of a revival because movies can be had for so cheaply on them and the quality really isn't that inferior to DVD.

Yep. I used them until 2006.

The last time I watched/recorded a VHS was in 2005. We had gotten a VHS camcorder in 2002, people were still buying them back then. I still have various VHS movies recorded.

Oh yeah I was always using it back then. It was still popular up to around 2006.

Yes, they were still commonly used to watch VHS tapes then. Some people still have them, actually I think VHS might be making a bit of a revival because movies can be had for so cheaply on them and the quality really isn't that inferior to DVD.


I still buy lots of old pre-2005 movies on VHS when picture quality isn't a huge concern. You can get them for like 88 cents at a Goodwill. Cheaper than DVD or Blu Ray and still a very viable method of watching older movies.

I have a combo VCR/DVD player, and I've had it since about 2006.  I used the VCR to tape things off of TV up until 2008 when I moved and I could not figure out how to hook up the VCR part of the machine to the cable so that I could record things.  I've only just recently started throwing away alot of VCR tapes that I recorded TV stuff of, because it's ridiculous to move boxes and boxes of videotapes whenever I move, and I don't ever watch them anyway.

I have a couple VCR tape sets that I'm reluctant to get rid of, such as St. Elsewhere and WKRP in Cincinnati.  They might be worth something to someone, but hardly anybody uses the format anymore, so...

There is one movie that I don't think ever came out on DVD from the 80s that I loved.  I really need to find a way to transfer it to DVD somehow.  It is called "Sing" starring Jessica Steen.

Yes, they were still commonly used to watch VHS tapes then. Some people still have them, actually I think VHS might be making a bit of a revival because movies can be had for so cheaply on them and the quality really isn't that inferior to DVD.


I still own VHS tapes myself and one day I might want to transfer them to disk.

I still own VHS tapes myself and one day I might want to transfer them to disk.

Disks and DVDs are dying now too. I personally don't use them anymore and they're very unpopular and dying as online services like ITunes, Netflix are taking over. So it may not be a good idea to transfer them to disks. Transfer them to your hard drive instead and then put them in the cloud. The days of physical media are numbered.

Not really, I think we had one but by 2004 we watched DVDs more than VHS.

Disks and DVDs are dying now too. I personally don't use them anymore and they're very unpopular and dying as online services like ITunes, Netflix are taking over. So it may not be a good idea to transfer them to disks. Transfer them to your hard drive instead and then put them in the cloud. The days of physical media are numbered.


You mean transfer all my tapes to my hard drive? ???

I have a DVD/VHS combo and a blue ray player.  :)

I still have VHS tapes to this day and VHS players.

Of course, I also have DVDs as well.

You mean transfer all my tapes to my hard drive? ???

Yeah if it's big enough.

I have a DVD/VHS combo and a blue ray player.  :)

Blu-Ray was pretty much dead before it began.  ;D I know people still use VHS, DVDs and Blu-Ray but due to the internet and cloud computing as well as online services such as Netflix and YouTube, they're going out of fashion.

Is it bad that I still have a VCR? Anyway, although I rarely use it, my latest VHS recordings are from...


2014....

well.

I have a DVD/VHS combo and a blue ray player.  :)


Do you still use it?

I still have VHS tapes to this day and VHS players.

Of course, I also have DVDs as well.


I don't have a VHS player but I do have a CD Player, My Father has a VHS/CD player combo.

Is it bad that I still have a VCR? Anyway, although I rarely use it, my latest VHS recordings are from...


2014....

well.


What do you have on your VHS tapes?

Yes - I think the last time I used a VHS was in 2009.

Yep. I think we got a DVD player in 2004, but around 2005-2006 I used to rent a lot of older movies on VHS because it was really cheap.

I don't have a VHS player but I do have a CD Player, My Father has a VHS/CD player combo.


If I looked hard enough or cared, I might be able to find a CD player in my old room, but what would be the point when I have newer technology which can run CD's?

I have combo players. We also have some old VCR's that still work.

If I looked hard enough or cared, I might be able to find a CD player in my old room, but what would be the point when I have newer technology which can run CD's?

I have combo players. We also have some old VCR's that still work.


Does it still play good?

Do you still use it?


Yes.  :) My mom said that if she had gone to Canadian Tire she would have brought a Blue Ray player without all of the bells and whistles.  :)

Me, no. When I got my first apartment in 2001, I didn't bother buying a VHS player since I bought a DVD player. The only time I ever used VHS around that time was when a friend recorded some TV shows I didn't get to watch (and I didn't have TiVo or anything like that). I had to go to my ex-GF's house and watch it, lol.

Yes, we still were. In fact, I myself continued to use them until 2008, when the built-in VCR in my little TV stopped working.

I still have a collection of video tapes that I don't think I could ever part with; in fact, just a few weeks ago I watched one of my videos on the downstairs TV, on the VCR/DVD combo unit.

I have a tv downstairs with a vcr built in. I only watch a few christmas movies that I have on VHS.

I still have a collection of video tapes that I don't think I could ever part with; in fact, just a few weeks ago I watched one of my videos on the downstairs TV, on the VCR/DVD combo unit.

I still watch some of my old VCR tapes once in a while.

What do you have on your VHS tapes?


Jeopardy

I still watch some of my old VCR tapes once in a while.

So do I. In fact, I recently watched one of my I Love Lucy videos.

What do you have on your VHS tapes?

Jeopardy

I mostly recorded blooper-reel specials ("Most Outrageous Game Show/TV Moments") and things of that nature. I also taped a few segments of "Whose Line Is It Anyway" that were hilarious. (This was before Youtube came along.)

There was nothing worse than a tangled VHS tape! But it was so fun recording TV shows, movies, and videos on them.

I still sometimes listen cassette tapes though, I like the rewind sound.

Jeopardy


I have wrestling from back when it was called WWF, episodes of Mr Rogers Neighborhood and Sesame Street, some porn.

There was nothing worse than a tangled VHS tape! But it was so fun recording TV shows, movies, and videos on them.


I hate when I am watching a video and all of a sudden the tape string gets tangled, it comes right out. :P

I still sometimes listen cassette tapes though, I like the rewind sound.


The last time I listened to one was a few years ago.

Since I've recently gotten into tape trading, I have to say in the past year that I've used a VHS more than I've ever since the late '90s since there is so much content that has never been released and is only available on that format, and now that there are VHS models that dub into DVDs and digital formats (yes, they still sell VHS machines today with DVD's), it is still relevant in terms of preserving old movies. I also purchased a Betamax recently since you're more likely to find older '80s/early '90s (and even late '70s) stuff from a mix of old tapes compared to VHS. In a recent lot of VHS tapes that were prerecorded, I even found a tape that was recorded just back in August 2013, which shows that there are still those who want to record and keep since with a DVR, the content eventually disappears after a few months and its much more difficult to record onto a DVD. But in the mid-2000s, I still occassionally recorded a show, but since I was focusing on getting through college, I tended to watch less at the time. Just be sure that the machine works and doesn't "eat" tapes. Despite claims about tapes degrading, I still find that most tapes with proper storage still work fine today, even at SLP/EP speed. I generally recorded The Price is Right for a couple years (sorry, I only have a few clips intermagled with other stuff), Pokemon during its first two seasons, Press Your Luck during its first several months on Game Show Network in 2001, and my brother recorded some Yu-Gi-Oh and Adult Swim around 2003 or so. I also find VHS as a great alternative to Netflix/Online rentals, DVDs, or Blu-Ray since they can be bought for low prices.

I think I have regularely used VHS until 2004ish to record stuff from TV. My parents used it a bit longer - at least until the early 10s when we got an HDD recorder.

I think movies still came out in vhs by the mid 2000s. I have a finding nemo vhs and that came out in 2002.

My friends and I watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000 Jim Carey version) on VHS at my friend's house a few weeks ago. It made me wonder when the last time I watched a VHS tape before that was.

I wonder if hipsters will eventually reclaim VHS like they did with vinyl records.

I think we still had one as late as 2007 or so actually.

I wonder if hipsters will eventually reclaim VHS like they did with vinyl records.


I don't think so. Vinyl records have a lot of advantages in comparison to cds, for example a warmer sound and a better sound quality (compared to mp3, if the record is in mint condition). That's not the case with DVD vs. VHS.

I think movies still came out in vhs by the mid 2000s. I have a finding nemo vhs and that came out in 2002.


I think most of them were DVDs at that time.

Why we still have a VCR at home! If you tape a show you can have it as long as you want, so why throw out a good thing? Plus there are tapes I'd still watch if the mood ever hit that I will not throw out for that reason.  :D I have plenty of DVD's, but no Blu Ray player yet.

Still have a VHS system. ;)

Why we still have a VCR at home! If you tape a show you can have it as long as you want, so why throw out a good thing?


and you can watch it over and over.

Yeah, we were. We have VHS tapes from 2005/2006. They are very hard to come across now though - do they still make them? I haven't seen one on sale for years.

Yeah, we were. We have VHS tapes from 2005/2006. They are very hard to come across now though - do they still make them? I haven't seen one on sale for years.

They still sell empty Fuji VHS tapes where I work. Mind you nobody buys them. I remember selling only one in my entire three years of working there.

Yeah, we were. We have VHS tapes from 2005/2006. They are very hard to come across now though - do they still make them? I haven't seen one on sale for years.


You can probably still buy them off of Ebay or Amazon.

You can probably still buy them off of Ebay or Amazon.
I found that VHS videos did NOT sell on eBay.

I found that VHS videos did NOT sell on eBay.


Amazon sells them for $12 for a 4 pack of blank VHS tapes.

Amazon sells them for $12 for a 4 pack of blank VHS tapes.

I'm sure you can find them at your local electronics shop as well. I don't think the mega big brands like Walmart carry them anymore though.

I'm sure you can find them at your local electronics shop as well. I don't think the mega big brands like Walmart carry them anymore though.



Because VHS is about to be phased out soon.

I thought everyone did.

I was, but definitely not as much as I was using DVDs. The only time I used the family's VHS player was to watch old videos of programs I recorded, family home videos or movies that I didn't have in the DVD format. Last time I remember using VHS was the summer of 2010 when I decided to watch Toy Story out of pure nostalgia before the theatrical release of Toy Story 3.

Yeah, we were. We have VHS tapes from 2005/2006. They are very hard to come across now though - do they still make them? I haven't seen one on sale for years.

I'm actually not sure; I haven't looked for any in the last five years or so. :-\\

Yeah, we were. We have VHS tapes from 2005/2006. They are very hard to come across now though - do they still make them? I haven't seen one on sale for years.


Wikipedia says that the last major film released on VHS was "A History of Violence" in 2006, and that the last standalone VHS player was produced by JVC in 2008.

As others have mentioned, I'm pretty sure you can still buy blank tapes for recording off TV, though I haven't done this myself since about 2005.

You will still find blank VHS tapes in some German stores, but they are very rare. You'll most likely find them in a hidden corner...
Same with cassette tapes.

As others have mentioned, I'm pretty sure you can still buy blank tapes for recording off TV, though I haven't done this myself since about 2005.

How much do they cost?

I used my VHS well into the 2010s, mind you.

and after the VHS I started to buy a DVD Player.

VHS and DVD were useful, but BluRay can't do anything,
because one can download/stream things.

VHS and DVD were useful, but BluRay can't do anything,
because one can download/stream things.


Isn't Bluray good?

Currently trying to find my VCR, just came across a bunch of old family tapes..

Currently trying to find my VCR, just came across a bunch of old family tapes..


Were you able to watch them?

Currently trying to find my VCR, just came across a bunch of old family tapes..

You can always get them transferred to DVD.

Have a hybrid DVD/VHS system that I got in the mid-00s. We even still resort to recording Christmas parades and such with VHS if we can't find it online.

You can always get them transferred to DVD.

What's the use considering DVDs are dying now too. Transfer them to the Cloud.  8)

What's the use considering DVDs are dying now too. Transfer them to the Cloud.  8)
...but you need the Internet to watch them, DVDs can be watched when offline.

Also, on the Cloud there is the possibility of being hack?

...but you need the Internet to watch them, DVDs can be watched when offline.

Also, on the Cloud there is the possibility of being hack?

That's true, But it just seems like the days of physical media are numbered. :P

What's the use considering DVDs are dying now too. Transfer them to the Cloud.  8)


Is that safer?

Were you able to watch them?


Sadly not yet, might go look at a thrift store to see if they have one laying around.

I did find one!

Pretty cool watching my parents life before me, also them driving from vancouver to edmonton in a 1980 camaro.. Plus all the songs on the radio from 1996.

Also my dad walking around west edmonton mall for the first time which was pretty cool to watch. About 3 hours of footage

Is that safer?

Definately not.