Do you believe that the VCR will one day be sold in stores again like record players are today?   

As much as I love VCRs, I don't know if it would have a revival. Most people who usually buy one now are hobbyists and VHS collectors. I only have about 8 VHS tapes, but I don't have a working VCR to view them.

I don't know about VHS tapes themselves, but I miss the boxes that VHS tapes came in.  :-\\ They looked (and erm... smelt) much better than DVD boxes.

I don't know about VHS tapes themselves, but I miss the boxes that VHS tapes came in.  :-\\ They looked (and erm... smelt) much better than DVD boxes.


Bruh, they smelled the same. They're just different formats. I actually miss using a VHS tape more than seeing a VHS cover, to be quite honest.

Also, why the hell is this in the 1980s' subforum? Didn't people use VHS tapes in the 90s and early-mid 2000s as well?

Bruh, they smelled the same. They're just different formats. I actually miss using a VHS tape more than seeing a VHS cover, to be quite honest.


Naw, there was a specific type of VHS box made of specific material. It was white and soft. I don't know what material it was, but I liked the smell of it and feel of it. VHS boxes were more thicker and often larger than DVD boxes. It felt heavier in the hands.

Also, why the hell is this in the 1980s' subforum? Didn't people use VHS tapes in the 90s and early-mid 2000s as well?


Take a breath here, no need to get upset.

Naw, there was a specific type of VHS box made of specific material. It was white and soft. I don't know what material it was, but I liked the smell of it and feel of it. VHS boxes were more thicker and often larger than DVD boxes. It felt heavier in the hands.


They did seem thicker.  Smell is a matter of opinion so if you thought that they smelled different, they then did to you.

Naw, there was a specific type of VHS box made of specific material. It was white and soft. I don't know what material it was, but I liked the smell of it and feel of it. VHS boxes were more thicker and often larger than DVD boxes. It felt heavier in the hands.


It's quite obvious since VHS tapes are more bulky than DVD covers.


Take a breath here, no need to get upset.


Yeah, but not every VHS tape was produced in the 1980s. Just saying.

They did seem thicker.  Smell is a matter of opinion so if you thought that they smelled different, they then did to you.


Don't tell me I was the only one who noticed the smell! ;D

Don't tell me I was the only one who noticed the smell! ;D


To be fair, smelling a VHS cover wasn't really my favorite. If you're talking about favorite smells to me, then mine is the new car smell.  8)

It's quite obvious since VHS tapes are more bulky than DVD covers.

Yeah, but not every VHS tape was produced in the 1980s. Just saying.


I put this thread here because VCR's were popular in the 80's and I didn't want it to turn into another generational debate like I've seen happen in other sections.  I don't want to talk about who's better or who's right or wrong every single time I come on here.  This was meant to be a simple thread, but it's turning into something else quickly.  When I first started coming on here it was more laid back and fun. 

Look, I'm not going to debate every little thing with you.  You want to discuss, then try to be more civil.  I put this thread here because VCR's were popular in the 80's and I didn't want it to turn into another generational debate like I've seen happen in other sections.


Oh.  :-\\

To not ruin this thread, did anybody here had any recorded tapes? I think I had a few.

I don't know about VHS tapes themselves, but I miss the boxes that VHS tapes came in.  :-\\ They looked (and erm... smelt) much better than DVD boxes.


I miss the labels that came with them.

To not ruin this thread, did anybody here had any recorded tapes? I think I had a few.


I have a ton of VCR recorded tapes, don't remember the last time used a VCR. ???

I sure hope so! I love VHS!

To not ruin this thread, did anybody here had any recorded tapes? I think I had a few.


Besides the VHS releases I own, I own about 15-20 recorded tapes. I have converted most of these recordings and uploaded them on a YouTube channel. My Grandparents own about 100 recorded tapes, as well as a lot of VHS releases. They still regularly use VCRs today.

Besides the VHS releases I own, I own about 15-20 recorded tapes. I have converted most of these recordings and uploaded them on a YouTube channel. My Grandparents own about 100 recorded tapes, as well as a lot of VHS releases. They still regularly use VCRs today.


That's cool. My parents still had a VCR until I was about 9. I remember my dad didn't like the format anymore, so he just threw it away. Although, there was another VCR in my room that I wanted to test out, but it screwed up the cassette tapes whenever I put them in. I haven't used a VCR ever since.

I could definitely see a revival, but only for a small audience. Just over the past couple weeks, I've learned to dub recordings from both a 1984 Betamax machine and a c. 1996 VHS machine onto DVD from a non-tube set without using one of those special converters. At yard sales, online, and a few other places, there are plenty of blank tapes that consist of recordings off of TV, which contain a variety of stuff from commercials, local TV shows, soap operas, sporting events, and other programs that have never been released onto video, although you'll most likely find movies that already have an official release on either cassette, disc, or a digital format. Too bad most people didn't have the forsight to record the truly rare stuff like local Bozo the Clown shows, daytime game shows, many Nickelodeon shows from the '80s, obscure music shows like Dance Party and Radio 1990, and much more! They're basically as obsolete as slide reel projectors that I've talked about.

For the "why is this in the '80s" subforum, don't get upset because VCRs were around by the start of 1978 (poking at you, TENG).

I sure hope so! I love VHS!


How many tapes have you got?

I sure hope so! I love VHS!


me too


I could definitely see a revival, but only for a small audience. Just over the past couple weeks, I've learned to dub recordings from both a 1984 Betamax machine and a c. 1996 VHS machine onto DVD from a non-tube set without using one of those special converters.

Is the dubbing process complicated?

At yard sales, online, and a few other places, there are plenty of blank tapes that consist of recordings off of TV, which contain a variety of stuff from commercials, local TV shows, soap operas, sporting events, and other programs that have never been released onto video, although you'll most likely find movies that already have an official release on either cassette, disc, or a digital format. Too bad most people didn't have the forsight to record the truly rare stuff like local Bozo the Clown shows, daytime game shows, many Nickelodeon shows from the '80s, obscure music shows like Dance Party and Radio 1990, and much more! They're basically as obsolete as slide reel projectors that I've talked about.

For the "why is this in the '80s" subforum, don't get upset because VCRs were around by the start of 1978 (poking at you, TENG).




It would have been nice if people taped the rare stuff.

me too


Is the dubbing process complicated?

It would have been nice if people taped the rare stuff.


I've taped a lot of rare stuff but now they're just stored away for a future time.

There seems to be a new interest in 80's technology.  Someone will eventually combine blue ray and VHS.

There seems to be a new interest in 80's technology.  Someone will eventually combine blue ray and VHS.
I can still see the tapes clogging up the machine.

I can still see the tapes clogging up the machine.


;D

Arent VCRs 70s technology?? -- AH MAN!!

There seems to be a new interest in 80's technology.  Someone will eventually combine blue ray and VHS.



How will they do that? ???

How will they do that? ???
By putting a VCR player and a Blue Ray player in one case. ;)
There are some of those available already.

By putting a VCR player and a Blue Ray player in one case. ;)
There are some of those available already.


Our Family don't even use our VCR anymore but maybe for just in case we want to watch some memories from the past.

By putting a VCR player and a Blue Ray player in one case. ;)

I had one of those (VCR/DVD) and it was aweful.. VCR playback had a hiss in it and just sounded like garbage.. (I dont like DVDs anyway so I got rid of it)

Also, why the hell is this in the 1980s' subforum? Didn't people use VHS tapes in the 90s and early-mid 2000s as well?


Yeah, VHS died after the early 2000s and even by then they were already on the way out in the USA. The last VHS tapes were made around 2006/2007 around the time DVD was at its peak and Blu-ray was just coming out. What's interesting is that other countries like South Korea continued to release movies on VHS well into the 2010s.


 

Also, why the hell is this in the 1980s' subforum? Didn't people use VHS tapes in the 90s and early-mid 2000s as well?

Yes they did. I think the starter put it here because VCRs were popular (and widely produced) mainly in the 1980s. They were sold at electronics stores; offered as prizes on game shows; etc..

In fact, my household got our first VCR in 1987. It was such a novel idea to have one.

I remember owing a VCR back in the days and it took forever to get to some area you missed in a film or a show you probably wanted to watch.

I love VCRs,looks just like im watching over analogue cable/tv :)