Is anybody else experiencing a surge of nostalgia for the VHS era?

Lately I've been considering re-purchasing a lot of the VHS tapes that I used to own, mainly for nostalgic reasons. I can't be alone in that sentiment.

The big camp fire I built is loving those old VHS tapes lol

Is anybody else experiencing a surge of nostalgia for the VHS era?

Lately I've been considering re-purchasing a lot of the VHS tapes that I used to own, mainly for nostalgic reasons. I can't be alone in that sentiment.


I have a ton. Wanna list?

I have a ton. Wanna list?


Sure.  :)

I do sometimes.

I still own some VHS tapes of various movies, a collection of music videos, home recorded movies(of me from 2003 and 2005, and one from Christmas Eve 2002), and a birthday party recorded in 1989(I was in it of course.). But I can't watch them because I don't have a VCR.

VHS was still the best choice to record TV program and if you wanted to watch the stuff at a different place until recently. My family had a DVD recorder from 2005 on and this was SO bad, slow and unreliable.

The big camp fire I built is loving those old VHS tapes lol


;D

I still have VHS tapes lying around.

I do have a VHS collection, but as soon as a dvd comes out of a particular title, the VHS gets trashed. It's just not an easy format to work with - big, bulky, rewind, fast forward, tape chewing, mold. I love the whole dvd package - not too bulky, decently sized to showcase artwork / packaging (unlike Blu-ray) etc.

But you are right - certain titles were released on vhs which may never get the dvd treatment, so for that reason I will keep my VHS player for a long time to come. I bought my latest VHS player in 2005!

I also hope cds stay in circulation for much longer - this whole digital age is killing serious music collectors who prefer tangible products.

Sure.  :)


I fell asleep but I will post a list tomorrow.

the only VHS tapes I have lying around are my wrestling tapes in my closet and my porn collection under my bed.  ;D

the only VHS tapes I have lying around are my wrestling tapes in my closet and my porn collection under my bed.  ;D
...now we know!

the only VHS tapes I have lying around are my wrestling tapes in my closet and my porn collection under my bed.  ;D


;D

Your bed must be raised like 6 feet off the ground to allow for all those tapes to fit under it.  ;D

...now we know!


I'm pretty sure we've always known.  :D




;D

Your bed must be raised like 6 feet off the ground to allow for all those tapes to fit under it.  ;D



;D

...now we know!


HA HA!!!  ;D

;D

Your bed must be raised like 6 feet off the ground to allow for all those tapes to fit under it.  ;D


It's not that big of a collection.

I don't have one VHS tape.  I think my Grandparents still have a ton.  In fact, they have every one of John Wayne's movies on VHS!

I still have a big box of ...maybe 30 (?) tapes. Everything is self-recorded stuff from TV. Nowadays it's more interesting to see the commercials in between than the actual movies I have recorded (mostly 30s and 40s b&w stuff).

I only have few movie retail VHS tapes - probably because we got a VCR pretty late (late 1995).

I still have a big box of ...maybe 30 (?) tapes. Everything is self-recorded stuff from TV. Nowadays it's more interesting to see the commercials in between than the actual movies I have recorded (mostly 30s and 40s b&w stuff).

I only have few movie retail VHS tapes - probably because we got a VCR pretty late (late 1995).


Do you still watch them?

Do you still watch them?


Not the movies, but like I said - it's sometimes interesting to watch the old late 90s commercials in between.

Not the movies, but like I said - it's sometimes interesting to watch the old late 90s commercials in between.


I watch the 80's commercials.

I watch the 80's commercials.


Unfortunately I don't have 80s vhs tapes. The oldest is from 1996 or so.

At one point, I used to have close to 1,000 VHS movies (all store bought).  I would basically go to flea markets and for the right price, buy known movies that went to theatres.

When VHS started to fade away, I took all those tapes to a local used CD/DVD/Game store and sold them at $2 each.  They bought so many from me that they couldn't re-sell, they decided to no longer buy VHS tapes lol. 

There ended up being about 400 or so they didn't buy, so I placed an ad for the remainder as is, and sold them all as is for $250.  I kept all the music/concert related tapes, the Playboy Video Centerfolds (which to date I still have never watched all of them) and the movie 'Streets of Fire'

My most treasured VHS' are the blank ones which I filled with old tv shows, music performances etc. Lots of rare stuff which you won't find on You Tube even. I'm hoping to transfer them to dvd at some point - either professionally or I'll look into it myself.

My most treasured VHS' are the blank ones which I filled with old tv shows, music performances etc. Lots of rare stuff which you won't find on You Tube even. I'm hoping to transfer them to dvd at some point - either professionally or I'll look into it myself.

More or less the same with mine. (In fact, between 2004 and 2008 I taped various things from the TV onto video, including "blooper-reel" specials for TV and gameshow moments.) I'd love to be able to transfer some of the stuff on my VHSes to DVD as well, but I wouldn't know how to go about it. I'd also probably want to edit out commercials, too.

I watch the 80's commercials.

Unfortunately I don't have 80s vhs tapes. The oldest is from 1996 or so.

In the late 1980s we got our first VCR and my parents began taping their soap operas every day; often times they'd tape over one week of soaps when the space ran out so that they could reuse it as much as possible. So some of their old tapes date back to 1989 or so. Not sure if said tapes would still play a quarter-of-a-century later (the picture might be a little goofy), but it would be kinda neat (for lack of a better word) if they did.

Unfortunately I don't have 80s vhs tapes. The oldest is from 1996 or so.



I have a big wrestling collection and most of the programs I taped 20 years ago were from TV and I saved the commercials too.

the Playboy Video Centerfolds (which to date I still have never watched all of them)

What are you waiting for?  :D

What are you waiting for?  :D


I don't really watch stuff like that.  I'd rather have the real thing.  However, I did watch the Jenny McCarthy and Victoria Silvstedt ones
I only bought them because they were 50c each.  One of them is Shannon Tweed (pre-plastic surgery) and another is Anna Nicole Smith.  Could be worth some serious coin someday!

I don't really watch stuff like that.  I'd rather have the real thing.  However, I did watch the Jenny McCarthy and Victoria Silvstedt ones
I only bought them because they were 50c each.  One of them is Shannon Tweed (pre-plastic surgery) and another is Anna Nicole Smith.  Could be worth some serious coin someday!


or you can just sell them to ME!  :D

or you can just sell them to ME!  :D


$1,000 per tape and you can have them :P

I don't really watch stuff like that.  I'd rather have the real thing.  However, I did watch the Jenny McCarthy and Victoria Silvstedt ones
I only bought them because they were 50c each.  One of them is Shannon Tweed (pre-plastic surgery) and another is Anna Nicole Smith.  Could be worth some serious coin someday!
How about eBay?

I have a VHS/DVD player. The DVD player doesn't work very well, but I don't want to get rid of it because I still have some VHS tapes.

$1,000 per tape and you can have them :P


$100?

How much would it cost to transfer a VHS to DVD?

$100?


If you wanted to pay $100 per tape, I'd let you have them.  I have about 25 of them

How much would it cost to transfer a VHS to DVD?


I have done this years ago. I just used a DVD-VCR combo recorder. Maybe you get a cheap one on ebay and do this yourself.

I would say that I have several hundred of them including many of Disney movies (including the "banned" Little Mermaid cover  :o :o :o ). I also have a bunch of old One Life To Live eps that I recorded. Not to mention a bunch of personal tapes like the plays the kids did when I was doing my student teaching. I also have the first film that I created along with the raw tapes from that.


Carlos converted a bunch of my VHS to DVD but some of them wouldn't record because of piracy protection on them.



Cat

How much would it cost to transfer a VHS to DVD?

Forget that.  For about 20 or 30 bucks you can buy a device that let's you upload them onto your computer.
VHS to mp4 or avi.  That's way better than converting them to dvd.

If you wanted to pay $100 per tape, I'd let you have them.  I have about 25 of them


I changed my mind you can have them I already enough of my own entertainment to keep me busy.

I have done this years ago. I just used a DVD-VCR combo recorder. Maybe you get a cheap one on ebay and do this yourself.


You'd have to do it to all tapes?  ???

Forget that.  For about 20 or 30 bucks you can buy a device that let's you upload them onto your computer.
VHS to mp4 or avi.  That's way better than converting them to dvd.


That's a good idea.

I would say that I have several hundred of them including many of Disney movies (including the "banned" Little Mermaid cover  :o :o :o ). 

Cat


A little off topic, but why was the cover banned?

Is anybody else experiencing a surge of nostalgia for the VHS era?

Lately I've been considering re-purchasing a lot of the VHS tapes that I used to own, mainly for nostalgic reasons. I can't be alone in that sentiment.


Okay. I have

Boyz n the hood
The corner (awards screener)
Disappearing acts (Awards screener)
The buddy holly story
First born (Teri garr Chris collet peter weller)
Guess who's coming to dinner
Hiding out (Jon cryer)
Hoop dreams
In the heat of the night
Mama flora's family
Little big man (Dustin Hoffman)
Man from snowy river
misery
Witness

TJ hooker pilot
Scarecrow & mrs king (couple eps)
Lois & Clark (couple eps)
Kids of Degrassi street (full series)
Degrassi Jr high (full series)
Degrassi high (full series)

I have some more in AZ but not sure when I'm getting back there.

If you are interested in any of these I will make you a really reasonable offer. Pm me.

I dunno. To me, nostalgia for VHS is like nostalgia for 8-tracks. Sure, they captured a certain era in pop culture, but the actual technology absolutely blows compared to what we have today.

I have a box full of VHS tapes that I shot on a camcorder in the early 90's when I was in the Army in Germany, as well as an old TV/VCR combo, and one day I thought I'd start going through them, but I quickly got so damn tired of rewinding and fast-forwarding them that I said the hell with it and put them back away.

A little off topic, but why was the cover banned?


You want to know why? The cover contained a penis.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/thertel88/coverart01.jpg

I dunno. To me, nostalgia for VHS is like nostalgia for 8-tracks. Sure, they captured a certain era in pop culture, but the actual technology absolutely blows compared to what we have today.

I have a box full of VHS tapes that I shot on a camcorder in the early 90's when I was in the Army in Germany, as well as an old TV/VCR combo, and one day I thought I'd start going through them, but I quickly got so damn tired of rewinding and fast-forwarding them that I said the hell with it and put them back away.


So you don't want to watch anymore VHS tapes? I don't mind a little nostalgia once in a while. Takes me back to a time when shows were much better.

I dunno. To me, nostalgia for VHS is like nostalgia for 8-tracks. Sure, they captured a certain era in pop culture, but the actual technology absolutely blows compared to what we have today.

I have a box full of VHS tapes that I shot on a camcorder in the early 90's when I was in the Army in Germany, as well as an old TV/VCR combo, and one day I thought I'd start going through them, but I quickly got so damn tired of rewinding and fast-forwarding them that I said the hell with it and put them back away.


I completely agree. I just found a bag of VHS tapes I recorded off TV in the. 90s thought about sitting down to see what's on them then I thought about how many hours that would take....maybe if I were retired and between la events.  :D

I completely agree. I just found a bag of VHS tapes I recorded off TV in the. 90s thought about sitting down to see what's on them then I thought about how many hours that would take....maybe if I were retired and between la events.  :D


I have wrestling tapes in my closet from 22 years ago, I can't remember what I recorded from TV back then. Some tapes do have labels.

A little off topic, but why was the cover banned?




You want to know why? The cover contained a penis.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/thertel88/coverart01.jpg



What Howard said.



I dunno. To me, nostalgia for VHS is like nostalgia for 8-tracks. Sure, they captured a certain era in pop culture, but the actual technology absolutely blows compared to what we have today.

I have a box full of VHS tapes that I shot on a camcorder in the early 90's when I was in the Army in Germany, as well as an old TV/VCR combo, and one day I thought I'd start going through them, but I quickly got so damn tired of rewinding and fast-forwarding them that I said the hell with it and put them back away.



I hear ya. It is not that I miss VHS but I do have a lot of "stuff" that I would to transfer to DVD. You can get movies on any kind of media you want, but it is the personal stuff that I want to transfer.



Cat

You want to know why? The cover contained a penis.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/thertel88/coverart01.jpg


:o  How naughty! 

I liked VHS tapes, but really, I got tired of crying every time an MJ tape I had snapped. And dozens have snapped over the years. I've lost alot of stuff because of the tape snapping and getting stuck in the player.

Also, the amount of panic and wanting to hang yourself that sets in when a "dirty" movie gets stuck in the player and you can't ask your parent for help because you're 15 and literally have to take the VCR apart with a fingernail file to get the tape out, is not one of my fondest memories.  :o

:o  How naughty!


definitely.

I liked VHS tapes, but really, I got tired of crying every time an MJ tape I had snapped. And dozens have snapped over the years. I've lost alot of stuff because of the tape snapping and getting stuck in the player.

Also, the amount of panic and wanting to hang yourself that sets in when a "dirty" movie gets stuck in the player and you can't ask your parent for help because you're 15 and literally have to take the VCR apart with a fingernail file to get the tape out, is not one of my fondest memories.  :o


I've had problems with my VCR in the past where a tape would get stuck in the VCR and trying to get the tape out would take hours!  :o

Recently I've taken interest in this format, and it shows as I have over 50 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS tapes. I find it currently a great time to buy as a cheaper alternative to newer releases, especially in bulk lots on eBay or at my local thrift stores (one sells them for just a quarter each!) I especially seek the never released to DVD releases along with most kid's shows from the '80s/early '90s.

But VHS nostalgia is special to me since I was RAISED on it. Most of my childhood is preserved via VHS tapes spanning the late '80s and '90s. Most of the tapes my family purchased over the years are still with us, and sentimental value keeps them around. The oldest tape that my parents recorded was original news coverage of the Challenger disaster.

Despite this nostalgia, VHS remains a weak market for collecting much like 8-tracks are, with a few exceptions mostly due to a lack of demand. As a result, my most sought after tapes are original home movies, TV commercials, and stuff that never gets released on DVD (most game shows, soap operas, news programs, etc.) I still find blank, uncrecorded VHS tapes at second-hand stores on occassion.

I still find blank, uncrecorded VHS tapes at second-hand stores on occassion.


Funny thing. In German electronic stores new blank VHS tapes are still available. They are in a hidden corner, but they still exist. Along with blank cassette tapes.
They haven't changed the layout since the late 90s though - for example there is still an old-fashiond black CRT tv on the cover.

Funny thing. In German electronic stores new blank VHS tapes are still available. They are in a hidden corner, but they still exist. Along with blank cassette tapes.
They haven't changed the layout since the late 90s though - for example there is still an old-fashiond black CRT tv on the cover.


How much do they go for?

I just found 19 VHS tapes

16 of them contain 2 eps of Cagney & Lacey when it aired in syndication sometime between 97-2001
It includes the original pilot and two reunion movies

1 tape of the Mary & Rhodareunion movie (probably the original broadcast) from 2000

1 tape with (supposedly) the wedding singer
1 take with (supposedly) circle of friends

17 of these tapes should have commercials in them

The last two I say supposedly because a friend gave them to me from his collection so I have no idea if they were taped over or not.


$5 + shipping if any one wants them.
If I find more VHS' I can fit in the box I'll add them no extra charge (except shipping)

You want to know why? The cover contained a penis.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/thertel88/coverart01.jpg
How did that slip out?

How much do they go for?


Don't know exactly. Ca. 5 USD in our currency per tape.

In my collection, I have over 70 wrestling tapes that I have recorded in the early to mid 90's on television and some porn tapes that I have stacked under my bed.

In my collection, I have over 70 wrestling tapes that I have recorded in the early to mid 90's on television and some porn tapes that I have stacked under my bed.


We know  ;)


:D

In my collection, I have over 70 wrestling tapes that I have recorded in the early to mid 90's on television and some porn tapes that I have stacked under my bed.


Why do you have them stacked under your bed?

We know  ;)


:D


I must start watching them again, it's starting to collect dust.

Why do you have them stacked under your bed?


There's hardly any room to put them, my closet is a bit cluttered right now.

I guess the reason I'm nostalgic for VHS tapes is because of the commercials/previews that precede the movies (coming to theaters for the 1992 holiday season...  :D), as opposed to today, where I always skip straight to the menu on DVDs.

When it comes to animated movies, I like seeing the original darker/lighter shades of the animation.

I used to view old commercials and see what was on my VHS tapes.

I used to view old commercials and see what was on my VHS tapes.


Isn't it funny how we enjoy watching old commercials, but hate watching current ones?  ::)

Isn't it funny how we enjoy watching old commercials, but hate watching current ones?  ::)

Oh yes, totally. There were plenty of "good" ones back in the day. The ones from now are just plain annoying. ::)

Commercials were also annoying in the 90s, but once they are dated, they are interesting to watch. Too bad that I have often stopped the recording when commercials occured during movies.

I guess the reason I'm nostalgic for VHS tapes is because of the commercials/previews that precede the movies (coming to theaters for the 1992 holiday season...  :D), as opposed to today, where I always skip straight to the menu on DVDs.


I always hated these kind of previews before the actual movie. I have paid like 15 Dollars for a tape and then I had to watch this or had to fast forward, sometimes 10-15 minutes...

Isn't it funny how we enjoy watching old commercials, but hate watching current ones?  ::)


I know, I agree back in the days when you had commercials for sugary cereals, bars of soap and fast food restaurants those were good memories.

Commercials were also annoying in the 90s, but once they are dated, they are interesting to watch.

Yes, there were some annoying ones back then, but there were a few (particularly in the early part of the decade) which I actually liked.



Too bad that I have often stopped the recording when commercials occured during movies.

I often have done that during certain TV shows...

I guess the reason I'm nostalgic for VHS tapes is because of the commercials/previews that precede the movies (coming to theaters for the 1992 holiday season...  :D), as opposed to today, where I always skip straight to the menu on DVDs.

When it comes to animated movies, I like seeing the original darker/lighter shades of the animation.



Some DVDs you CAN'T skip to the menu-they MAKE you watch the preview/commercials.



Cat

Some DVDs you CAN'T skip to the menu-they MAKE you watch the preview/commercials.



Cat


That's cruel and unusual. It's not like we're in a movie theater.

That's cruel and unusual. It's not like we're in a movie theater.


It's like they force you to watch it.