6 REASONS TO OWN A VCR AND VHS TAPES IN 2023 4K
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- There are many reasons to buy a VCR, here are 6 of them.
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Yes, i confirm this. Today i found 2 DVDs recorded in 2007 and simply NOT READ, disc clean and not scraches. Many VHS and S-VHS recorded in 1988 loaded and play. Impressive.
Only because u didn't finalise them once u fin recording.. Each rec has its own ident and will not 'normally' play on another machine.. However some exceptions abound. So if u recorded a whole mass of dvds and never finalised them in the host machine, u may have to get another host and finalise them for them to be playable in ANY machine. Downer for me as I had machine after machine breakdown and so have hundreds needing finalising.
@@solcutta3661 No. Is the material quality. All finalized and ok years ago. It simply not read, anymore, nothing. If you not finalized only you can record more but never lost files.
Home burned DVDs are nowhere near as stable as commercial DVDs pressed in a factory and a lot of factors like the quality of the blank discs themselves, storage conditions, and the burner used can affect their lifespan
@@solcutta3661 If left in sunlight they erase themselves
Bruh the heck is this English
ive been using a VCR since the the early 2000s and will never give it up
Wish I hadn’t thrown mine out in 2012
Same here
I freaking LOVE collecting VHS movies. It's my favorite hobby. There are any number of subsets, and subsets of subsets, to collect so it only ends when you decide it does, Goodwill sells tapes for 50 cents a pop so you can bring home a nice stack for only a few bucks and unlike video game collecting, the thrill of the hunt is still a big part of the fun. You never know what you'll find. Yesterday, I found a tape with a few episodes of the Real Ghostbusters cartoon (nice bit of nostalgia, that) and came to find out that it was one of only two tapes of that show released in the US, so if you were a fan at the time that was all you had access to until the dvd release decades later. That kind of thing fascinates me.
I've been collecting vhs tapes as well. There's a thift store close by my house that has some that are cheap as well. Now I have at least 100 tapes.
@@erikamccreary2614 My favorites to collect are anything released by Disney (including subcompanies like Touchstone, Miramax, etc), Anything I find made by Cannon Films, and what I think of as "big small" distributors like Media, Goodtimes, Live/Artisan, Vestron, Starmaker and a couple others.
@@bartsimpson83 i just collect movies that i used to have when you use to record movies on vhs tapes and some CHristmas ones as well and the christmas classics. like frosty, rudoplh, santa claus is coming to town. and little drummer boy
Extra ketchup???? 😂 I was screaming as you put you were putting it into the vcr though!! 😭
Exactly fwiw at op
Another reason why VHS is still great is because let’s say for example Netflix shuts down you won’t have access to those shows from the 80s 90s or early 2000s. A good example of this the karate kid trilogy from the 80s. It was removed from Netflix the only way to watch it is on DVD/VHS
Exactly and also you need internet for Netflix to watch stuff and you also have to pay for it. And what would happen if you had your internet turned off and can"t afford to pay for it. That's why I'm grateful for vhs tapes and DVDs. I've been collecting them like crazy at a theft store that is not far from my house. And I doing the same thing with cds as well.
And books
Yeah but this isn’t just vhs this is the same with modern blu ray
Yes I saw an article about people now complaining about movies and tv shows being removed from the Disney channel....this was always the danger with online streaming they can control and decide what we watch and what they don't want us to watch that's why they love it the big corporations like Disney.
I have 600+ movies all on single hard drive. I use software called Plex to watch it from any TV in the house. No Internet required. I can also watch my movies remotely from my smartphon, or smart TV (internet required). You people live under a rock 😂
Man, I’m 20 years old and I have VHS tapes that are over 30/35 years old that look as good as the day they came out on VHS. You can’t say that about DVD/Blu-ray
@Dan W call me crazy, but on an HD TV. Yes I no, but come on! I just want to watch Sailor Moon😂🤣
I still use my hi-fi VHS player to play recordings of my vinyl albums. The vinyl albums get played once (as I record them to high-five VHS), and then they go back in their dust cover, totally protected, and rarely seeing a stylus again. You cannot only fit both sides of an album on one cassette tape, but you can also record multiple albums on one tape.
another thing is just how affordable they are, my local Salvation Army usually sells vhs tapes for 25¢ each but they've been getting so many that they've dropped the price to 10¢ each, they have a really big selection including many classic Disney tapes, who needs Disney+ huh?
I have a lot of movies on VHS that never came out on DVD... let alone Bluray or 4k. That's the main reason why i own a VCR. Also i love the nostalgic feeling it brings...
You can also transfer your movie onto an empty VHS.
I keep a 32” high end panasonic crt tv and a backup to watch all my vhs and play nes. It sits right under my LEd tv.
Yep! Love VHS, it is a superior format for so many reasons.
I just got VHS player and I love it! VHS is awesome and I can’t wait to have all my favourite movies on VHS!
WHY!!!!!!? it is bad quality it is ugly it looks so grainy!!! you can buy 4k bluray player and you can have all your favorite movies in 4k!!!! wayyy better then the garbage VCR and bad VHS!!!
@@Jordan-fn5rj so your acting like it affecting you!!!!! And your raging because people like VHS!!!! Seriously!!!!!!
The D-VHS (Data VHS) VCRs were the pinnacle of VHS. I own three of them and I sometimes transfer 4K Blu-ray discs and Amazon Prime Video to D-VHS at 1080i. It's a step down in quality but it is fun having to rewind them. Storing 22 hours of video on a single D-VHS tape is quite impressive.
As for longevity I have been able to both play and record onto videotapes made in 1976 (V-Cord2 format). I seriously doubt that a DVD-R will still be recordable 47 years after they were manufactured.
and to this day I still collect VHS (managed to get Raiders of the lost arc and Spy Kids 2 on VHS,much to no ones surprise).
Aerobics tapes from the 90s better be 2 through 6.
This is so awesome!
I got a converter for my retro consoles recently and been thinking of getting a vcr as it can use the same cable hook up as my retro consoles. So figured why not vhs tapes still exist and vcr's should still be around somewhere.
I’m still going with DVDs/Blu-Ray though
1. Better image and sound quality
2. Typically they’re cheaper
3. You rewind it an infinite amount of times
4. They have a waaaay longer lifespan than VHS. I guarantee you a VHS Movie from the mid 80’s looks either A. Terrible image quality or B. Doesn’t work.
VHS is a dead technology that needs to stay dead. There’s a reason why we don’t use it anymore.
Edit: Casette tapes I don’t have a problem with though. I actually love them.
I totally Agree. I still have a few VCR's in my house. I with they still made them.
pice of junk
It is the #1 way to watch old horror movies
When you play an old film/video on a wide screen, the top and the bottom of the image will be cut - will not be displayed. Result of conversion from the old VCR 4:3 image format to the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio
For transfer to dvd that's what i use it for
#7 you can record tv shows with blank tapes
This might be a stupid question & I'm sorry but has anyone tried to put a Japanese vhs into a USA vcr, If so, Will it work?
i own half a dozen vcrs.vhs dosent pixelate and dosent need broadband so no it appears your offline...a few years back you could get a decent hardly used vcr off ebay for spare change in ur pocket now they are asking over 45 quid for em and have found myself buying new as in unsealed blank vhs tapes though off the shelf they are at least 9 years old
Would you deface a VHS tape and stick it straight into the player with all that saur on and second how do we know your playing from VHS to tape if don't see the wires connecting them together
1990 something was when I started to receive a VCR after CD players and camcorders were popular in the 80s
Great video my good man lol
I still have a VCR as I have alot of VHS tapes from my childhood that I still watch back when DVDS used to be so expensive! But recently got Mr bean the non cartoon version on VHS as I had him on VHS tape as a kid.
QUESTION FOR ANYBODY? WILL VHS TAPES STILL PLAY AFTER BEING IN AN OUTDOOR, SHEET METAL, NON CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE UNIT FOR OVER 20 YEARS? WHERE TEMPERATURES GO AS HIGH AS 115°F° in summer 32°F in Winter???
Or Does the tape stick to itself or "gum up" the first VCR you put it in?
Yes, a lot of chances. I have a 41 yo tape, stored in attic then in basement. From warm & dry to wet and cold, dusty... playeds 1000 times at least. As everything it depends of the tape brand/quality when you buy it...
I think Betamax deserves a shout out also! Albeit, they are much more expensive than VHS and harder to find. I got lucky with my machine.
I'd skipped ahead and started at 0:25 and went to check if I'd clicked on a HowToBasic video or not 😂
I am starting a collection of VHS tapes. I have the first three Alien movies, the OG Star Wars trilogy, and three 007 movies. I just like that they work, and they're mine, and I can watch them whenever I feel like it.
That's one reason VHS was better than DVD, it was easier to pick up
from where you left off. With some DVDs the scene selection isn't
always reliable. I also like audio cassettes because you can very easily
pick up from where you left off.
Why don’t hi fi vcr’s have adjustable audio meters on them like even the cheapest cassette players do?
So Very True I Still Have My VCR & All My VHS tapes That didn't disappear
Plus o the items like Atari
8Tracks super Nintendo Ect
And Old Vynal Records, Cassettes
There is Nothing Like Vintage items
Still use VHS to record Freeview TV so I don't miss my shows while I'm out. Also, I've got movies on VHS, both official and recorded from TV.
I ♥️ VCRs
I was expecting some audiophool to try and tell me how great quality there were or something. This was much better.
In France on certain câble TV fournisseur you have to pay 5 € just for the vcr function (notice the abonnement is the most expendive in the market and other fournisseur/dealer this option IS free)
And this is why i have alrady a vcr just to not pay the extra option
I still have and collect vhs
I have 300 vhs films and a use a Panasonic nv hs980; picture quality is impressive color and détail are very good on a 45 plasma screen ; if i use it with a dvdo vp30 video processor i turn vhs in full HD
When you put the dirty vhs in the vcr it was torture like why
0:37 my soul left my body.
Love this video but aren't VCRs and VHS tapes pretty difficult to find and buy these days? People who sell them in good condition usually want a lot for them! It's okay if you already own them from the 90s, but I don't know if they are worth buying. Great video though, completely agree with all your points.
Nice!
hi vhs s
i only have the tapes now for ADAT all the rest i binned
and the new hi-fi tapes for the s vhs decks
there is still ton of bad vhs tapes out there at carboot sales in the uk
note i still use betacam sp digi decks as there alot of used tapes around and new sealed one's i know in the usa there's a big thing about them
the shop in east london stopped selling them he had 1000's of them
they used to get alot of old new stock in all the time will not be long
it will be hard to find new old stock
i finding harder to find betacam tapes in london now
What the hell kind of shirt is that? It's awesome.
The audio quality on a hi fi vcr is superb. I don’t understand why hi fi VCR’s don’t include adjustable audio input meters on them? Even the cheapest cassette players do.
Early Hi-Fi Stereo VCRs did, like my Curtis Mathes AV758 from 1987. Around the mid-90s, only pro-spec VCRs like the Panasonic AG-1980 did, and by the late 90s, they took adjustable volume levels away for good. No wonder most consumer 4-head Hi-Fi VCRs look so strikingly similar to their monaural counterparts that they're never wanted by audio enthusiasts...
Can't argue with that.
My mouth dropped when you put the vhs in player.
That was rad by the way.
My Signature 2000 VCR still works. I got it in 1992.
Wanna sell it to me ? Lol
Vintage stuff is so great! I have a CRT TV from the 90s that still works!
I'm throwing all cassettes in the outside trash, it to old and it better DVD
What VCR is that in the thumbnail?
Looks to me like it's a Sony SLV-R... I don't even know!
It's an SLV-R5UC.
In my country, a video combo comes out and you put ketchup on it! I grabbed my head, and when you put the bread inside for God's sake🙆♀🙆♀🙆♀🙆♀
Did he really just put a vhs covered in mustard and ketchup into a vcr ?
Believe it or not some movies are only available on VHS and never even made it to DVD.
A better alternative is laserdisc.
@@Retirednolongeractive yes I remember laser disc yes but it never took off only with actual movie fans.
so try to find someone to repair your vcr, that will be impossible.
Perfect Video
And I still hate VHS tapes after watching this.
-the Troll
I hate you for proving that it still works.
dammit I forgot my sandwich in the vcr again
How does anyone still actually own a VCR? The very last VCRs of any kind were made in 2016 so you're going to have to rely on several year old players to play your VHS tapes. VHS tapes were stopped being made in 2010.
When I was a baby, I stuck items in our VCR. Yeah...don't do that. Thanks to me it broke
You just got me out of a bad mood.
I think the best reason to own VHS is it's basically "poor man's film". It's nowhere near as high quality as actual 35mm film prints, but it offers a filmic, analog look cheaply. So many Blu-Ray and DVD releases of older films are over-restored, so if you like a grainy, filmic look, VHS is your friend
Dvds do the same thing they leave off where you are
Nope DVDs are better they have a better angle for the CRT look it up stupid
But only the DVD player can remember where you left off on a DVD as long as it's plugged in. If you put that DVD in another player, the DVD is restarted from the beginning. If you unplug your DVD player, that bookmark is deleted. VHS tapes always remember that bookmark, even if you haven't played them in years, and you can start a tape in one VCR and finish it in another.
@cordeliakyle5038 very true
but your vcr's are soooo expansive
The prices may seem expensive but I promise they are reasonable given the amount of time we put into each unit. We only provide high quality products and we are very serious about keeping our customers happy with reliable service. We also include a 6 month warranty. You get what you pay for when you shop with us.
I don't like dvds or blu-rays because they look the same as streaming and streaming is way more convenient then dvds/blu-rays. I like vhs because its very nostalgic to me and like the grainy old look to the picture quality on a vhs tape there fun to watch on 4k tvs with a upscaler
The quality on VHS is garbage so DVD beats VHS hands down DVDs more sharper than VHS look it up stupid
vhs is bad quality!!!! it so blurry!!!! i dont care if its nostalgic!!! if it isnt in hd!!!!
You're probably not watching your VHS tapes on a proper VCR. Take my Panasonic PV-4780 for example: it has a digital special effects buffer, so when you hit the PAUSE/STILL ⏸️ button, it makes frozen frames and slow-motion look flawless. Did I mention it has fantastic Hi-Fi stereo sound quality? And yes, the picture quality of VHS is generally so-so at best, but the PV-4780's Hi-Tech 4 head makes it look absolutely fantastic!
@@ayaseshinomiya6524 i convert my vhs tapes to digital files and watch them on my 4k Google TV Chromecast. They look great and still have the original vhs charm without dealing with the old tapes & vcr itself on a modern tv
0:27
...... Is that Kum?
Oh no not the combo unit!!!!!!!
Reason #7
"Original" VHS Tape are very very Cheap!
They are 0,50 or in a set for 1 Bugs!
(When you know boy)
CD, DVD or Blue Ray, 4k are not that cheap
It’s cheaper than having Netflix or prime
HowtoBasic
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get yaself a proper CRT Tv please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need the true aspect ratio to get full effect
My life is ruined after watching this video, I tried mayonnaise and ketchup on our wedding cassette, tape ruined and my wife has filed for divorce and left with the kids!
Lol
analogue totally has a place in society - the digitalization is forced. just conglomerate-companies forcing digitalization to fund research on the tech Jeff Bezos and Elon Musks want funded. That tech research never goes into our pockets, bc it's always expensive and made to destroy itself today - literally.
analogue & digital co-existence
How dare you abuse a poor little VCR.Shame on you !
+++
DVDs are cheap as hell.
They are pure junk.
Cant compare with the quality of a VHS tape.
You blind DVD is way better than VHS
VHS is JUNK!!!
the picture is so grainy and ugly!!! dvd looks amazing!!! 4k looks even better!!!
i am a real movie lover and i love good picture quality!!!! there is no way i will watch VHS EVER!!!! its sooo bad!!!
i dont care if its nostalgic i will choose dvd or bluray or 4k streaming because it is GOOD QUALITY!!! unlike VHS
@@Jordan-fn5rj jeez can you stop ruining it for people who like it!
@@raptorgaming296 what the hell are you talking about i am not ruining it i am telling the truth.
dvd and bluray are far better then vhs and vhs is outdated and not nostalgic!! i will tell people the truth instead if them being nostalgic for things that arent worth being nostalgic for!!!
6 REASONS TO NEVER BUY A VHS
1 it pice of junk
2 dvd better quality image
3 bluray better quality
4 4k is amazing
5 streaming so much better
6 vhs is trash and so old!!!
Streaming is not better when you have garbage internet!!!!!!
@@raptorgaming296 ok i admit streaming does suck when you have garbage internet,but if you have great internet its way better then vhs!!!!
but 4k bluray is the best!! the absolute best image quality!!!
r/youngpeopleyoutube
KEEP YOUR VHS TAPES SAFE PEOPLE
THEY WILL BE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY ONE DAY
SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN NOW
THINK OF IT AS AN INVESTMENT
THE OLDER THINGS ARE THE MORE THEY ARE WORTH
NO NO NO for the love of god it’s a simple hobby not the stock market. People like you already ruined retro gaming and trading cards. Shut the hell up and invest in something normal like stocks or gold.
i dont care about money!!!! if i owned any VHS i would burn them all in fire!!!
@@Jordan-fn5rj jeez why the hell you gotta get so mad about it!!! There better then the stuff made in today’s world!!!!
@@raptorgaming296
how are vhs tapes better then stuff today???
they literally have a terrible picture and sound quality today
and the stuff made in todays world is great! you have computers,tablets,phones,tv's etc
we also have video games,movies,music etc it is such a great time to be alive
@@Jordan-fn5rj everything has its pros and cons. But there’s no need to be mad because people like vhs!
Dvd cd is the worst. They are not reliable at all
How?
This video makes no god damn sense
Your life makes no sense you're adopted
THANK YOU!
Oh thats just mean 😈. He just doesn't know what a "vhs tape" is probally 😉😂
@@ACommenterOnTH-cam who are you talking to ?
@@ACommenterOnTH-cam are you saying that I am 16 ?
Hmmm…something z Gen might find this amusing. New trend???