‘I love VHS!’ Tapes experience a comeback in unusual ways
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2022
- At one time, most of us owned something that stocked our shelves. That something was a big deal for years, but one day, its era ended and off it went to garage sales and thrift stores. We’re talking about VHS tapes, and they’re making something of a comeback in some unusual ways.
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I work at a thrift store, and a lot of people have been buying a lot of VHS tapes lately.
One man told me yesterday that he buys/purchases VHS tapes because of the fond memories.
Also, I wish that my apartment was big enough so that I could start re-collecting VHS tapes again. Just before Christmas of 2021, I started to collect VHS tapes and I had to give them all away two months later because of the small spaces of my apartment.
I throw out thousands of these at a time at my thrift store and watch the compactor eat them. They always make a nice crunchy sound like crushing a large box of cereal with black spaghetti guts.
I just crushed an entire 4 series of star trek tapes. There was probably more than 100 of them.
I just buy my favorite movies on vhs to convert them to digital so i can watch them on my google chromecast then i just donate the vhs tapes back to the thift shops. I love the look of old vhs movies i want to digitalize and own as much vhs movies as can but not having to deal with physically hanging onto the tapes themselves or own a vhs player
I stop at the local goodwill once a week. Vhs tapes are 2$ and i find all kinds of amazing classics and hard to find movies and shows. Its become my favorite hobby, next to comic book collecting. Its so fun and ive discovered so many amazing movies id never watch. Theres NOTHING better than booting up my 23 inch Sony CRT Tv, hearing the crunchy static, starting the vhs plaer and then getting in some warm pajamas and blankets and cozying up like its 1998. Its so fun. Its an amazing date too, try it some time. Me and my lady friend once a week pretend the goodwill is block buster, we pretend like we are renting a movie, we get popcorn and candy then go home and watch our movies, seriously try it out for date night. We are nerdy losers i know but its worth it, and shes HOT as hell too, sexy ass big booty Latina
@@integribeez4114 That's monstrous. Sell them online in lots. Weirdos like me will buy them.
I've been collecting VHS since 2020 and it's one of my favorite hobbies. I've finally ran out of room but oh man it's so satisfying to come home after a good hunt full of classics!
same!
I record all my videos to VHS on a regular basis so I felt this hard!!
There are LOTS of VHS "titles" ONLY AVAILABLE ON VHS! I LOVED THIS FORMAT!
It's 2024 and VHS tapes are going up in price at my local thrift shop again.The VHS and DVDs are switching places in the prices.
I still love watching vhs tapes I still have a vcr
Protect your VHS tapes bros.
Lazarus Blackwell is right. If we don't digitize all those British VHS and audio tapes before long, they could all be spending forever in landfill! We all must preserve our video and audio memories for future generations.
@@peelp5028 Absolutely, I don't have much left anymore but I still kept them around for some reason, but there's one thing I'll always make sure to protect DVDs and Blurays and I have a lot of those, yesterday it was Vinyl, today it's VHS, tomorrow could be DVDs and Blurays, who knows...
A lot of close friends were telling me that I was going bonkers because of this, but it's still possible to have a return of the DVDs after we've seen Vinyl and VHS making a comeback, never knows...
Trash the VHS they suck!! 🗑️
vhs collector here. been collecting since christmas 2020.
the thing about streaming services is movies can be shelved and put behind a paywall at any time. so unfair. there really is nothing like being able to physically hold the media i'm consuming. plus the nostalgia is the cherry on top. VHS + VINYL + BOOKS FOREVER! 📼🎼📖🖤
Not just that, but their licensing are timed. If it reached its limit or if there isn’t enough viewers of watching it, they’ll pull it out of streaming services. To this day, I started collecting DVD’s to watch on my PS5 cuz f*ck licensing and streaming. Also, right now, I own a DVD & VHS player to stream and share with friends on Discord, but also, glad I can finally watch my old VHS movies like Shrek and the Indiana Jones trilogy.
@@sonicexereaper6814 I did the same and started before the Covid started, only it's DVDs and Blurays instead of VHS...
Some of them might be rare to find, and nobody plays them for quite a while on streaming service...
And they can also pull out some movies for Political Correctness, many movies we used to have were really fun and people loved them, but now, they're seen as unnacceptable to show them for a reason or another while back a while ago, such restrictions when they were originally released and made public weren't even a thing regardless of the movies...
Pisses me off big time when that happens...
The same thing to be said for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray’s
Yeah, and paying for a streaming device and services are ussally more than cable
You forgot to mention DVDs! These are GREAT also!
BRING BACK VHS
They brought back Vinyl records so ....
i had one in 1998, I was born in 1992 so I was very young, but I threw it out after 9/11
I still have the tapes of 9/11
Don't bring back VHS it's a garbage format DVD however is way better than VHS more sharper than VHS
It's just a collectors commodity now. But I still use them because they are durable
VHS on a CRT Tube TV is the ONLY way to truly watch and experience a horror movie.
I hope VHS's makes a comeback like the vinyl records are
VHS will never make a comeback, you fool. It's outdated technology. The world has evolved to higher quality and convenience with streaming and DVDs. You can't turn back time.
I believe they will make a big comeback. I bet they will even make current titles of movies in the near future.They say I'm crazy for thinking that way but who cares.Whatevers old always becomes new again.Look at vinyl records. 👍🏻🙂
Right, @@PlayitagainVHS?! How would you release them again? Me, I'd experiment with a movie that just came out of theaters. Example, Dune: Part 2. Have that movie come out on VHS
no!! bluray is better vhs is garbage
I hope so too. CRTVs + VHS are a magical combination. They really don't make 'em like they used to. I like DVDs too. Convenience of not having to manually rewind, plus bonus features and takes up less room. Unless a show or film was actually designed to be viewed in HD and had meticulous detail in its sets and costumes, it often looks much better on SD video.
I’ve been collecting VHS’s since around the end of August 2023.
VHS FOREVER!🤘🏻🎃📼
yes just yes :D
Yes, how people used to stream movies 🎥 back in the day.
VHS was the FIRST great video capturing format! I still LOVE it!
Same I love classic movies Im an old millennial I too loved popping the tape in the sounds the smells when it warmed up nothing Netflix can copy. My first love of vhs was in 1987 my babysitters parents had a huge vhs collection Id plop on the floor hed say what do you want to watch Id yell Back to the Future🤘🤣 Shortly after was the Goonies and Land Before Time also🙏
The whole experience with VHS tapes is the same as the CD experience
1:37 That's pretty clever the way you did the 0's like that!
People like myself are whiching free vhs movies in my house forever
I freaking love my vhs collection and will never get rid of it!!!!
I would have to agree with you, in Fact My Husband Adam and I have a Whole Collection of VHS Movies in the Bookshelves in the Family Movie Room of our house, we have every single Movie Company, like Warner Bros, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, Dreamworks Animation, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lucasfilm, Lionsgate, Marvel Studios, Metro-Goldwyn Meyer, Miramax, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Tristar Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollwood Pictures, We've even got them all in alphabetical order, from Live Action, Comedy, Suspense, Horror, Musical, Family, Kid, Animated, and Anime. we've been collecting them over the years, from Yard Sales, Flea Markets, going out of Business Movie Rental Places, Stores, TV Guide Magazines, and online like Ebay, our Top 20 Favorite Movies from These Companies is,
Warner Bros Movies.
20. The Towering Inferno. - 1974.
19. Oh, God! - 1977.
18. Oh, God! Book 2. - 1988.
17. Superman. - 1978.
16. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. -1971.
15. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie. - 1979. Animated Movie.
14. Caddyshack. - 1980.
13. Superman 2. - 1981.
12. The Looney, Looney, Looney, Bugs Bunny Movie. - 1981. Animated Movie.
11. Sharky's Machine. - 1981.
10. Bugs Bunny's Third Movie 1001 Rabbit Tales. - 1982. Animated Movie.
9. Superman 3. - 1983.
8. Police Academy. - 1984.
7. Gremlins. - 1984.
6. Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment. - 1985.
5. The Goonies. - 1985.
4. National Lampoon's European Vacation. - 1985.
3. National Lampoon's Vacation. - 1983.
2. Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird. - 1985.
1. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. - 1985.
Here's my Honorable Mentions.
1. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. - 1985. Animated Movie.
2. The Color Purple. - 1985.
3. The Clan of the Cave Bear. - 1986.
4. Police Academy 3 Back in Training. - 1986.
5. Little Shop of Horrors. - 1986.
6. Over the Top. - 1987.
7. Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol. - 1987.
8. Superman 4 The Quest for Peace. - 1987.
Etc. Etc.
Just watched some VHS tapes on My VCR. Cant forget the beauty of the past
I haven't stopped watching VHS tapes, still have mine from when I was a kid.
I still have my VHS tapes and a VCR :) (still works) :)
All this digital garbage feels FAKE
I respect only things that i can hold in my hands.
So do I. I need to replace myVCR though
I don't have a VCR, but I want one, I have my DVD and I love it! ✨
@@KamiloPerez06 Cool man :)
@@jwgreek8606 Nice man :)
4K Blu-ray is where it's at for me. My internet is too slow for streaming if I care about video quality.
Ive been collecting since 2016 with the explosion of vaporwave, slushwave, and synthwave on the internet.
One reason video cassettes are likely making a comeback is because there's a lot of content on them that can be bought very cheaply, despite not being as high quality as DVD and Blu-Ray Disc. And then there is content that was only made available on video cassette.
And, like any other physical media, you can watch it over and again with no worries that it will be made unavailable, like what can happen to content on streaming services.
The only worry with video tape is that it will wear out given enough plays.
As for those Disney cassettes selling for hundreds, not likely. Yes, there are listings of those copies at those prices, but most people don't buy them, especially as you can still find copies of those same movies selling for $1.
And, heheheheh... 2:41 I doubt you had much luck actually loading a VHS cassette into a 3/4" U-matic deck.
Back in the days of Blockbuster and other video stores,VHS movies were rented hundreds,if not thousands of times and then sold as "pre-Viewed" and I own many of them ....and all these years later they still play fine....don`t believe what the purists tell you.
@@Gljin40509 Uh, dude, I also have rather extensive experience with video cassettes, both Beta and VHS, transferring stuff to digital as well as cleaning and repairing machines.
The biggest concern with previously viewed rentals is less about how much wear and tear they get and more about the condition of the VCRs that were used to play them.
Unfortunately, most people with VCRs back then never bother to have them periodically serviced, only turning them in for repair when they break down, if not just replacing them with new machines.
There can be cassettes where the tape was chewed or eaten up, where the damaged portion of the tape can clog heads with oxide or, worst case, could damage the video heads. There are others where contaminants in the tape path gets picked up by the tape and then transferred over to the other VCR that plays it, requiring a tape path cleaning to address any problems that arise out of that.
And, generally, tape is fairly hardy. But it's still a format requiring physical contact with the tape. Therefore, there is still a wear factor. And usually, tape wear manifests as dropouts in the picture, which will also sound like crackling with AFM sound, whether Beta hi-fi or VHS Hi-Fi.
But, most tapes tend to deteriorate with age and exposure rather than use since most cassettes are not used that frequently.
Also, aging problems may also largely depend on who made the tape.
Tapes from the likes of Maxell, TDK, and Fuji age excellently, with very few problems.
Tapes from any European brand, like BASF, age horribly ... unless it's BASF tape that was imported from South Korea rather than Germany; not outstanding, but not sticky head-clogging trash, either.
Tapes from some brands like Scotch and Sony can be hit and miss. Most of Sony's tape is good, but some are bad, such as Sony's UHG line of cassettes from the mid-late 1980s or any Scotch tape made before 1982.
In fact, there were Scotch Betamax cassettes from the 1970s that was made from slit computer tape. You can tell by checking the tape's color; it will be brown on one side instead of black or dark grey, along with a fairly light grey backcoating. You can't use those today; the moment you try to play it, your heads will be instantly clogged.
DVDs are cheaper to obtain than VHS because DVDs are still being made, while VHS are out of print and increasingly rarer. It's a lot cheaper to buy a series box set on DVD or a season box set than it is to buy each individual episode or someone's collection of individual episodes on home video. If I get VHS it's because I specifically prefer VHS.
@@UnchainedEruption _"DVDs are cheaper to obtain than VHS because DVDs are still being made, while VHS are out of print and increasingly rarer."_
There are many things that are rare but of little worth.
Rarity on its own is not a good indicator of worth because what's the value?
For media, the value is usually the content. A VHS copy of a movie would be of considerable worth if it's the only practical way to see it, including any unique and desirable edits of a movie that isn't available from releases of the title on more modern formats and where there aren't expected to be any future releases thereof.
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_"It's a lot cheaper to buy a series box set on DVD or a season box set than it is to buy each individual episode..."_
That has virtually always been the case regardless of format, where buying a complete set as a whole, if available, costs less than buying all of the pieces individually.
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_"...or someone's collection of individual episodes on home video."_
"Home Video" is a vague term, as that can encompass material on any video format that is used in the home.
However, it is usually the case where a personal collection of content _especially that which has been used_ is cheaper to buy than the same when it's sold at retail as new.
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_"If I get VHS it's because I specifically prefer VHS."_
Well, that's you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I love VHS! These may have not provided "the best quality" picture, BUT they were A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!
They're the best picture quality for stuff from the 20th century. I can't stand HD remasters.
Never thought such thing would ever happen, but I still have a bunch of VHS movies left and kept themm around for so many years, never parted with those, including nearly all of Charlie Chaplin movies, and some others, including Gormenghast, it's crazy how long I had all of those still around, annd Gormenghast is now incredibly hard to find nowadays in North America,...
Glad to have found all those Chaplin movies since I'm pretty much a fan of his since over 24 years ago, I thought back then that all those movies were gone for good even though I kept them around all that time, I was still hoping such thing it would happen, it was only that kindda feeling, glad I did...
It's like an old friend you hadn't heard from for decades suddenly return knocking at your front door...
And I'm not a collector, just a very small number that I still have, some of them were birthday presents from my dad when I was a kid, and others were Christmas Presents from my Uncle, but glad I still had those old movies even though the tapes are still pretty old, still worthwhile even after all that time...
Most vhs tapes I had were from Disney, Nick Jr, and Richard Scarry’s best videos ever. It’s always fun to watch openings so I would be on a hunt for a good movie. Most films from the ‘90s are 10 times better than most of what we get today.
He's doing it wrong: It's better when it's VCR home recordings from the 80's and 90's (and early 00's), filled with commercials from those decades!
Only real ones know the struggle of having to rewind the whole tape back to the beginning 😅💪🏽
Nothing bad about that, the show in there makes it worth the trouble, also, some movies that were out there on VHS have never been sold ever again even on DVDs let alone blurays for a few reasons, one of them probably over censorship, I've seen something like that, a movie of the "What If ??" that might have been a big hot potato, the reason they stopped publish it were seriously obvious and highly controversial, I've never seen this movie ever again...
Yeah lol :D
One time my brother watched a vhs never rewined 8t so i had to rewind it when i wanted to watch it again back in early 2000s😂
As well as the tapes getting eaten and having to use a head cleaning cassette 📼, that was the real struggle right ✅️ there.
I use vhs all the time and rewinding is so easy. Just push stop and then push rewind. The vcr stops when it’s done and I take out the tape. What exactly is the struggle in that?
2:03 Now Available On Videocassette Flashbang Bumper
After digital codec like HEVC came to power, S-VHS could save the situation only like an analog recorder of 6MHZ spectrum in 16QAM format. And, composite video signal is obsolete.
Still have my collection. I have about 80 VHS 📼 tapes. That I bought & won’t part with.
We've crushed all the CR TVs. I'm heartbroken. I want a big one.
Power Of Nostalgia And Nostalgic
Don't go in the house! Such an under rated movie
I remembered them being called videos as well.
here is a good one for you folks that you probably didn't know.. i just found out about this last night...
DID YOU KNOW that an HD VHS format does exist? it is called D-VHS and its play back is 1080i and it came out in 1997, sadly they got beat out by DVDs at the time, and when blu rays came out in 2006 the format was abandoned...
so 1080i VHS DO exist out there... as to D-VHS VCRs
do with that information as you will, because if they start bringing back VHS tapes. they could bring back DVHS which is a HD "analog/digital" tape
One thing they forgot to mention was the fact that Vhs collecting is becoming more and more popular amongst the young. I can guarantee that as a 13 year old myself. I always find Laserdisc's, Minidisc's, VHS, Betamax, or any format that is "obsolete" to be a part of my hobby. When I was younger, I used to watch videos on youtube from Techmoan or VWestlife dreaming about the day I might get my hands on anything that had my interest. But now that I'm old enough and have money, that dream may as well come true.
People like myself want Walmart to start having vhs tapes and VCR players again not just ebay or Amazon
Godzilla 1985 was my first vhs tape I owned
Cool 👍🏻🙂
We need to make new VHS tapes
Not really no.Lets just let sleeping dogs lie.
@@lazarusblackwell6988 no let me explain. We can use it as an audio mixing tool.
Well with a lot of older films they were only released on VHS due to rights they never saw any kind of disk or streaming. And the new issue is Disk Rot where a lot of DVD and some Bluerays aren’t playable at all. Like anything Colombia/tristar are just coasters at this point same with a lot of WB box sets where whole seasons are just unreadable to
I think it's cool that damage blue ray disc movies doesn't play at all that vhs movies more greater on playing than blue ray disc movies
I still have VHS tapes, most of them are from my chilhood, as I grew up with the format as DVDS used to cost a bomb when I was growing up , so VHS was the cheaper option. I still watch my childhood tapes as it brings back nastalgia , except the tapes that i would watch until the tape wore out due to it streaching while playing in the VCR and had to be thrown. Compared to some kids nowadays that wont know ehat i'm talking about as DVDS never wore out, they only scratch and tgats the only way to damage a DVD.
VHS tapes should be preserved
VHS and DVDs will always make comebacks, people are getting tired of streaming
Also something is very subtle about using outdated technology. Makes me feel like I am connecting with the past
Blu-Rays will make a comeback, too, since that's not a streaming app either. Yes, people are tired of streaming as it costs money 💵 every month as part of your cable bill. Back in my day, this was my way of streaming movies 🎥.
@@shaneomacdaddy Blu Ray is not as easily accessible. You first need to buy a separate expensive Blu-Ray player (and still another for 4K Blu Ray) then on top of that you also need to pay for software to decode the Blu Ray format. And the discs themselves are more expensive too. That's why Blu Ray always was and will remain niche. The quality improvement over DVD is negligible and only enthusiasts are willing to fork over more for it. Blu-Rays were niche even before streaming became popular.
Bring back VHS 🙏
I was born in 2000 and glad I got to see vhs before 2006. They were a part of my childhood, I feel sorry for kids who never seen them before. I used to own 10 disney tapes, but mostly warner bros. and Paramount. I miss the joys of popping in a tape and just what the previews before the movie starts.
Oh yes. The previews. Also once you buy a VHS tape you can watch as many times as you want and there is something about hearing go into the VCR,t anticipation of getting to see that movie. And you only had to pay for it once.
@@CeliaMitchell-ot5ir yep, also no internet access just some good old times of popping the tape without buffering or ads. ☺
The first tape we got was Goldie : Last of the Golden Bears. (The family made a big mistake of SENSING him to the video store. )
😆
@@CeliaMitchell-ot5ir Having the wrong label on the case or sticker on the vhs tape. I know how that felt. I was at a goodwill long time ago and thought I was getting the Rugrats in Paris movie, but I ended up getting Rugrats the movie. The Case had Rugrats in Paris but turns out to be their 1st movie. I was proud of it honestly. Sure still miss those days. :)
@@GabrielleCenter2000 Ads were always there on traditional tv. Difference was in the 90s they made ads that were actually interesting enough that you would want to watch them even knowing they were an ad and not your primary programming. Today's ads are so obnoxious I have to mute it and look away.
What did I learn from this video ?
Nothing.
Thumbs 👍🏻 up 👍🏻 if this is how you streamed movies 🎥 back in your day.
Tapes aside, I collect the RECORDERS and repair them myself.
Also, I like how he put a VHS cassette in a U matic VCR at 2:43.
Nostalgia And Nostalgic Forever
DVDs and BLUE RAYS are cheap medium that ends up in the garbage very soon.
VHS tapes are like one of those anvils for smiting.
Very durable medium :)
With all due respect, don’t vhs tapes wear out? Like really fast
@@huntersvideos905 Nope.They last a really long time. :) Longer than DVD in any case. All of my VHS es still work.
@@lazarusblackwell6988 okay now I know
@@huntersvideos905 no, they don't. I have vhs from mid-80s and they are perfectly playing. Vhs are indestructible
@@filippocara0510max shelf life of a vhs if stored in prime conditions is 20 years or so, so not complety indestructible
What was the last VHS manufactured in 2016?
I believe it was 2006
Nostalgia Champion 🏆🥇
If everyone would just cancel their streaming services we could get back to this lifestyle
Well the more modern type is DVD or even Blu-ray but I feel like they can't be mishandled even slightly coz they will scratch😮 so it's not the same
@@L_M_V optical media is starting to die out. Soon enough DVD And Blu-ray Will Be Like VHS
@@CatsRobloxOther2nd i mean I already don’t use it but a lot of people I know still do… some of them at least…
DAmn nice collection i would also collect vcr players
I still have my trusty 1994 Akai vcr flagship model hooked up, i use it every so often to watch some old stuff on and record shows on the tv, i find it quicker to put a tape in and hit record than faffing about on slow irritating digital menus settings silly timers or using red button plus i can archive that recording unlike these days where its encrypted and not to be moved to a backup device, with a tape its quick done and recorded, ok the qualitys not hd but it displays well on my 50" tv just fine with a hdmi upscaler and certainly watchable, to me it's very nostalgic as i grew up with this stuff, i do find it amazing that the stuff i recorded 30 to 40 years ago is still absolutely fine, they say tapes don't last and fade over time but i don't believe it if you store them right they will last years.
And somebody told me
That's old technology.
Get rid of video tapes!
Boy, he was so very wrong. They're making a comeback!!!😊
i can tell you that there are MANY and i mean MANY movies that cannot be streamed over the internet and thats why its good to have them on VHS or even DVD ...
I still have 2 vcr's in my house. 1 is a S-VHS from the late 90's and the other is a VHS/DVD combo made in 2009 with a digital tuner for todays air broadcasting.
I'm looking to expand into D VHS and just for the hell of it HD DVD, it's good for someone like me when it comes to making movies using nothing but the net and a computer with Windows live movie maker installed (and maybe Openshot Video Editor or AVS Video editor for quick upscales).
I mean streaming in a sense isn't really a good sort of business unless you have a good share of people who like all sorts of movies. For the most part, a lot of people have a very select set of tastes, so if a streaming service doesn't have the movies you like, you are out of luck. In addition to this, some people can go from being absolute movie fanatics to not wanting to watch movies at all. This is why Video Rental Stores should have stayed, because really, who wants to pay $16/month on something that may have only one movie you like and nothing else.
Iam a vhs collector and i also love to collect them it just feels different than just going online and play the movie
I still have a player, why? Well, Atmosfear, love that franchise.
Aaaaand also the video EP of Pink Floyd - The Final Cut.
If the vhs makes a comeback there better be a slower more quiet and more gentle 1 way vhs rewinder.
Andy is my new favorite. I love Vhs too
The one thing about videotapes that virtually EVERYBODY got wrong was when to rewind. They should be rewound before watching, not after. They get a much more stable and even winding during playback so that is how you want them to be stored.
I just bought the entire Star Trek original series on VHS for $11 on an eBay auction. Shipping nearly tripled the cost. This edition was sold by Columbia House beginning in 1987(!) so the tapes are as much as 35+ years old. Image quality loss was surprisingly minimal. The boxes they came in were decrepit, with the inner plastic housing coming unglued from the thick cardboard outer sleeve. And the set was so heavy I had to wheel it around on a cart. Still fun to watch videos dating to back when I bought my first VCR in 1986. I have other VHS tapes...I see them often in thrift stores and at nearly every estate sale. I gave up the format years ago but returned to it... for titles that are either out of print or have never been released on DVD. Prices are typically low, (shipping is high online) though I see prices have increased lately as I hear nostalgia has increased demand. The tapes sure take up more room than a DVD!
Lucky bastard! Even at $30 the entire original series is a steal, especially with all tapes in relative good condition!
2:36
Asking hundreds or even thousands when you can find those at goodwill or 2nd hand stores for a few dollars ...
They may be asking but they are NOT getting that much ...
Disney Pixar Cars on VHS is asking for $15k on ebay ... He won't get that much.
I had so many VHS tapes but to tell you the truth once I got laserdisc that was a lot better then VHS and so was DVD and then HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. I get people want to own a physical copy but there are better media formats then VHS.
I actually kinda miss VHS, they were fun
I would have to agree with you, because I too Miss VHS Tapes, I Even remember ordering them from TV Guides, In Fact I have a Whole Collection of VHS Movies in the Bookshelves in the Family Movie Room of my House, I Have them All In order From the Movie Companies, Like, Amblin Entertainment, Artisan Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Caravan Pictures, CBS/Fox Videos, Destination Films, Dimension Films, Dreamworks, Dreamworks Animation, 20th Century Fox, Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films, New Line Cinema, Orion Pictures Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Touchstone Pictures, Trimark Pictures, Tristar Pictures, United Artist, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Warner Bros Pictures, I also have them all in order, from Live Action, Comedy, Suspense, Horror, Musical, Family, Kid, Animated, and Anime, Ever Since the Pandemic Started, My Husband Adam, our four children, our 3-year-old daughter named Hannah, our 5-year-old son named Jesse, our 6-year-old daughter named Elizabeth, our 8-year-old son named David, and I would watch a Movie, sometimes we would watch a Family Movie, sometimes Hannah and Elizabeth would watch a Kid Movie, Sometimes Jesse and David would watch an Animated or Anime Movie, and when the kids are asleep, Adam and I would watch our own movie, sometimes we would watch a movie when it's raining and grey outside and there's nothing on TV to watch, Our Top 200 Favorite Movies is,
200. The Towering Inferno. - 1971.
199. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. - 1971.
198. The Exorcist. - 1973.
197. Exorcist 2: The Heretic. - 1977.
196. Oliver Twist. - 1974.
195. Oh, GOD! - 1977.
194. Oh, GOD! Book 2. - 1980.
193. Superman. - 1978.
192. Superman 2. - 1980.
191. Superman 3. - 1983.
190. Superman 4: The Quest for Peace. - 1987.
189. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie. - 1979. Animated Movie.
188. Jesus. - 1979.
187. Arthur. - 1981.
186. Arthur 2. - 1988.
185. The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie. - 1981. Animated Movie.
184. Sharky's Machine. - 1981.
183. Bugs Bunny's Third Movie 1001 Rabbit Tales. - 1982. Animated Movie.
182. National Lampoon's Vacation. - 1983.
181. National Lampoon's European Vacation. - 1985.
180. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. - 1989.
179. Police Academy. - 1984.
178. Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment. - 1985.
177. Police Academy 3 Back in Training. - 1986.
176. Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol. - 1987.
175. Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach. - 1988.
174. Police Academy 6 City Under Siege. - 1989.
173. Police Academy 7 Mission to Moscow. - 1993.
172. Gremlins. - 1984.
171. Gremlins 2 the new Batch. - 1990.
170. The NEVERENDING Story. - 1984.
169. The NEVERENDING STORY 2 the Next Chapter. - 1990.
168. The NEVERENDING Story 3. - 1994.
167. The Goonies. - 1985.
166. Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird. - 1985.
165. The Muppet Movie. - 1979.
164. The Great Muppet Caper. - 1981.
163. The Muppet Christmas Carol. - 1992.
162. Muppet Treasure Island. - 1996.
161. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. - 1985.
160. Big Top Pee-Wee. - 1988.
159. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. - 1985. Animated Movie.
158. The Clan of the Cave Bear. - 1986.
157. Little Shop of Horrors. - 1986.
156. Over the Top. - 1987.
155. Lethal Weapon. - 1987.
154. Lethal Weapon 2. - 1989.
153. Lethal Weapon 3. - 1992.
152. Lethal Weapon 4. - 1998.
151. Hot to Trot. - 1988.
150. Gorillas in the Mist. - 1988.
149. Daffy Duck's QUACKBUSTERS. - 1988. Animated Movie.
148. Batman. - 1989.
147. Batman Returns. - 1992.
146. Batman Forever. - 1995.
145. Batman and Robin. - 1997.
144. Batman Mask of the Phantasm. - 1993. Animated Movie.
143. Batman Mr. Freeze Subzero. - 1998. Animated Movie.
142. Batman Beyond Return of the Joker. - 2000. Animated Movie.
141. Batman Begins. - 2005.
140. The Dark Knight. - 2008.
139. The Dark Knight Rises. - 2012.
138. Young Einstein. - 1989.
137. Driving Miss Daisy. - 1989.
136. Tango & Cash. - 1989.
135. Joe Versus the Volcano. - 1990.
134. The Witches. - 1990.
133. The Nutcracker Prince. - 1990. Animated Movie.
132. Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island. - 1983. Animated Movie.
131. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. - 1991.
130. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. - 1991.
129. Doc Hollywood. - 1991.
128. Rover Dangerfield. - 1991. Animated Movie.
127. Curly Sue. - 1991.
126. JFK. - 1991.
125. City of Joy. - 1992.
124. Mom and Dad Save the World. - 1992.
123. Unforgiven. - 1992.
122. Stay Tuned. - 1992.
121. Pure Country. - 1992.
120. Passenger 57. - 1992.
119. The Last of The Mohicans. - 1992.
118. The Bodyguard. - 1992.
117. Made in America. - 1993.
116. Dennis the Menace. - 1993.
115. The Secret Garden. - 1993.
114. Demolition Man. - 1993.
113. The Nutcracker. - 1993.
112. Ace Ventura Pet Detective. - 1994.
111. Ace Ventura When Nature Calls. - 1995.
110. Maverick. - 1994.
109. Wyatt Earp. - 1994.
108. The Client. - 1994.
107. Black Beauty. - 1994.
106. A Troll in Central Park. - 1994. Animated Movie.
105. Little Giants. - 1994.
104. Interview with the Vampire. - 1994.
103. Disclosure. - 1994.
102. Cobb. - 1994.
101. Richie Rich. - 1994.
100. Outbreak. - 1995.
99. Born to be Wild. - 1995.
98. The Pebble and the Penguin. - 1995. Animated Movie.
97. Tom and Jerry the Movie. - 1992.
96. Tom and Jerry Movie. - 2021.
95. A Little Princess. - 1995.
94. Free Willy. - 1993.
93. Free Willy 2 the Adventure Home. - 1995.
92. Free Willy 3 the Rescue. - 1997.
91. Free Willy Escape from Pirate's Cove. - 2010.
90. It Takes Two. - 1995.
89. Twister. - 1996.
88. Joe's Apartment. - 1996.
87. Carpool. - 1996.
86. Bogus. - 1996.
85. Space Jam. - 1996.
84. Space Jam a New Legacy. - 2021.
83. Mars Attacks. - 1996.
82. Selena. - 1997.
81. Cat's Don't Dance. - 1997. Animated Movie.
80. Wild America. - 1997.
79. Contact. - 1997.
78. The Swan Princess Escape from Castle Mountain. - 1997. Animated Movie.
77. FAIRYTALE a True Story. - 1997.
76. Quest for Camelot. - 1998. Animated Movie.
75. Practical Magic. - 1998.
74. Jack Frost. - 1998.
73. The King and I. - 1999. Animated Movie.
72. Shiloh. - 1997.
71. Shiloh 2 Shiloh Season. - 1999.
70. Saving Shiloh. - 2006.
69. The Iron Giant. - 1999. Animated Movie.
68. Pokémon the First Movie. - 1999. Anime Movie.
67. Pokémon the Movie 2000. - 1999. Anime Movie.
66. Pokémon 3 The Movie. - 2000. Anime Movie.
65. Pokémon 4ever. - 2001. Anime Movie.
64. Pokémon Heroes. - 2002. Anime Movie. (And the other ones).
63. My Dog Skip. - 2000.
62. Ready to Rumble. - 2000.
61. Valentine. - 2001.
60. A.I Artificial Intelligence. - 2001.
59. Cats & Dogs. - 2001. - Warner Bros Movies.
58. Critters. - 1986.
57. Critters 2 the Main Course. - 1988.
56. Babar the Movie. - 1989. Animated Movie.
55. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. - 1990.
54. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 The Secret of the Ooze. - 1991.
53. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. - 1993.
52. Critters 3. - 1991.
51. Critters 4. - 1992.
50. Surf Ninjas. - 1993.
49. 8 Seconds. - 1994.
48. Monkey Trouble. - 1994.
47. North. - 1994.
46. Corrina, Corrina. - 1994.
45. The Swan Princess. - 1994. Animated Movie.
44. Angus. - 1995.
43. Now and then. - 1995.
42. The Lawnmower Man. - 1992.
41. Lawnmower Man 2 Beyond Cyberspace. - 1996.
40. Bed of Roses. - 1996.
39. The Adventures of Pinocchio. - 1996.
38. Lost in Space. - 1998.
37. The New Adventures of Pinocchio. - 1999. - New Line Cinema Movies.
36. Escape from the Planet of the Apes. - 1971.
35. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. - 1972.
34. The Blue Bird. - 1976.
33. Star Wars. - 1977.
32. The Empire Strikes Back. - 1980.
31. Return of the Jedi. - 1983.
30. Nine to Five. - 1980.
29. Cocoon. - 1985.
28. Cocoon the return. - 1988.
27. Project X. - 1987.
26. The Princess Bride. - 1987.
25. Nuns on the Run. - 1990.
24. The Gods Must Be Crazy 2. - 1990.
23. Home Alone. - 1990.
22. FERNGULLY the Last Rainforest. - 1992. Animated Movie.
21. Home Alone 2 Lost in New York. - 1992.
20. Toys. - 1992.
19. Hoffa. - 1992.
18. Once Upon a Forest. - 1993. Animated Movie.
17. Baby's Day Out. - 1994.
16. Miracle on 34th Street. - 1994.
15. The PAGEMASTER. - 1994.
14. Nell. - 1994.
13. Far From Home the Adventures of Yellow Dog. - 1995.
12. Mighty Morphing Power Rangers the movie. - 1995.
11. Romeo + Juliet. - 1996.
10. Jingle all the way. - 1996.
9. Turbo a Power Rangers Movie. - 1997.
8. Volcano. - 1997.
7. Titanic. - 1997.
6. FERNGULLY 2 The Magical Rescue. - 1998.
5. Ever After A Cinderella Story. - 1998. - 20th Century Fox.
4. The Blue Lagoon. - 1980.
3. Return to the Blue Lagoon.
2. Sheena. - 1984.
1. A Chorus Line. - 1985.
Etc. Etc.
okay I hope that garage is temperature controlled tho
Those cassettes are gonna be so moldy and gross
VHS forever!
I don't need the digital streaming garbage its so boring just to rent a movie online
I hope VHS makes a comeback
It's starting to make a slow comeback. In time it will come back.👍🏻🙂
I want to get into VHS but I can not find any tapes locally and eBay prices seem a bit silly?
i cant find any VHS tapes or VCR's locally either but ebay seems to have everything and the prices are insane.
Every Goodwill or 2nd hand store only have dvd's and dvd players ...
How long do the VHS keep last?
Not really know it was said maybe 20 years or 30 but I have a tape from rental copy from 1985 that works perfectly well still. One guy just found a reel to reel of the original CBS broadcast of the moon landing that was still readable.
The greatest sign of respect for something is making a PHYSICAL representation of it. (like VHS tapes)
The main reason why we dont have VHS tapes or physical media anymore is because the QUALITY of todays movies have gone completely down the toilet.
Having digital only media is a sign of hatred and disrespect for the content that the corporations are creating today.
There are no more classics.
Sometimes they make a good movie but 99.9.9 percent of the time its complete garbage.
AI (artificial intelligence) might change that.
We will see.
I still have my have vhs tapes till this day and I’m 23 yrs old btw.
Very admirable for someone your age :)
Our protagonist also is a VHS collector
If VHS is going to make a comeback, then studios will have to re-release titles formatted for 16x9 TV's. Currently, VHS tapes are:
A) Pan and scan (too little info)
B) Open matte (too much info)
C) Letterboxed, but only for 4x3 TV's (is windowboxed on a 16x9 TV)
Cars looks gorgeous in full screen.
Electronic manufacturing companies will also have to start making VCRS with built-in HDMI connections.
People like myself are making our own Disney VHS tapes to be our own Disney plus now days everything proven
VHS TAPES
Someone is gonna learn how to create new tapes
i only buy vhs for titles that aren't on dvd/bluray. luckily, there aren't many titles that i want that aren't on dvd because the space needed is too much for vhs only.
I’ve been recollecting VHS recently and I’ve been enjoying it. Largely the anime tapes from the ADV Films and Pioneer. I also have bootleg anime tapes in my collection acquired by a friend a few years back.
honestly i would just use VHS for analog horror stuff, while my preferred videotape format is Mini DV. It's digital!
Make A Wish that Sony Electronics build VCR again so folks can buy new
yessss vhs is coming back
Awesome video in vhs vhs proven they never had locking up problems at all like the internet dose specially damage vhs proven they continue playing yet when they are not damage they still play plus damage blue Ray's proven they doesn't play specially vhs proven they never had color problems or brightness problems tv's proven their the problem not the vhs movies specially it proven like me for one I turned my brightness down on tv picture settings every everything look great specially I turned up my color on my TV it still looks great now tv's become they would the problem on picture quality yet this time it was not the VHS tapes if it was everything would not got better on the tv now your vhs tapes proven they are fixable with scotch tape when they break it's proven that they start playing again awesome video specially your vhs proven its still better then the internet specially internet lock up in time yet vhs tapes doesn't
I love VHS cassettes to
You're so foolish for liking those crappy VHS cassettes.
VHS is the best
Lol....350 lines if misery in fantastic 4:3 with a 50hz hum in the soundtrack
Y would people get rid of there vhs tapes
shooting deathglares at my husband right now, he talked me into donating most of my VHSs
Don't do it. Keep them. They're very sentimental.
Vhs tapes VCR players proven they not gone forever yet everything proven there everywhere online now days now if they return back in Walmart and other stores that be great not just being online
I hope he doesnt live in a humid environment because thats the worst thing for tapes
CD's sound better than records, however they don't format pre Plasma era movies for DVD. I don't want to see the top and bottom of a movie removed to fit my 60 inch. Videos used master prints and are printed at a ratio that is pleasing to the eye - it's cinematic. I don't want to watch a 1930's film from the 1960's that is now in the public domain. I'm not allergic to black bars on my TV - just when I go on the prowl.
Start making more VCR players
Rest in peace
VHS
1973-2006
Am Sorry that people doesn't like me buying VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies VCR belts offline now days specially they never want me to have what I want to have yet everything proven it's not up to them till people I think you should get what you should have
VHS Proven it can do 5 things 1 damage vhs continues playing 2 vhs that is not damage they still continue playing 3 mold on VHS still continues playing 4 heat Damage on VHS proven it continues playing 5 vhs gets fixed with scotch tape it still continues playing though with out no problems now blue Ray's only can do 2 things 1 damage blue Ray's locks up or doesn't play now blue Ray's when not damage they going continue playing
Everything is proven vhs tapes out doing everything people's thinking and internet now days
Damage blue Ray's proven they are not good enough specially damage vhs proven its good enough they still continue playing though with out problems specially the age vhs tapes proven it doesn't matter it's the playing what matters
I think it’s why DVDs came so fast. Since they were less durable and broke easier you’d have to spend more money to replace them.
Don't matter because vhs's garbage and Blu-ray and Ultra 4K
i only collect looney tunes scooby doo and tom and jerry and thats it
Seriously????