Nice video, and a good tribute to VHS. I agree with you that VHS has a charming feel about it as far as quality goes. I feel that way when I watch the Friday the 13th franchise. I grew up watching it on VHS, and these days I have the blu-ray box set, but watching it on VHS brings back this nostalgic feel that blu-ray can't duplicate. The blu-ray is beautiful, and crystal clear and crisp, but that grindhouse, gritty feel of VHS brings a certain element that you can only get from tape.
Even though I am a teenager in the 2010's there is still a special place in my heart for the VHS format. I grew up with them, and I'm a huge film buff now so I appreciate it so much! VHS IS THE WAY!
This is a good explanation. It IS nostalgia, but it DOES have a strong sentimental value to many people since it's the way they experienced the movies as kids, and will take them back and give them warm, fuzzy feelings watching them. Add to that that a couple movies weren't ever released on DVD and BR.
I think VHS tapes are more well-known than you'd think. Most major movies were released on VHS until 2005, and schools continued using them for years after. I'm sure most people born before 2000 would have some memory of a VHS tape.
Mrpastry909 I was born in the 80s and I saw plenty of major releases through the 90s and early 00s but many companies stopped carrying them as early as 2001. I recall one of the last companies to get rid of them was blockbuster in 2004.
Elmoviemaster I remember very vividly going to Blockbuster and being sad that I couldn't rent Spider-Man 2 because it was only on DVD. We were a VCR-only family until about 2005.
Mrpastry909 whenever I went to my grandparents house they used them, they still use that machine today. our school also has them, and uses them. many people at the school I go to even know about Beta Max
I really enjoyed your commentary on VHS. I had the same experience as you growing up. There's just something great and remember-able about VHS, and the original video stores. Thank you again for this commentary.
Sorry for the late response, thanks! i am glad you enjoyed the video. I hope somewhere along the road stores will appear that will cater to the needs of us VHS fans.
I totally agree with you..I have probably 250-300 VHS movies and 5 or 6 VCR`s.one of which is a dual deck copying VCR...I still watch VHS movies.even though I have DVD`s,Bluray,and even 4k Bluray...I love them all....and it is true,back in the day,VHS movies sold for as much as $40-$50.....I am not going to toss them out just because a newer format is available....and you are right,we are already seeing the death-throws of DVD and Bluray,after only a few years.
I understand the feeling you have about VHS, it's the same with me with the lion king and most disney classics. So much things are digital and reachable with the clik of a button that we start to feel some sensory deprivation here. In the end, we don't care just about the content but we also appreciate the effort of waiting for the tape to rewind etc.
I watch VHS tapes because of the sound and picture. the sound is smooth, clear and I know everything what people are saying. the video is more real than DVD because slower and analog is my love.
So many people have told me that my VHS collection was garbage and an embarrassment. They assume that I must be poor and clingy. So thank you for expressing why you love VHS. I can relate to so many of your points. I just love movies and some of the VHS movies I have have price tags that say $59.95 and such. They are hard movies to find but movies which I really like for the way they capture the era and the culture of the day. I love historical novels made into movies and especially having an original film along with the various remakes and spinoffs. It just makes it fun to compare and contrast. I just watched a Winnie the Pooh VHS movie with my two and a half year old granddaughter. She loved it. Got it from the free box outside a thrift shop. What a wonderful bonding experience!
I remember when DVDs came out, and I heard people say “Wow! The image quality is so much better!” And I didn’t think too much of it… until I saw a dvd played. Never went back! 😂
Great video. I completely agree with you. A lot of people like going back and re watching things on VHS. Also it's fun trying to hunt down the titles and players.
Yes, I've heard that in the mid 80's most VHS Tapes were in the range of $50 to $100 a piece. The prices were so high that only rental stores could afford buying them in large quantities. Hence why the rental store became popular at the time.
Everything you said is spot on. Everything today is sanitized and highly ILLEGAL. I want to go back to 1985 some days. VHS reminds me of that time. I view VHS same way some people view vinyl records.
i started "Collecting" VHS in 2023 (bought a brand new old stock VCR). i grew up with VCDs, so i do not have problems with the image and sound quality. i don't mind rewinding and all. honestly its quite fun to play with. what i dislike about it is how unpredictable a tape can be, and how painful it is to clean the head. 😢 i'm still collecting them, but drastically slow down the pace.
I have kept my vintage late 80’s VHS and S-VHS recorders and will always have a special place in my heart for them. However, it was LaserDisc that endures with me and my collection of software & hardware blows away anything I have on VHS (never owned pre-recorded VHS tapes and only used blanks for archiving at the time).
2020. Great video and analysis. Another reason to collect VHS, and the most important reason. A majority of VHS' were not transferred or made the transistioned to DVD. Especially the Horror genre.
I notice you have a couple of those Mill Creek 50 movie sets on your shelf. As a movie buff, I'm a big fan of those because many of the films they put on those sets are exactly the kind of movies I would be looking for on VHS, i.e. deliciously bad obscure B movies, including some that have been featured on MST3K. It's great fun to watch those straight and make up your own riffs. That said, I have a great fondness for VHS as a format because I'm a very tactile kind of person and there's just something satisfying about tapes that DVD and Blu Ray have never quite been able to match. The act of pulling the sleeve off and popping it in the VCR just puts a smile on my face.
Nice video, good to see there are others that share similar sentiments about VHS. I have DVD & Blu-rays as well, quite a few actually, I collect movies. I never got rid of my Star Wars movies. I have a "Retro Room" in my basement with a late model big box flat screen and an old entertainment stand and about 100 or so VHS tapes, some my wife and I grew up with, others are older films that are more difficult to find on DVD, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s films. I too got rid of most of them when DVDs became popular, but for .25 cents to .50 cents you can get them at thrift shops etc... Its fun to hunt for them, or just buy off of half.com Sure the majority of the time we watch DVDs or Blurays upstairs on our flat screen or stream Netflix etc...but it is fun to curl up on the couch and pop a tape in the retro room like its the 80s or 90s every once in awhile.
Same here! Sadly there's not too many stores around. The nearest one is about and hour away from me. Keep your collection, not just the VHS, all forms of physical media is worth owning. As time passes by, more and more will we be seeing people adopting to Streaming and Downloading, and many titles that are rare and obscure will never make the jump to digital. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed this video :)
I was born in 1993. I'm growing in a time when there's a transition from VHS to DVD (VHS to Video CD in my case) Video CD were the thing it priced rather high but still reasonable while DVD was the stuff that only the rich family can afford and VHS? Everyone selling off their whole VHS collection,setting up tape shops left and right...I think they all regretted about that decision now... Let's just say that VHS were took away from me way too fast now I want it back,the only VHS tape I still have is the tape head cleaning kit and demonstration tape video of a home appliance still in wrapped in clear plastic. My first VHS movie I've watched was Disney's Beauty and The Beast.
Today me and my friend are going to a store called Ralphs Records to buy vhs tapes for 50c each were going to mabe buy 6 tapes each if we find anything good I’m 12 and he’s 10 but we like old 80s technology I have 3 old TVs a vcr vhs tapes 47 nes games 80s movies on dvd I will get a ROB when I get enough money I have nice posters and a light up sign but I believe that vcrs and vhs tapes deserve more some are getting destroyed and some throw them away but they shouldn’t be and also vhs tapes just are important because it’s something you buy but you can’t get them back after you chuck them out but you can find a lot of copies of them for certain tapes you just shouldn’t destroy rare tapes your childhood tapes or just your favorite movies so yes I agree with your video vhs matters.👍
i always prefered vhs quality to dvd. Blu ray of course is superior cause you don't see much of the compression artifacts. But I still have vhs recorder with blank tapes to record my programs on. If you have a high end vcr and a high end vhs and record digital hd live tv with rgb/scart ouput on vhs, you won't see the differance between the two. The vhs quality can be extreamly good quality if recordered with good exquipement and connection. They used to record film onto vhs with standard quality cinemascopic machines, so they never used the real potential of vhs like they have for the compact disc. Think how they went from VCD to blu ray quality and stopped using tape after Dtheather vhs
There was a point in time where it was popular to get rid of the VHS tape and convert your collection over to DVD. Unfortunately a lot of us collectors did that and are and have been trying to rebuild our collection back to the way it was before. 20 years later and I’m still working on my collection getting it back to the way it used to be there’s a lot of very rare titles that I had I just can’t seem to find.
Yes, this is true. I am in the same boat. I got rid of alot of older movies that I am still trying to hunt to this day. I regret doing that. if you look at my old VHS collection from 10 years ago, there are tapes that are worth so much that I converted over to DVD-R and I cant find them on sale.
Just dumped some universal horror vhs. Made me search for this kind of video to see who is collecting vhs. Interesting video. Will think twice about chucking the rest : )
Shouldn't have thrown them out you could have sold the horror VHS on ebay, those are the ones people are collecting nowadays, or at least put them on craigslist for sale or free so someone can enjoy them that way they avoid the garbage landfill.
the only interest I would have in VHS is hearing music recorded on it, you can get 8hrs of music on a tape sounding better than the best cassette from the best cassette deck
This reminds me of being seventeen and visiting the local video shops after I left school and spent too much time in video shops with friends talking about movies and watching crappy horror films underage (I live in the uk when most horror films had an 18 certificate) video streaming isn't for me and I buy dvds and blu rays from stores instead (even from thrift stores, as well brand new) thank you for this video
Tape, in and of itself , is an interesting medium. I enjoy VHS for pre 1990s TV movies that have descended into oblivion. Retro groove supreme. Plus the aspect ratio is correct being that TV movies of that era were “full screen.”
I know I"m like five years late to this video, but it's 2020 and DVDs still keep pace with Blu-ray in terms of sales. My local Target's movie section is still ~40% DVD. The format has been out since 1996 (24 years) compared to VHS's 28-year run (1977-2005, using your quoted end date). Few signs of slowing down either. DVD's legacy is far more substantial than this video would have expected.
Yes, and I was thinking about this the other day. It's impressive how dvd is still going strong and I predict it will still be around for many years regardless of streaming. There will be a video on this topic soon. Stay tuned.
The picture on vhs might not be as sharp as dvd but it's got a depth to it and the colours are more natural and the frames are continous so the film appears much smoother and all these add to make it a more superior format. The sound is also analogue and to my ears sounds much better compared to digital sound. You need to buy ex-rental tapes though rather than the mass produced tapes that were sold in the shops.
VHS Tapes are still good to watch.You are so right.Certain VHS Tapes can't compare to DVD or Bluray.In the 80s I loved the movie Moonwalker by Michael Jackson.I watched it over and over.I bought Moonwalker on bluray and it wasn't the same for me.Sure the bluray was so clear to watch but it didn't give me that nostalgic VHS feeling.I wanted to see Moonwalker in the original format the way I remembered it.I picked up 2 sealed Moonwalker VHS Tapes just for back up in case something would happen to my original copy of Moonwalker.I've noticed in the past year that certain VHS Tapes are getting more harder to find.Especially sealed original VHS copies.I loved your video.Thanks for sharing ur thoughts on VHS movies.
I got my Golden eye VHS free with my N64 console that came with the gold controller. This was 1997 from memory , from Toys R us in Parramatta Westfield mall ( Western Sydney )
A lot of VHS tapes were low quality what with dust and annoying white specks appearing on your screen every now and then, it's hardly surprising that DVD won the war. Not all VHS tapes are created equal, for example in 2004 I bought Peter Pan(2003) on VHS in Sweden even when I watch it now I'm surprised at how good the quality is, no dust or white specks in the beginning or during the whole movie, both the picture and sound quality was pristine , I'm quite impressed with it, this is how VHS tapes should look. It included both the Swedish dubbed version and original English version with Swedish text subtitle. I think low quality VHS tapes are to blame the downfall of VHS, with the technology we have today we can up VHS quality up a notch I think it will sell like hot cakes!. Digital image doesn't have the same impact as watching film grain image, it just looks lifeless.
They made bad tapes in Malezija,Indonesia,China..for that reason the tape screw up vcr magnetic heads,especially when You press forwards and so on.Companies were greedy and didnt care about quality but if You have movie with good quality tape that is a joob!
The main reason VHS and CRT look better is that the movies and TV shows were better in that era and were produced with the strengths and limitations in mind! I so miss CRT and Vhs for just watching telly...... These new LCD looks amazing but are so fatiguing on the eye! And also the sound engineers in this era payed attention to dialogue rather than effect as most televisions only had a mono speaker but a very good one!!!!!!
I have every Star Trek Series and Movies, every special and standard edition of star wars, all the Indiana jones movies, all the rocky movies, x-men, james bond, even spongebob. I have a lot of Vhs movies. Probably at the time they were bought, worth several thousands.
Are there a few hi sellers... yup for collectors. But id say the number one reason i collect vhs is its cheap and i own it. And where i am at... even you tube on my phone most of the time stinks for download time and play.
Its because as a kid you remember watching the movie in that quality (VHS) watching it on Blu-Ray seems different because it does not bring back memories because you never watched it in HD you watched it in VHS quality, so the memories seem different only when watching that Video Tape do your childhood memories come back to you :) Greetings from the UNITED KINGDOM
sorry me again haha my childhood favourites are The Jungle Book Land Before Time Peter Pan Terminator 2 Hocus Pocus Halloween Home Alone Die Hard Jurassic Park
I have about 500 tapes collecting dust in some bins. Im tempted to chuck them all into the garbage. But then I realize how much of an impact VHS had on society for roughly 20 yrs...They are part of my life.
Get a good working JVC deck with SVHS and enjoy what you have.. You’ll have to have a good hd tv and calibrate it properly, but you’ll not regret keeping them, they can look great on a 60” .. Pass it on when you’re old n gonna die, it’ll be something to remember you by n be expensive collector stuff 😐
Vhs movies doesn't stop playing at all like damage blue ray disc itself does when they get scratche up bad enough people like myself are fixing broken vhs tapes with Scotch tape it starts playing again with out no problem's
I feel they should return to the VHS format and they should improve upon it Now i know what you're going to say They "did" improve on it by giving us DVDs but we ALL KNOW THAT WAS BULLSHIT DvDs or ANY optical media was and is FAR INFERIOR to the VHS Have you ever had a VHS tape that broke down on you or gotten scratched like the DVD? Didn't think so I am sure that they are many like me who STILL want the priceless experience of going to the VHS rentals and renting out a movie It was a unforgetable experience for all of us Everything went downhill after 2007 Things didnt get better but WORSE We have TVs with 500 channels but none of those channels shows anything of value
The only major flaw I have with VHS is that it's really hard to find movie in Widescreen format on VHS. It's not that big of deal though, because I rarely notice an image is cropped unless it's done really badly.
Thanks to fans like Harmy & TeamNegative1, we now have 4K original versions of Star Wars 😊 (scanned from original cinema film) go to originaltrilogy.com to found out how to download them.
I have a new 4k led tv with a blue ray player, dvd player and a Vhs recorder! I don't care that much about picture quality...it's all about enjoy a good movie. Netlix no go for me...
I have a nice HD screen too, and I watch my VHS movies in it, no shame whatsoever in that. I don't mind Netflix, but there's something more personal and unique about watching a movie on tape versus just streaming it.
hi i don't like vhs video tapes why you may ask. it's the pinch roller. they go funny and when you find out. all your tapes are messed up big time you see if the tape is not line up right. when it goe's in to the pinch roller. i used to fix pinch rollers in vhs betamax unit's so many times. i went over to dvcam far better.
Seems it's up to us to convert alot of old movies to DVD since alot of good movies haven't been converted to DVD and sold commercially, REASON? Lazyness of DVD companies not to do it, I see no other reason why they haven't converted ALL the classic VHS tapes to DVD by now and offering them on DVD, Just utter lazyness of manufacturers. Case in point, Try to find a full English dub version of the classic Fatal Chase? I have found digital versions but ALL seems to only have the original Chinese audio and English subtitles, however I happen to have a VHS tape of it I got from a video rental store that shut down when they was selling everything, Mine is 100% English dub. So I say again, Lazyness of DVD manufacturers not to convert this classic to DVD in English (only DVDs are Chinese with English subtitles).
Vhs is better they last way longer then blue ray and for sure dvd no scratches no fingerprints yes you had to rewind vhs but so what that gives you time to make a sandwich open a drink its classic I miss renting videos blockbuster, Hollywood video it was fun going out picking a movie
I remember vhs it apart of my childhood too i think it matters too i like vhs way better than dvd disc and blu ray disc in my honest opinion because i don't really like disc at all that's just me i really want vhs to make a huge comeback one day in the future
Where did you get the idea that DVD and/or Blue ray won't last 30+ years? They will last longer than VHS. VHS stores it's information on magnetic tape; it is going to be effected by magnetic fields and different stressors of the environment.
hdjksa52 DVDs and Blu-Ray are also susceptible to damage aswell. There's something called disc rot, if they are close to heat, humidity or direct sunlight they can get damaged. But my argument is that as digital streaming becomes more common place, DVD and bluray will become harder to find in common stores, it will be something catered only to the collector. There will be stores, but online, and it won't be cheap. That's just a prediction. It's all about supply and demand.
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Nice video, and a good tribute to VHS. I agree with you that VHS has a charming feel about it as far as quality goes. I feel that way when I watch the Friday the 13th franchise. I grew up watching it on VHS, and these days I have the blu-ray box set, but watching it on VHS brings back this nostalgic feel that blu-ray can't duplicate. The blu-ray is beautiful, and crystal clear and crisp, but that grindhouse, gritty feel of VHS brings a certain element that you can only get from tape.
Amen
Even though I am a teenager in the 2010's there is still a special place in my heart for the VHS format. I grew up with them, and I'm a huge film buff now so I appreciate it so much! VHS IS THE WAY!
This is a good explanation. It IS nostalgia, but it DOES have a strong sentimental value to many people since it's the way they experienced the movies as kids, and will take them back and give them warm, fuzzy feelings watching them.
Add to that that a couple movies weren't ever released on DVD and BR.
I think VHS tapes are more well-known than you'd think. Most major movies were released on VHS until 2005, and schools continued using them for years after. I'm sure most people born before 2000 would have some memory of a VHS tape.
Mrpastry909 I was born in the 80s and I saw plenty of major releases through the 90s and early 00s but many companies stopped carrying them as early as 2001. I recall one of the last companies to get rid of them was blockbuster in 2004.
Elmoviemaster I remember very vividly going to Blockbuster and being sad that I couldn't rent Spider-Man 2 because it was only on DVD. We were a VCR-only family until about 2005.
Mrpastry909 whenever I went to my grandparents house they used them, they still use that machine today. our school also has them, and uses them. many people at the school I go to even know about Beta Max
I really enjoyed your commentary on VHS. I had the same experience as you growing up. There's just something great and remember-able about VHS, and the original video stores. Thank you again for this commentary.
Sorry for the late response, thanks! i am glad you enjoyed the video. I hope somewhere along the road stores will appear that will cater to the needs of us VHS fans.
VHS tape is like old blues music lovers..To me VHS is cool thing and still have a passion when recorder plays a tape
I totally agree with you..I have probably 250-300 VHS movies and 5 or 6 VCR`s.one of which is a dual deck copying VCR...I still watch VHS movies.even though I have DVD`s,Bluray,and even 4k Bluray...I love them all....and it is true,back in the day,VHS movies sold for as much as $40-$50.....I am not going to toss them out just because a newer format is available....and you are right,we are already seeing the death-throws of DVD and Bluray,after only a few years.
I understand the feeling you have about VHS, it's the same with me with the lion king and most disney classics.
So much things are digital and reachable with the clik of a button that we start to feel some sensory deprivation here. In the end, we don't care just about the content but we also appreciate the effort of waiting for the tape to rewind etc.
VHS forever!
I watch VHS tapes because of the sound and picture. the sound is smooth, clear and I know everything what people are saying. the video is more real than DVD because slower and analog is my love.
So many people have told me that my VHS collection was garbage and an embarrassment. They assume that I must be poor and clingy. So thank you for expressing why you love VHS. I can relate to so many of your points. I just love movies and some of the VHS movies I have have price tags that say $59.95 and such. They are hard movies to find but movies which I really like for the way they capture the era and the culture of the day. I love historical novels made into movies and especially having an original film along with the various remakes and spinoffs. It just makes it fun to compare and contrast. I just watched a Winnie the Pooh VHS movie with my two and a half year old granddaughter. She loved it. Got it from the free box outside a thrift shop. What a wonderful bonding experience!
I remember when DVDs came out, and I heard people say “Wow! The image quality is so much better!” And I didn’t think too much of it… until I saw a dvd played. Never went back! 😂
I think horror movies and the grindhouse genre in general really benefit from the grainy format of vhs.
Great video. I completely agree with you. A lot of people like going back and re watching things on VHS. Also it's fun trying to hunt down the titles and players.
As I can see you have an amazing collection of movies on DVD and bluray, I have a collection of over 400 vhs tapes
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Nostalgia And Nostalgic Forever
Oh I almost forgot.Always be kind and rewind. :)
I started collecting VHS last year. Nothing can replace the originality, nostalgia, and artwork VHS brings! 📼
nice video. now that u mentioned that vhs were expensive, I remember in the 80s some movies were around for 70 dollars believe it or not.
Yes, I've heard that in the mid 80's most VHS Tapes were in the range of $50 to $100 a piece. The prices were so high that only rental stores could afford buying them in large quantities. Hence why the rental store became popular at the time.
Nelson Villegas shit
The tapes I buy on eBay say $79.95 and that was a lot more back then.
What a great video. I spent many a hour in the video store back in the day trying to find the perfect movie for the evening
Thanks :) Yeah, there was nothing like going to a store and browsing the movie section.
Everything you said is spot on. Everything today is sanitized and highly ILLEGAL. I want to go back to 1985 some days. VHS reminds me of that time. I view VHS same way some people view vinyl records.
Sad that the DVD copies were pasted straight off from laserdisc.
i started "Collecting" VHS in 2023 (bought a brand new old stock VCR). i grew up with VCDs, so i do not have problems with the image and sound quality. i don't mind rewinding and all. honestly its quite fun to play with. what i dislike about it is how unpredictable a tape can be, and how painful it is to clean the head. 😢 i'm still collecting them, but drastically slow down the pace.
I have kept my vintage late 80’s VHS and S-VHS recorders and will always have a special place in my heart for them.
However, it was LaserDisc that endures with me and my collection of software & hardware blows away anything I have on VHS (never owned pre-recorded VHS tapes and only used blanks for archiving at the time).
Cool video. I really enjoy my VHS collection. Cool collection can't wait to see yours.
2020. Great video and analysis.
Another reason to collect VHS, and the most important reason. A majority of VHS' were not transferred or made the transistioned to DVD. Especially the Horror genre.
Absolutely. There's so many horror movies that never made the jump. There's going to be a follow up video to this soon.
@@elmoviemaster. Cool. I dig your channel.
I notice you have a couple of those Mill Creek 50 movie sets on your shelf. As a movie buff, I'm a big fan of those because many of the films they put on those sets are exactly the kind of movies I would be looking for on VHS, i.e. deliciously bad obscure B movies, including some that have been featured on MST3K. It's great fun to watch those straight and make up your own riffs. That said, I have a great fondness for VHS as a format because I'm a very tactile kind of person and there's just something satisfying about tapes that DVD and Blu Ray have never quite been able to match. The act of pulling the sleeve off and popping it in the VCR just puts a smile on my face.
bartsimpson83 I agree with you and vhs tapes are very nostalgic
Nice video, good to see there are others that share similar sentiments about VHS. I have DVD & Blu-rays as well, quite a few actually, I collect movies. I never got rid of my Star Wars movies. I have a "Retro Room" in my basement with a late model big box flat screen and an old entertainment stand and about 100 or so VHS tapes, some my wife and I grew up with, others are older films that are more difficult to find on DVD, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s films. I too got rid of most of them when DVDs became popular, but for .25 cents to .50 cents you can get them at thrift shops etc... Its fun to hunt for them, or just buy off of half.com Sure the majority of the time we watch DVDs or Blurays upstairs on our flat screen or stream Netflix etc...but it is fun to curl up on the couch and pop a tape in the retro room like its the 80s or 90s every once in awhile.
Same here! Sadly there's not too many stores around. The nearest one is about and hour away from me. Keep your collection, not just the VHS, all forms of physical media is worth owning. As time passes by, more and more will we be seeing people adopting to Streaming and Downloading, and many titles that are rare and obscure will never make the jump to digital. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed this video :)
I was born in 1993.
I'm growing in a time when there's a transition from VHS to DVD (VHS to Video CD in my case)
Video CD were the thing it priced rather high but still reasonable while DVD was the stuff that only the rich family can afford and VHS?
Everyone selling off their whole VHS collection,setting up tape shops left and right...I think they all regretted about that decision now...
Let's just say that VHS were took away from me way too fast now I want it back,the only VHS tape I still have is the tape head cleaning kit and demonstration tape video of a home appliance still in wrapped in clear plastic.
My first VHS movie I've watched was Disney's Beauty and The Beast.
yeah i was born in 1990 VHS was cool......
Barebare kun cool to know ur love for vhs tapes.Keep collecting vhs tapes.They are nostalgic and so much fun to collect.
Today me and my friend are going to a store called Ralphs Records to buy vhs tapes for 50c each were going to mabe buy 6 tapes each if we find anything good I’m 12 and he’s 10 but we like old 80s technology I have 3 old TVs a vcr vhs tapes 47 nes games 80s movies on dvd I will get a ROB when I get enough money I have nice posters and a light up sign but I believe that vcrs and vhs tapes deserve more some are getting destroyed and some throw them away but they shouldn’t be and also vhs tapes just are important because it’s something you buy but you can’t get them back after you chuck them out but you can find a lot of copies of them for certain tapes you just shouldn’t destroy rare tapes your childhood tapes or just your favorite movies so yes I agree with your video vhs matters.👍
i always prefered vhs quality to dvd. Blu ray of course is superior cause you don't see much of the compression artifacts. But I still have vhs recorder with blank tapes to record my programs on.
If you have a high end vcr and a high end vhs and record digital hd live tv with rgb/scart ouput on vhs, you won't see the differance between the two. The vhs quality can be extreamly good quality if recordered with good exquipement and connection. They used to record film onto vhs with standard quality cinemascopic machines, so they never used the real potential of vhs like they have for the compact disc. Think how they went from VCD to blu ray quality and stopped using tape after Dtheather vhs
There was a point in time where it was popular to get rid of the VHS tape and convert your collection over to DVD. Unfortunately a lot of us collectors did that and are and have been trying to rebuild our collection back to the way it was before. 20 years later and I’m still working on my collection getting it back to the way it used to be there’s a lot of very rare titles that I had I just can’t seem to find.
Yes, this is true. I am in the same boat. I got rid of alot of older movies that I am still trying to hunt to this day. I regret doing that. if you look at my old VHS collection from 10 years ago, there are tapes that are worth so much that I converted over to DVD-R and I cant find them on sale.
Just dumped some universal horror vhs. Made me search for this kind of video to see who is collecting vhs.
Interesting video. Will think twice about chucking the rest : )
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Shouldn't have thrown them out you could have sold the horror VHS on ebay, those are the ones people are collecting nowadays, or at least put them on craigslist for sale or free so someone can enjoy them that way they avoid the garbage landfill.
The movie V/H/S was released on VHS on February 5th 2013.
I use a vcr to Record my tv shows
the only interest I would have in VHS is hearing music recorded on it, you can get 8hrs of music on a tape sounding better than the best cassette from the best cassette deck
I always watched Star Wars on VHS!
This reminds me of being seventeen and visiting the local video shops after I left school and spent too much time in video shops with friends talking about movies and watching crappy horror films underage (I live in the uk when most horror films had an 18 certificate) video streaming isn't for me and I buy dvds and blu rays from stores instead (even from thrift stores, as well brand new) thank you for this video
I watch jurassic park every so often on tape for that nostalgia kick
Tape, in and of itself , is an interesting medium. I enjoy VHS for pre 1990s TV movies that have descended into oblivion. Retro groove supreme. Plus the aspect ratio is correct being that TV movies of that era were “full screen.”
I know I"m like five years late to this video, but it's 2020 and DVDs still keep pace with Blu-ray in terms of sales. My local Target's movie section is still ~40% DVD. The format has been out since 1996 (24 years) compared to VHS's 28-year run (1977-2005, using your quoted end date). Few signs of slowing down either. DVD's legacy is far more substantial than this video would have expected.
Yes, and I was thinking about this the other day. It's impressive how dvd is still going strong and I predict it will still be around for many years regardless of streaming. There will be a video on this topic soon. Stay tuned.
Nice video man, you just earned yourself a new subscriber
Hey! Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed this video :)
I have over 300 VHS tapes and still colleting
I sell them for only two dollars. Got some from the library this week if you are interested
The picture on vhs might not be as sharp as dvd but it's got a depth to it and the colours are more natural and the frames are continous so the film appears much smoother and all these add to make it a more superior format. The sound is also analogue and to my ears sounds much better compared to digital sound. You need to buy ex-rental tapes though rather than the mass produced tapes that were sold in the shops.
VHS Tapes are still good to watch.You are so right.Certain VHS Tapes can't compare to DVD or Bluray.In the 80s I loved the movie Moonwalker by Michael Jackson.I watched it over and over.I bought Moonwalker on bluray and it wasn't the same for me.Sure the bluray was so clear to watch but it didn't give me that nostalgic VHS feeling.I wanted to see Moonwalker in the original format the way I remembered it.I picked up 2 sealed Moonwalker VHS Tapes just for back up in case something would happen to my original copy of Moonwalker.I've noticed in the past year that certain VHS Tapes are getting more harder to find.Especially sealed original VHS copies.I loved your video.Thanks for sharing ur thoughts on VHS movies.
I love vhs thanks for video
TylerTristar2IsBack glad you enjoyed it 😃
I got my Golden eye VHS free with my N64 console that came with the gold controller. This was 1997 from memory , from Toys R us in Parramatta Westfield mall ( Western Sydney )
2021 AND I JUST BOUGHT A VCR ON EBAY READY TO COLLECT TAPES
A lot of VHS tapes were low quality what with dust and annoying white specks appearing on your screen every now and then, it's hardly surprising that DVD won the war. Not all VHS tapes are created equal, for example in 2004 I bought Peter Pan(2003) on VHS in Sweden even when I watch it now I'm surprised at how good the quality is, no dust or white specks in the beginning or during the whole movie, both the picture and sound quality was pristine , I'm quite impressed with it, this is how VHS tapes should look. It included both the Swedish dubbed version and original English version with Swedish text subtitle. I think low quality VHS tapes are to blame the downfall of VHS, with the technology we have today we can up VHS quality up a notch I think it will sell like hot cakes!. Digital image doesn't have the same impact as watching film grain image, it just looks lifeless.
Good point!
They made bad tapes in Malezija,Indonesia,China..for that reason the tape screw up vcr magnetic heads,especially when You press forwards and so on.Companies were greedy and didnt care about quality but if You have movie with good quality tape that is a joob!
The main reason VHS and CRT look better is that the movies and TV shows were better in that era and were produced with the strengths and limitations in mind! I so miss CRT and Vhs for just watching telly...... These new LCD looks amazing but are so fatiguing on the eye! And also the sound engineers in this era payed attention to dialogue rather than effect as most televisions only had a mono speaker but a very good one!!!!!!
I love VHS tapes ain't nothing like it
YOU RITE THE PICTURE QUALITY BACK THEN IS SATISFYING INDEED GIVE IT THAT REALITY FILM 🎞 LIKE FEEL
Hey, I'm doing a senior project for my English class that supports VHS. And I like to get any opinions on a possible chance of VHS making a comeback.
Power Of Nostalgia And Nostalgic
This is beside the point but the Star Wars vhs tape you showed in the beginning I have.
I have every Star Trek Series and Movies, every special and standard edition of star wars, all the Indiana jones movies, all the rocky movies, x-men, james bond, even spongebob. I have a lot of Vhs movies. Probably at the time they were bought, worth several thousands.
Gonna start collecting VHS 📼
I miss VHS!
Are there a few hi sellers... yup for collectors. But id say the number one reason i collect vhs is its cheap and i own it. And where i am at... even you tube on my phone most of the time stinks for download time and play.
2024 I never thought I would start collecting VHS. My rule is I only buy VHS movies I will watch over and over again.
Picked up my VHS copy of Star Wars for just that same reason dude.
Even if the unaltered versions of Star Wars get released on Blu-Ray in the future, I am going to be keeping my old VHS tapes of them.
Same dude!
Its because as a kid you remember watching the movie in that quality (VHS) watching it on Blu-Ray seems different because it does not bring back memories because you never watched it in HD you watched it in VHS quality, so the memories seem different only when watching that Video Tape do your childhood memories come back to you :) Greetings from the UNITED KINGDOM
i also think PIRATE DOWNLOADING has fucked up the movie industry, i have downloaded movies myself but must admit it has screwed it all up........
sorry me again haha my childhood favourites are
The Jungle Book
Land Before Time
Peter Pan
Terminator 2
Hocus Pocus
Halloween
Home Alone
Die Hard
Jurassic Park
I have a lot of tapes
So do i
I have about 500 tapes collecting dust in some bins. Im tempted to chuck them all into the garbage. But then I realize how much of an impact VHS had on society for roughly 20 yrs...They are part of my life.
wotan237 Dont throw them away.Keep them all.They could be worth something someday :-)
Or donate them
Get a good working JVC deck with SVHS and enjoy what you have.. You’ll have to have a good hd tv and calibrate it properly, but you’ll not regret keeping them, they can look great on a 60” .. Pass it on when you’re old n gonna die, it’ll be something to remember you by n be expensive collector stuff 😐
Vhs movies doesn't stop playing at all like damage blue ray disc itself does when they get scratche up bad enough people like myself are fixing broken vhs tapes with Scotch tape it starts playing again with out no problem's
Cheapest way to see the old star wars is the vhs tapes. They are everywhere. Or the 2006 dvd's but those cost $
Good vid.
I feel they should return to the VHS format and they should improve upon it
Now i know what you're going to say
They "did" improve on it by giving us DVDs but we ALL KNOW THAT WAS BULLSHIT
DvDs or ANY optical media was and is FAR INFERIOR to the VHS
Have you ever had a VHS tape that broke down on you or gotten scratched like the DVD?
Didn't think so
I am sure that they are many like me who STILL want the priceless experience of going to the VHS rentals and renting out a movie
It was a unforgetable experience for all of us
Everything went downhill after 2007
Things didnt get better but WORSE
We have TVs with 500 channels but none of those channels shows anything of value
The only major flaw I have with VHS is that it's really hard to find movie in Widescreen format on VHS. It's not that big of deal though, because I rarely notice an image is cropped unless it's done really badly.
VHS lives matter!
Thanks to fans like Harmy & TeamNegative1, we now have 4K original versions of Star Wars 😊 (scanned from original cinema film) go to originaltrilogy.com to found out how to download them.
VHS LIVEZ MATTERZ FACTZ
The re-edited Star Wars movies get me so angry
VHS also matters coz rare logos
Rare tapes and artwork
I have a new 4k led tv with a blue ray player, dvd player and a Vhs recorder! I don't care that much about picture quality...it's all about enjoy a good movie. Netlix no go for me...
I have a nice HD screen too, and I watch my VHS movies in it, no shame whatsoever in that. I don't mind Netflix, but there's something more personal and unique about watching a movie on tape versus just streaming it.
yes and most movies on VHS are cheap!! :)
Joshi Oyabun You have a 4k led TV, blu ray player and dvd player but you don't care that much about picture quality???
I wonder. Could the VCR come back?
Our local library gave away VHS movies and I am trying to sell them for only 2.00. Any suggestions?
hi i don't like vhs video tapes why you may ask. it's the pinch roller. they go funny and when you find out. all your tapes are messed
up big time you see if the tape is not line up right. when it goe's in to the pinch roller. i used to fix pinch rollers in vhs betamax unit's
so many times. i went over to dvcam far better.
I have seen some old VHS tapes/audio cassettes carelessly tossed to the side of the road. It's sad!
Seems it's up to us to convert alot of old movies to DVD since alot of good movies haven't been converted to DVD and sold commercially, REASON? Lazyness of DVD companies not to do it, I see no other reason why they haven't converted ALL the classic VHS tapes to DVD by now and offering them on DVD, Just utter lazyness of manufacturers. Case in point, Try to find a full English dub version of the classic Fatal Chase? I have found digital versions but ALL seems to only have the original Chinese audio and English subtitles, however I happen to have a VHS tape of it I got from a video rental store that shut down when they was selling everything, Mine is 100% English dub. So I say again, Lazyness of DVD manufacturers not to convert this classic to DVD in English (only DVDs are Chinese with English subtitles).
vhs is better then dvd
You sound like those that say vinyl is better than CD's, totally DELUSIONAL.
Yeah i agree but to me the reason why i say that is i hate wide screen dvds i like having the screen with no black bars on itn
I thought VHS was dead. I was wrong.
Vhs is better they last way longer then blue ray and for sure dvd no scratches no fingerprints yes you had to rewind vhs but so what that gives you time to make a sandwich open a drink its classic I miss renting videos blockbuster, Hollywood video it was fun going out picking a movie
GOOD VIDOE
VHS 📼 LOOKS MUCH COOLER CAUSE ITS SQUARED
I remember vhs it apart of my childhood too i think it matters too i like vhs way better than dvd disc and blu ray disc in my honest opinion because i don't really like disc at all that's just me i really want vhs to make a huge comeback one day in the future
I have hundreds of VHS tapes the problem is finding a working vcr I have three and none work.
i only collect looney tunes
Two reasons why I like VHS.....they're cheap and nostalgic.
Bro be careful of those wizard re-releases, they aren't original they are knockoffs
Where did you get the idea that DVD and/or Blue ray won't last 30+ years? They will last longer than VHS. VHS stores it's information on magnetic tape; it is going to be effected by magnetic fields and different stressors of the environment.
hdjksa52 DVDs and Blu-Ray are also susceptible to damage aswell. There's something called disc rot, if they are close to heat, humidity or direct sunlight they can get damaged. But my argument is that as digital streaming becomes more common place, DVD and bluray will become harder to find in common stores, it will be something catered only to the collector. There will be stores, but online, and it won't be cheap. That's just a prediction. It's all about supply and demand.
VHS makes no sense in the high definition era.
I laik this film
Why is every single video on VHS supper slow?
I laik vhs tapes
is this guy for real? video for millennials?
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