dufresne Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) Following a discussion I had at the weekend - how many people still use VHS ? Every stand at the car boot sale had them, and couldn't GIVE them away. Surely if you had a working player, you would pick up stuff that isn't out or you wouldn't buy on DVD or Blu-ray for pennies, watch them once and bin them ? Anyway - just curious who still uses the format .... Edited October 10, 2011 by dufresne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebes Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I still have a working VCR, as like to watch Star Wars in it's original form, before it got altered. I also have a laserdisc player still in operation as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jael001 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 when my vhs player packed up a few years ago I decided not to replace it and wanted to get rid of all my vhs tapes, I couldn't even give them away, I tried ebay, charities, specialist shops that take/buy tapes, offered them to friends, freecycle, no-one wanted them so they ended up at the dump. I was very sad to just throw them away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators etmuse Posted October 10, 2011 Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2011 I still technically own a working VCR, but it hasn't, as yet, been removed from my old room in my parents' house. I do consider it sometimes, as I know I have stuff back there on tape that isn't available on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosfer2 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My Mum and Dad still use VHS, and they like buying Disney videos to show to my nieces. I would still use VHS if I could but my player packed up and I'm not sure how I would go about replacing it now that DVD and Blu-Ray players are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina197 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I still have a full working VHS player, but don't use it very much these days. Only if I have a video I want to watch that I haven't got round to buying on DVD, does it get used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar6662 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still got one, well it's an S-VHS player. Still got loads of stuff on VHS I don't have on DVD or Blu-ray and just not got round to replacing but mostly use it to transfer stuff to my PC to get onto DVD. Guess the old films etc aren't worth anything to anybody now and may as well just throw them away, at least the ones I have on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 ive still got one, but rarely use it, only things i use it for really now are my DW vids ive not got on dvd yet, but recently found an online place so watch them there instead of digging the vhs's out if iv not got em on dvd. alot of stuff ive upgraded to on dvd. a few bits that arnt out yet like space above and beyond, space raiders, some old school cartoons ect ill still watch on vhs. but very rare and getting rarer by the year. I still have a working VCR, as like to watch Star Wars in it's original form, before it got altered. I also have a laserdisc player still in operation as well. yer original sw i still watch on vhs and the dvds i got were the specials, regret not getting the originals when they came out (they are bloody expensive now) cos i thought eventually on dvd or bluray they would be there restored but un altered, but no, damn you george! you cant really sell them these days, not unless they are rare ones. mine are all in boxes stored away, a select few remain on my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sazzra Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Interestingly, some charity shops are banned from accepting them, as they'll be liable for the correct disposal if they do! I still have all my 'taped off of TV-AM' tapes somewhere from when I was a rabid Duranie :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlippDigby Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) I still have a working VCR, as like to watch Star Wars in it's original form, before it got altered. I also have a laserdisc player still in operation as well. Me too, for exactly the same reasons!! Actually, I have two and a spare! Edited October 10, 2011 by SlippDigby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indio Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 i still use it as well as dvds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar6662 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 you cant really sell them these days, not unless they are rare ones. mine are all in boxes stored away, a select few remain on my shelf. I've got various limited edition box sets, dunno if any are worth anything. Things like the Alien Trilogy in the facehugger carry case, 30th Anniversary limited Star Trek movies box (I-VI), Star Wars (original trilogy) limited edition Executer tin with scripts, prints and stuff (limited to 20,000). Not even sure which version of the films those are. Pre-DVD so they could they be the original versions rather than the special editions with the extra CGI stuff. Nice things, all in near mint condition but kinda just taking up space. Probably not much more than curiosities now I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jael001 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 There are companies who buy rare vhs tapes, they usually advertise in the back of the film mags, you can email them your list and they'll let you know if they want any and how much they'll pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The only thing I need a VHS player for is to watch my old homemade movies. I could convert them to DVD but I cant be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) I still have a working VCR, as like to watch Star Wars in it's original form, before it got altered. Ha. My mum threw all my videos out "acidentally" inc my SW trilogy. But I just managed to track down the unaltered trilogy on DVD when I ordered it from CeX for just £15!! Edited November 3, 2011 by nicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGreen Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I had a working VHS player until about a week ago, then number 2 son, who is 2 decided to put an end to it by seeing what he could put into the slot and broke the internal eject mechanism !!! I do however have a small selection of VHS films , The original Star Wars Trilogy on VHS and a few other bits and bobs that I picked up on ebay, like the original BTVS pilot. Most ones I have are NTSC standard as they were from America. The rest were sold many years ago at car boot sales and on ebay. I never went in for Laser discs, but was an early adopter of DVD's, which have now really gone the same way as VHS, so I've sold most of those now as well. I decided with little kids not to upgrade to Blu - Ray, so tend to download HD films instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I still use my VHS recorder to record programmes for family members who don't have digital channels. I occasionally dig out the odd tape for a rewatch. This week i dug out Doctor Who - The Rescue/The Romans (i never got round to buying the DVD!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIDS Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I still have a VHS player and quite a few tapes. My old player broke down and I found it very difficult to find a player that was as good as my last one. They just don't make them any more, they are so basic and not even audio in-out on the back. As luck would have it, a guy at work had a nearly new Sony Nicam which I bought off him. There are still a great number of films on tape that will never be released on dvd. On the subject of Star Wars, although I have the un altered versions on dvd, I have many copies in VHS, one set being the Executor set with a wealth of extra material and contains many items not on the new blu ray. A great set to have if you love the original trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuato_Lives Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I have one and I still use it to tape stuff off TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yeah, I still use mine. I can't record any more (it doesn't like my Freeview box and our analogue signal got switched off a couple of years ago ho hum) but I still have many tapes - so much that was never issued on DVD! Plus, the Buffy and Angel VHS box set covers are beautiful, much nicer then the DVD ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj wildfire Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 My biggest problem with my video is finding an headcleaner for it, i can`t find them anywhere. Why is it when you buy blank videotapes the person serving is always so heavy handed. I stopped going to one shop which i won`t name because the bloke behind the counter would smash them down on the counter, i got home with eight new tapes and i can`t use four of them because they roll violently which is supposed to happen after ten years not ten minutes. I just want to go back and say thanks a lot, i`m not sure if i can demand my money back since how can i really prove that he broke them when he could say i might have dropped them myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little.Miss.Vixen Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I have an operating VHS system but havent used it in years, i'm all about Blu-Rays right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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