VHS Videos
Soliloquist wrote:
katzhutte wrote:
Betamax were far superior machines IMO , shame they lost the marketing war with VHS ( which was allegedly due to VHS having more porn titles )
Some time ago I watched the linked video about V2000
which was the third video format in the format wars.
In this video it is suggested that the main reason that
VHS became the dominant format, is because most early
VCR machines (about 70% in the UK) were rented,
and the rental market used VHS VCR machines
because they could re-badge them with their company
name or logo, whereas Sony wouldn't allow this.
Consequently films were predominantly released in the
VHS format to supply this market.
Thanks for the video and info , I have a hard time watching videos longer than a few minutes so will watch it when I have more attention
DeepHour wrote:
This format went into decline over twenty years ago, when DVD began to take over as the main format for pre-recorded films and the like. In the UK it's quite difficult to find VHS tapes anywhere these days, but you can still find them selling for around £0.50 to £1.00 in a few charity shops.
Just a few weeks ago however, I was charged £5 in a charity shop for a VHS version of an obscure early 1960s film called 'Night Tide', and I've noticed several items on Ebay going for £50-£100, though admittedly for rare titles. Even saw a couple in the £200-£250 range.
Does anyone here still watch material in VHS format, and do you think films on VHS will ever become desirable and collectable?
Just a few weeks ago however, I was charged £5 in a charity shop for a VHS version of an obscure early 1960s film called 'Night Tide', and I've noticed several items on Ebay going for £50-£100, though admittedly for rare titles. Even saw a couple in the £200-£250 range.
Does anyone here still watch material in VHS format, and do you think films on VHS will ever become desirable and collectable?
I have a vcr. I've not used it for years but I'm keeping hold of it. I also have a hifi system with a twin cassette on it. I love things like that.
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DeepHour wrote:
Just a few weeks ago however, I was charged £5 in a charity shop for a VHS version of an obscure early 1960s film called 'Night Tide', and I've noticed several items on Ebay going for £50-£100, though admittedly for rare titles. Even saw a couple in the £200-£250 range.
I haven't been to a thrift shop since the pandemic started.
...which sucks, because the pandemic really made me nostalgic for the 90s. I hooked up my analogue CRT TV with a Roku so I can watch old 4:3 programming, and hooked up DVD player and VCR as well.
I don't have a lot of tapes, though...most of the stuff we had growing up was just taped off of TV ¬_¬ (I really need to go through those)
I bought a few off of eBay for my birthday this year, mostly concerts. I wouldn't mind buying more if they didn't take up so much more shelf space than DVD.
I'm also really enjoying downloading bootleg torrents of WOC (with original commercials) broadcast programs. I watched Halloween 1 and 2 last year, some Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve, just watched Stephen King's IT the other day...downloaded some of the Star Wars movies but haven't watched them yet.
If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have tried to skip the commercials every time I taped stuff.
DuckHairback wrote:
It's not like vinyl where the original pressings have a unique analogue sound that for many beats the digital conversions. VHS looked bad at the time and still looks bad - even worse now our screens are so high resolution.
Actually, it is kind of like that. Star Wars, for example, the only DVD release of the Original Trilogy looked like garbage (some think it was released that way on purpose to try to keep people from watching it). The 1992 "special widescreen" box is probably the best way to legally watch the trilogy today, unless you don't mind fullscreen pan'n'scan.
A lot of other movies had messed up color timings on BluRay, or had far too much digital cleanup applied, or censorship, or were cropped from their original 4:3 to a modern 16:9 (I hate when they do this), or what have you.
Sometimes it's kind of nice to have something as old as VHS, especially for older movies, because the films themselves weren't as old, and didn't require as much restoration.
And like you said, lots of movies never got released in digital.
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