So I watched some VHS tapes...

[Hobie-wan]

Laserdisc, anyone?

I have a player that I think I fixed... it shuts properly and plays CDs now. I have no laserdiscs to test it with though.

[Pulsar_t]

The only downside to DVDs imo is that recorders took a long time coming and when they did PVRs (from PCs to TiVos) were less costly and more efficient.

I find it stupid that costly BD players can't record either.

[Anayo]

I still like VHS tapes.

[Luke]

The only VHS tapes I own are ones that I couldn't fond on DVD. I waited forever for MONSTER SQUAD to be released on DVD.

I'm not sure if this has been brought up, but recording a VHS to VHS was a pain in the arse. Plus, it usually took as long as the movie you were recording. Not until the final years of VHS dominance did we get things such as quick record, super fast forward, 60 second rewind, etc. Editing VHS tapes was awful too if you made home movies. You literally had to put two VCR's together and edit with the pause and stop buttons. It's frustrating just even thinking about it.

[Hatta]

However, I do feel the need to get one of those VHS-to-DVD converters.

Just get a cheap capture card. Since everything's going digital/hd you should be able to pick up a SD analog capture card (hauppauge is good) for dirt cheap.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Laserdisc, anyone?

I have a player that I think I fixed... it shuts properly and plays CDs now. I have no laserdiscs to test it with though.

I love me some LaserDisc, but I'll only buy a few more of them if they're laser rot free and if I really want that particular movie and it isn't on DVD at all.

[arion]

The main reason i still keep watch tapes is because they are cheap and video rentals are practically just giving them away these days. And for a fan of 80's craptastic action movies i am constantly finding new stuff

[Boaradoor]

My dad is trying to fix his, but he doesn't have anywhere that well repair it. Funny thing is just a city away from me is a Laserdisc repair store!

Anyways he has a collection of like over 100 LD movies

[Funk, E]

I've got a Pioneer Laseractive and a pretty big collection of laserdiscs. I've also got a Selectavision player and a bunch of CED discs. There's something about VHS, though, the crappy colors, the fact that they wear out a little bit more every time you play them, the sleazy audio...there's an ambiance there that can't really be replicated, and it really makes watching certain terrible films a little more worthwhile.

To say that they're in any way comparable, video-quality wise, however, is pretty silly. In resolution alone, VHS is less than half of that of DVD.

[Jrecee]

I've been taping fringe because I watch the office on thursday nights. Yeah the quality is pretty crappy.