How much long is VHS gonna be around???????

[irishScott]

My family stuck with VHS till about 2002, we've gone DVD ever since. Still got a large collection though.

Also, my local Blockbuster still has a lot of the less popular/known movies on VHS, although they are switching over.

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
I sure as crap hope the VHS doesn't die soon. How am I going to tape my favorite TV shows without it?

That's why I don't think VHS will die until tivo/dvr is in most homes.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: tangent1138


VHS is dead

i was at a customers house the other day fixing their satellite service, and they still have a betamax player that theyre running the cabling through for some reason....made me wonder if it would still play a tape, if they had one around.

 

[killface]

Once porn is no longer produced on VHS, it's done. I would guess another year or two. Porn is one of the reasons VHS beat beta max.

 

[redgtxdi]

Trailing thought..........


Tivo...........tape show, watch it, delete it.

VCR........tape show, watch it, give it to friend to watch, to 'nother friend to watch, etc. etc. then tape over it.


Can't just "hand" a tape over to your friend w/ Tivo??????

 

[j00fek]

until its dead

 

[sswingle]

I thought VHS already was dead.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Trailing thought..........


Tivo...........tape show, watch it, delete it.

VCR........tape show, watch it, give it to friend to watch, to 'nother friend to watch, etc. etc. then tape over it.


Can't just "hand" a tape over to your friend w/ Tivo??????

DVD recorders maybe?

 

[BKLounger]

i am planning on the vhs dying soon. I am in the process of tranferring all my old vhs tapes of rare stuff over to dvd right now.

 

[redgtxdi]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

DVD recorders maybe?[/quote]


Good thought.........though one DVD player may not play a DVD burned on a different machine.


No such issue w/ VHS.


(Hey, maybe VHS should stick around forever???)

 

[d3n]

As long as people pump the things at the local flea markets.