Poll: Do you still own a VHS?
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yeah I still got 5 VCR's that are broken, I am Frankenstein a refurbishment out of them, and I still have boxes of VHS tapes, and I believe I have a beta MAX somewhere but I haven't seen it in a while, it disappears then reappears later in spots I would have never put it, best place I found it was in the bottom of a potted plant, filled with soil, I have no idea how it got there, but I like to imagine that it has adventures with other old forgotten appliances like The Brave Little Toaster.....man I want to see that movie again. Oh and I remember watching beta MAX and laser disc.
Yes, there is still a VHS player in my home, but it hasn't been hooked up to anything for a few years now.
Up until a few months ago it was still plugged in as a digital clock in my living room.
Now it just sits collecting dust as a stand for my PS3.
Up until a few months ago it was still plugged in as a digital clock in my living room.
Now it just sits collecting dust as a stand for my PS3.
I still have VHS, yes. Sadly, I no longer have a VCR to play them on.
I kinda miss them, actually.
I kinda miss them, actually.
Yep- I have a DVD and the rest too, but it occured to me that while the drooling morons that make up most of our species were throwing out their collections and rebuying them in a different format, I could buy up all those old 'junk' videos for around 10p a tape- granted, I don't get all those extras no-one ever watches, but that is my cross to bear. Can't wait till blu-ray takes off properly-I can work on my DVD collection then...
Finally, someone else who not only knows what a laser disc player is, but has one too! I have two, but still, progress! Other people who know what I'm talking about when I say things!G Theriault said:
That said, why yes, I do still have VCRs. Yes, plural, both working, both seeing regular use. The laser disc player, not so much, but it comes in handy if I ever want to see "Star Wars" the way it's meant to be seen.[footnote]I.E. Darth Vader is dark aquamarine, land speeders float along on bright orange Cheeto smears, Mos Eisley is basically unpopulated, Jabba never leaves his palace-thing, and, because the internet demands it, Han shot first.
The above might be wrong, but I'm going from memory, all right?[/footnote] It's also nice if your Star Trek or James Bond marathon[footnote]Why yes, I do have the original series, the Next Generation, two or three seasons of DS9, and all Bonds through Goldeneye on laser disc. That and more, thank you for asking.[/footnote] needs to be interrupted every forty minutes so you can get up, stretch, or refill the popcorn bowl[footnote]Fuck pausing. That's cheating.[/footnote]. Oh, DVD and Blu-ray, you make it almost too easy to veg out.
The irony of it all is all this obsolete equipment is hooked to a 65" widescreen with more HDMI connectors than I know what to do with.
Now ask me about the phone that's attached to the wall, doesn't tell you who's calling, never needs charging yet still has a cord. We got a bunch of those too.
