Poll: Do you still own a VHS?

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

I have Spice World on VHS.
You gotta problem with that?

 

[malestrithe]

I converted all of my vhs to dvd format a long time ago, so my vcr just sits there looking pretty.

 

[malestrithe]

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!

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.

Sorry, but the way it was intended to be seen does not matter. Lucas made the changes that he wanted to the franchise and those are what will stand as cannon from not until people forget about Star Wars. It does not matter what I want, what you want or the rest of the world cares about.

Anyway, I got my original set on DVD a few months ago. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Trilogy-Harrison-Ford/dp/B001EN71DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1261277064&sr=8-1

It has 6 discs, three the way Lucas wants the story to be told (special editions), and 3 the way the fanboys remember it (original theatrical releases).

 

[internetzealot1]

I've got one built into my TV.

 

[SD-Fiend]

well i just got a vhs/dvd player but the cord is missing

 

[Souplex]

I really need to Upgrade past Beta Max.

 

[Go Fighting In The War Room]

It's in the house. Buried somewhere.

 

[Marik2]

I have a VHS/DVD player does that count?

 

[digipinky75910]

I tape my gameplay on mine.

 

[Earthmonger]

Got a VCR down in the cellar somewhere. And a few hundred videotapes in two big black trashbags. It's below zero down there, and I don't care if they get ruined or not.

 

[TraumaHound]

2: 1 dedicated hooked into the TV in our bedroom (for "quality-spousal-time-movie-watching") and 1 dual DVD & VHS recorder (which I bought to burn some old VHS tapes onto DVDs but have never gotten around to doing) hooked up downstairs to the big TV.

We have a DVR cablebox so we don't need either to record TV shows, either.

 

[KittywifaMohawk]

It's built into the TV I use, so I still have one.
But I never use it.

 

[lacktheknack]

It's in our TV, and can't be removed.

Which is good, because we have about 80 Disney classics which require repeated watching.

 

[Carlston]

The good old days, where dinosaurs ruled the land and your History teacher was only 30. There in the heavens, God created the VHS, which would be able to play movies on tapes. It was glorious and awesome.

Cut to a billion years later, and now everyone has DVD-players, or even Blu-ray. But I bet that somewhere in the attic, you have a VHS laying around, waiting to conquer the earth once more.

Well... do you still have it?

Yeah,
And my dad has a old Laser disc player and I got a beta in the attic....

Always liked to collect old electronics.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I actually just threw away mine last week. So I guess I'll have to vote no now.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

The good old days, where dinosaurs ruled the land and your History teacher was only 30. There in the heavens, God created the VHS, which would be able to play movies on tapes. It was glorious and awesome.

Cut to a billion years later, and now everyone has DVD-players, or even Blu-ray. But I bet that somewhere in the attic, you have a VHS laying around, waiting to conquer the earth once more.

Well... do you still have it?

Shut up! It wasn't that long ago, stop making me feel old! It's bad enough I'm old enough to remember Betamax and the last format war.
In answer to your question, I still have a DVD/VCR combo machine kicking around, but I don't have it hooked up to anything.

 

[Puzzles]

I have one, but I don't use it. I have one of those Recordable Hard Drive things now, which is much better...

 

[Aesir23]

Ahhh, VCR. I think there's one hooked up to the TV in my Mom's room.

 

[Numb1lp]

It's part of a my DVD player.

 

[fanklok]

we have 2 one hooked up to the flat screen downstairs (along with the dvd player the cable box and my ps2) and one up stairs (also hooked up to a smaller tv)