I have quite a collection, and love the format. Are there any others who still watch favorite films on this format? What does your preferred VHS rig consist of?
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I have quite a collection, and love the format. Are there any others who still watch favorite films on this format? What does your preferred VHS rig consist of?
oh god yes
i have well over 300 vhs tapes
my whole star trek tos and tng series all 10 seasons combined are retail vhs tapes
i prefer tos and tng on vhs because they help rather then hinder the special effects they just seem at home on vhs
i dont really have a specialised set up just 2 ratty old vcr's stacked on top of each other and connected to a tv just like before all this dvd shenanigans
Yeah, I'm a fan. Love the box art on most tapes.
I've still got a SVHS player hooked to the svideo input of my monitor. I've got TONS of VHS tapes, including this:
http://swhomevid.site40.net/thx_wide.jpg
I've never PLAYED the tapes in it... that's what the regular VHS tapes are for. I keep the Box set in pristine condition on the chance I may sell it one day. It's signed and numbered and in perfect condition. :cool:
I thank the electronics gods for finally releasing me from the pain of having to rewind my movies after watching them.
Not a fan of VHS or cassette tape.
You obviously have not viewed TNG on bluray. While this might be a reasonable claim for TOS with their sub par low tech effects of their day, it is absolutely 100% false for TNG. The special effects in TNG were far ahead of their time and were greatly diminished by contemporary video quality. The new bluray releases show them in all their original (unlike TOS which was "enhanced") glory, as they were meant to be seen, and cannot be matched. However, do not watch the fake upscaled HD episodes they show on TV. They are crap. The blurays are completely remastered from the original film and are beautiful - showing detail nowhere near apparent on VHS.Quote:
Originally Posted by KitsuneNight
yeah yeah yeah
i just prefer tos and tng on vhs
cant i just bloody like and prefer a show on a "inferior" format ?
tos is helped not hinderd by vhs's fuzziness it also hides the wobbely sets and shonky special effects
I like VHS for it's authenticity to the older movies but more often than not I watch the Blu-Ray or DVD.
VHS is great for recording shows. It's the only format I know of that can be recorded then stored for later. If there's anything else please let me know.
I dont watch movies anymore, like ever. And I dont miss VHS, or audio cassettes or vinyls for that matter. Good riddance :p
This being said I have fond memories of watching my Johnny 5 movie VHS as a kid. That was like my favourite movie.
http://www.jeffbots.com/shortcircuit6.jpg
i remember that movie
i remember 2 as well it wasnt as good but still okay
2 was good but sad. Both were really good.
Johnny 5 is alive!
i havent seen either in years
but i remember more from 2 then from 1
I have a DVHS deck. Love it to death.
Just love VHS :), watching gritty or even cheesy scifi on DVD just isn't the same as watching them on VHS.
Stuff like:
Hardware,
Nemesis,
Screamers,
Death Machine,
Robot Jox,
Robot Wars,
Eliminators,
Runaway,
Demon Seed,
Silent Running,
Arena,
Johny Mnemonic and
Chopping Mall just NEEDS to be seen on VHS :)
I threw most of my retail VHS away, and gave the rest to Goodwill, who probably threw them away. I kept our home videos of course, and anything I thought was cool that I recorded. When I saw that most of that could be found on YouTube in better quality, I tossed those too.
I agree about the low-fi vibe. Actually I have a small P4 computer connected to my CRT TV. I use it to watch youtube videos full screen on the TV. I watched some full length Trauma-team VHS rips off youtube. Did it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robotwo
I'm with rusty venture on this. If I want to watch a movie in VHS quality then I'll just hook my DVD player up with the RF jack. Tapes are a format that I was glad to see pass on.
VHS? Nope, don't like tape based media.
However, I do own an LD player and love it. It's quite a nifty unit and I love how the movies look and sound from it.
I still have VHS tapes sitting around, including my wedding, but watching films on that format is very painful. You're looking at analog audio and video that will degrade as the tapes wear out.
I got into VHS pretty much at a time when most folks were probably ditching their tapes and players.
My primary player is a JVC HM-DH5U D-VHS deck. The high def quality and digital sound with the D-Theater tapes I own is really top notch.
Outside of that I use a decent standard deck Sony SLV-ED100 as well.
What's the attraction?
Well I'd say you tend to find a lot of cool obscure things digging through VHS, only released on VHS. There's a bunch of of rare and obscure titles that have never seen (and possibly never will see, unfortunately) the light of day on DVD or any other format (with the small exception of maybe laserdisc).
As well there's a retro type of charm to these things.
I mean what's not to like about watching grainy, noisy 200-line video with all the dropouts and tracking errors and glitches, along with the quiet hum of the VCR's internal mechanisms. :p
Besides, I betcha the fancy schmancy hi-def formats of today can't boast of this feature,
http://i41.tinypic.com/71r59d.jpg
Hahaha, I have some 10+ years old CD-R and they can barely remember whats been burned unto them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thierry Henry
I just remember how expensive they were to buy. Most people rented them and the hit movies were like 20 bucks but most movies cost 100 bucks. I didnt know why that was but that obviously changed when dvd came out. Thats probably one of the many things that killed video rental stores.
yeah dvd's are just 5 bucks now
why rent them if you can own them for the same money ?
You should never expose opitical media to UV light it destroys the dye. Use a HQ burner and HQ media that works well. This does not apply to factory pressed CDs. For all CDs DVDs, Bluray: Avoid temperature extremes as this could cause the disk to deliminate or warp. Keep the lens clean. High humidity can cause disks to rot or bronze.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxWar
VHS is cool. Though, their problems with the format. Everything wears down the machine including the tape. If you check the specifications of your video heads they will no longer be at the original values (heads that are totally degraded and need to replace can start erasing the tape). Tapes especially old ones shed a lot of oxide and dirty the path. Avoid crinkled tapes this is a ticking time bomb for your VCR. Things like pinch rollers degrade even if their not used (especially when their is a lot of heat and humidity. VHS is great if can keep up with maintaince and care of the deck and the tapes in general.
The format went downhill for me, when my Fisher 6-head VCR decided to crap out. It was such an amazing VCR, and the sound with Pro-Logic was pretty solid. The VCRs I have now, are such crap compared to that beast of a machine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thierry Henry
Newer decks are made as cheaply as possible and sometimes with parts that can't be easily replaced on the market. You might luck out. I don't know. I do remember you said that was an older deck from the earlier 90's.Quote:
Originally Posted by gamevet
Hit your GW. Mine has mountains of VCRs for pennies.
Plenty of Fishers, but to be honest, you're the first person I've heard to praise Fisher VCRs.
I've heard good things about Panasonic decks. My Panasonic still works great. Check out videokarma.org if you're really interested.
There is truth to this comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thierry Henry
This, however, is borderline hipster nonsense talk.Quote:
As well there's a retro type of charm to these things.
I mean what's not to like about watching grainy, noisy 200-line video with all the dropouts and tracking errors and glitches, along with the quiet hum of the VCR's internal mechanisms. :p
Dicking around with tracking is something I don't miss. Dealing with a tape getting eaten is also something I don't miss.
Never mind having to rewind/fast-forward to get to scenes you wanna show/see. Or if you had multiple movies on a tape....
I wept tears of joy *AND* fist pumped for 3 days straight when I got my first DVD player back in 1999.
my first dvd player was a ps 2
i kinda doubt i was the only one
Yeah, it was a hi-end VCR from @ 1993. I have a Daewoo 6-head VCR/DVD combo deck that I haven't really messed around with, and a Sharp HQ 4-head VCR (single audio out) sitting around. I probably need to hook up the Daewoo, just to see how well it performs, but my current Surround Sound setup is connected to a 52" LCD in the livingroom; it'll probably look like ass on that display.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chibisteven
There's still plenty of VHS movies that never got released on dvd and probably never will be.
Lots of people bought them because they were cheap DVD players (compared to the actual players).Quote:
Originally Posted by KitsuneNight
I had an actual DVD player. This sucker was $300, and that was *AFTER* the $100 employee discount.
I still have it, and it still works.
i got it because it wa sa ps 2 and the dvd was just an extra
i didnt buy a whole lot of dvd's untill at least 2005
the things were so damn expensive at first
I dont even collect new dvds anymore because they are dying out. Nowadays the BluRay version of a movie will get special features that the dvd version wont have. Pointless to get the dvd in that case. Better off to get older dvds that will probably never be released on Bluray. Buying dvds is pretty much an online only thing now since places like Walmart and Best Buy are mostly BluRay these days. No more video stores left to buy them either. I used to be able to get used dvds at Hollywood video for good prices. I think a place like FYE you can still get that but how much longer can FYE stay in business
i get the dvd's still because they are cheaper
i dont care about hi def or all the extra's ( other then audio commentaries )
That could take a lot of work to restore your old beast. There is guide you can read that might in those regards. http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/vcrfaq.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by gamevet
I love extras and when BluRay started getting exclusive extras I was pissed and was like thats it no more dvds.Quote:
Originally Posted by KitsuneNight
Inspiried Scott Pilgrim, what does this emoticon ( :p ) convey to you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty Venture
Crystal Lake Memories is going to be BluRay only no dvd. Its a documentary, you dont need HD for a documentary but I think it shows that dvd is dying.
https://www.facebook.com/CrystalLakeMemoriesDocumentary
I remember getting Disney movies and other animated movies in this nice big plastic clamshell cases. It made the movies seem more... SPECIAL, I guess.
I remember when I was about 6 or 7, I bought a blank tape with my allowance so I could record my favorite shows. It was a big deal to me! I think it was a Kodak brand one, if memory serves. When I hit my teens and got into the anime fansubbing scene, then my attention to blank media quality kinda jumped up there. I loved the challenge of trying to find the best quality tapes and making sure the quality of the content stays fresh for years to come...
But then I remember how many tapes I lost getting EATEN and now I realize something: VHS kinda blows. Low resolution, prone to audio and video glitches, takes up WAY too much space. Example: Record of Lodoss War was on 6 VHS tapes when originally released. The DVD set I have now of the whole series takes up half the space of ONE tape and has great, clean video and audio, and WON'T degrade by just the slightest big with each and every viewing. As fond as my memories are, digital formats are just much more practical in just about every way. I for one DON'T miss the lines of static that run through the video, or the distorted video at the top or bottom of the screen. I don't miss SPLICING. I don't miss my recording of a movie off TV one day out of the blue completely missing its audio.
I'll just convert those tapes I wish to keep to DVDs and be done with them.