The death of VHS is coming very shortly.

[spman 0]

I've been buying DVD regularly since '99, I haven't bought any brand new VHS tapes in years. The only thing I have left on VHS is my giant collection of wrestling, most of which will likely never be released officially on DVD, but even then I'm in the process of copying most of what I have to blank DVD-R's, due to space concerns with VHS tapes.

[cabbageboy 0]

I got a fancy Sansui DVD/VCR combo for Christmas in 2003. This thing was expensive as hell though, like 400-500 at the time. This thing is fucking sweet though. It'll record on both VHS and DVD and also you can transfer your old tapes to DVD on the machine, and also tape off of a DVD if it isn't coded. I can safely say that if you use a DVD and have digital cable you can get something factory DVD quality. I dare say that on old movies it's BETTER, since for some retarded reason studios like to release old classics with mono sound, whereas on TV it's stereo.

 

VHS is still good for stuff like taping the odd Raw, but if there's a movie I want to have for my collection....DVD.

[cabbageboy 0]

Oh, one question that is bugging me. A guy in the UK sent me a DVD of Cat and the Canary in PAL format. I've tried converting it on DVD Shrink which in theory puts stuff in all regions for burning....yet when I tried the burned disc on my players it still doesn't work and recognizes it as PAL. What's up with that?

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

VHS Never Die!!!

[AndrewTS 0]

By the way, those less than $40 players are the best DVD players I've owned.  Those little bastards play everything.

 

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...3A62055%3A95987

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I see it supports DVD-R and RW, but it's still US/Can region only, right?

 

What's the best value on a DVD player that plays DVD-R/RW and is region free?

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Actually there's a code that is suppose to make it region free. I haven't tried it myself.

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Ah, any idea where I'd find one?

[Jericholic82 0]

I've been buying DVD regularly since '99, I haven't bought any brand new VHS tapes in years. The only thing I have left on VHS is my giant collection of wrestling, most of which will likely never be released officially on DVD, but even then I'm in the process of copying most of what I have to blank DVD-R's, due to space concerns with VHS tapes.

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The last new vhs tapes I bought were ECW Heatwave 98 and Anarchy Rulz 99 way back in 2002. I didn't buy a dvd until later that year (cuz we had no player yet) when I bought the Hulks Still Rules set in October after we got a dvd player (the aforementioned one which is just an Apex standard one we got at sears for 50 bucks on sale). I use my PS2 in my room to watch the dvds mostly. The majority of dvds I have boguht are wrestling ones. The only movies I bought have been the film *61 (in a 2 pack deal with the Babe Ruth HBO special) and The Wedding Singer. TV dvds, Chappelles Show Season 2 and The Best of Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.

 

Hell we own only about 5 movies dvds in the house so the house dvd player is hardly used,except by me.

 

However we own a bunch of VHS movies.

[Guest El Satanico]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...3A62055%3A95987

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I see it supports DVD-R and RW, but it's still US/Can region only, right?

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Actually there's a code that is suppose to make it region free. I haven't tried it myself.

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Ah, any idea where I'd find one?

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I found this in a customers review on Amazon.com

 

1. With no disc in the tray, push "Menu" "1" "9" (ignoring the "No" symbol that appears on the upper left-hand corner of the screen).

2. A menu will appear that shows in highlight the region it is set to (almost certainly Region 1). Push the "Enter" button and the region number will change. You can set it to any region (1 through 6) or to Region 0, which means it will play PAL or NTSC DVDs from all 6 DVD regions!

3. Push the "Open/Close" button to close the menu, and you're done!

[imajackoff? 0]

im sure there is a simple answer to this question that im missing : why the frick are dvds regionally coded??!!

[Guest El Satanico]

It's an issue with copyrights. Foreign Countries have different copyright laws, so studios use regional coding to protect their copyrights.

 

Basically, an early way to calm studio fears about not being able to control DVDs.

[Steve J. Rogers 0]

Just wait until the giant electro-magnetic storm hits, then you tapeophiles will be sorry

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There are people still on 8-tracks

 

There are probably still people on vynil! Then again, they are still making those records, 8-tracks and cassettes I believe are no longer in print

 

Steve

[SuperJerk 0]

Until the DVD recorder becomes affordable (meaning less that $100), I will gladly hang on to my VCR.

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$150 for a DVD recorder isn't affordable? That's how much a VCR costed less than 10 years ago! Did you wait until 2000 to buy one of THOSE?

[AndrewTS 0]

El Satanico: Great! I am not certain if my Wal-Mart has that particular model, but I might pick one of those players up and check it out.

[Ted the Poster 0]

I found this in a customers review on Amazon.com

 

1. With no disc in the tray, push "Menu" "1" "9" (ignoring the "No" symbol that appears on the upper left-hand corner of the screen).

2. A menu will appear that shows in highlight the region it is set to (almost certainly Region 1). Push the "Enter" button and the region number will change. You can set it to any region (1 through 6) or to Region 0, which means it will play PAL or NTSC DVDs from all 6 DVD regions!

3. Push the "Open/Close" button to close the menu, and you're done!

Do any other players do this?

[Placebo Effect 0]

I have yet to be truly educated on DVD-Rs since I have TiVo, and thus wouldn't bother investing in something I'd rarely use.

 

Can you record over the discs once you record something?

[Guest El Satanico]

Yes, you can re-record on DVDRW discs.

 

What's really confusing is the whole mess with DVD-R and DVD+R...

 

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardwa...tsExplained.asp

[MillenniumMan831 0]

Viva la VHS! I just got done converting 20 discs of ECW on TNN to 6 VHS tapes because I find VHS to be more durable than DVD.

 

Drop a tape . . . no problem at all

Drop a dvd . . . you're fucked

 

DVDs are just as senstive as VHS.

[Guest El Satanico]

Bullshit...simply dropping a DVD isn't going to screw it up. You'd have a better chance of breaking a tape by dropping it.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

For every one Star Wars fan that "cherishes the original trilogy the way it SHOULD BE" there are

 

1) one of those fans probably dying from heart attacks or high cholesterol

 

and

 

2) two new kids who are seeing the special editions and new CGI prequels and saying

 

"Shut the fuck up, fanboys...your 1980s flicks look lame. Where's my Sidekick, mom?"

 

So I'm sure George Lucas is taking all the criticism from the old generation REALLY to heart.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I still have a VCR (own a few MST3K commercial releases, and have a few wrestling tapes from when I actually traded), but I never use it 'cause the picture looks horrible on our HDTV. I should hook it up to the bedroom TV, but I'm too lazy. DVDs are so much better, just for the surround sound alone.

 

The problem with DVD recorders is that there are so many formats, and it's just too confusing to most people. At least they are getting cheaper.

[Guest El Satanico]

On the newer players, the different formats aren't as much of an issue.

[Guest Brian]

Viva la VHS!  I just got done converting 20 discs of ECW on TNN to 6 VHS tapes because I find VHS to be more durable than DVD.

 

Drop a tape . . . no problem at all

Drop a dvd . . . you're fucked

 

DVDs are just as senstive as VHS.

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Actually, I've cracked a good deal of VHS tapes dropping them.

[MillenniumMan831 0]

Hmmm, than I guess I'm just lucky. Either way, dvds are still too sensitive for me to convert everything just to throw the VHSs away.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yeah...drop a tape onto a thinly carpeted floor. Do the same with a DVD. Guess which one will have the better chance of not breaking? (Hint: It's not the VHS tape).

[Jericholic82 0]

Hmmm, than I guess I'm just lucky.  Either way, dvds are still too sensitive for me to convert everything just to throw the VHSs away.

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you can still keep the vhs tapes if you transfer stuff to dvds cant you? Perhaps put it in storage in a cliamte controlled warehouse or somethin. or just put them in a sealed box in your closet like I would do

[SuperJerk 0]

What the hell's he think the DVDs is going to do if you drop it? Shatter into a million pieces? Its not made out of glass, dude.

[Guest El Satanico]

I'd hope he was talking about scratching it, and not actually breaking it. Either way, he's making DVDs out to be much more fragile than they are. Dropping it isn't going to fatally scratch it, unless it's dropped on concrete, lands info side down and you skid it across the concrete with your foot.

[MillenniumMan831 0]

I was referring to scratches. My brand new Road Warriors dvd plays like crap at a few spots as does a couple other commercial dvds I have. Plus, every time I lend one out, it comes back in painfully poor condition. Granted, I probably shouldn't lend them out but I never had that problem w/ tapes.

 

Besides, I like the fact that I can record and watch stuff on a 8hr tape w/o having to put it on 4 2hr discs.

[SuperJerk 0]

I was referring to scratches.  My brand new Road Warriors dvd plays like crap at a few spots as does a couple other commercial dvds I have.  Plus, every time I lend one out, it comes back in painfully poor condition.  Granted, I probably shouldn't lend them out but I never had that problem w/ tapes.

 

Besides, I like the fact that I can record and watch stuff on a 8hr tape w/o having to put it on 4 2hr discs.

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You know a DVD recorder has multiple speeds, right?

[Jericholic82 0]

I was referring to scratches.  My brand new Road Warriors dvd plays like crap at a few spots as does a couple other commercial dvds I have.  Plus, every time I lend one out, it comes back in painfully poor condition.  Granted, I probably shouldn't lend them out but I never had that problem w/ tapes.

 

Besides, I like the fact that I can record and watch stuff on a 8hr tape w/o having to put it on 4 2hr discs.

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Lesson of the day kids: Don't lend your dvds to anyone