Does anyone still use VHS tapes?

[It's Chase]

I found my old VCR I had as a kid along with a bunch of tapes. The question is do people still use VHS? And do people still make them?

[baconborn]

Still have my almost unused Philips VR550 and a bunch of tapes in the closet. Wonder if it's even worth the price of a sandwich yet.

[saranacX]

Not I.

[It's Chase]

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That is the impression I got from the bad reviews. It is sad because with VHS you had the option to record. Now with the better quality of broadcast TV I would get some decent recordings. I had bad reception in the past and it shows.

They used to make they may still do a dvd recorder that worked like a vcr.

I was thinking about buying some blank tapes and recording TV shows with them.

It sounds like they don't make good quality tapes though. I might not even bother.

[Cassidy]

My family doesn’t have a VCR anymore, but we have a few old tapes in storage... along with VCDs because we use DVDs now.

[999999999]

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I was thinking about buying some blank tapes and recording TV shows with them.

It sounds like they don't make good quality tapes though. I might not even bother.

I have a HTPC and use OBS to record things.

[Jej]

Do people still use VHS?

Most don't outside of either nolstalgia or just checking old recordings.

Do people still make them? Well, yes but I'd advise not to buy any new VCRs since none of them have the same quality old VCR's have. You're better off buying an old VCR and do some maintenance on it. Hell, even low-end VCRs from back then are miles ahead of VCRs made today.
Tape wise your best bet is finding new Oldstock.

Same thing with audio casette tapes. There are still plenty of devices made to play tapes but they're AWFUL. Just buy an old Walkman or something.

[It's Chase]

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Do people still use VHS?

Most don't outside of either nolstalgia or just checking old recordings.

Do people still make them? Well, yes but I'd advise not to buy any new VCRs since none of them have the same quality old VCR's have. You're better off buying an old VCR and do some maintenance on it. Hell, even low-end VCRs from back then are miles ahead of VCRs made today.
Tape wise your best bet is finding new Oldstock.

Same thing with audio casette tapes. There are still plenty of devices made to play tapes but they're AWFUL. Just buy an old Walkman or something.

Yeah those cheap Chinese cassette player's are crap.

[Ganger]

I have one stashed away somewere with a few vhs movies to boot, still got the starwars vhs tapes.

To be honest, since HD and blu-ray, I would find it nearly impossible to watch anything from a VHS tape. The quality would blind my brain.

[SMIFFY]

I've used a VHS player this decade but only once.

Here's something I bet a lot of people probably didn't know - Sony only stopped producing Betamax tapes in 2015 and selling them in 2016.

[Ganger]

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Here's something I bet a lot of people probably didn't know - Sony only stopped producing Betamax tapes in 2015 and selling them in 2016.

When I first read this statement, my first though was 'really?'. But then I will always search something out to find the facts... To be honest, I though betamax died in the 1980s. Who on earth was still using betamax in the 2015...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34776424

[Ganger]

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Probably but I’m not one of them. I don’t even use my blu-ray.

I use my xbox one or PS3 for watching blu-ray movie, never owned a blu-ray player. Mostly I watch most of my HD movies on sky TV. Rarer buy blu-ray film unless its something I really want.

[SMIFFY]

I'd be more interested in how many people actually use any physical media for video or music.

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I'd be more interested in how many people actually use any physical media for video or music.

My dad still gives me dvds with stuff on even after telling him i have no dvd drive as all 6 of my sata ports are filled with HDD's.

[Ganger]

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I'd be more interested in how many people actually use any physical media for video or music.

Im old school in wanting my content on physical media but most of my stuff these days seem to be digital.. songs MP3, movies on sky, digital games on computer and on xbox one. Even my photos are digital these days.

[erratic_gamer]

I love VHS