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The VHS is Dead

Posted by michael on from the long-live-the-VHS dept.

Ronnie Coote writes "The UK's largest retailer of electronics is phasing out VHS VCRs. Sales of DVD players have outstripped VCRs by 40-to-1 recently. So how long until the mass market will be saying goodbye to the DVD player?" A few historical links to commemorate the occasion: Sony Kills Betamax, Why VHS Was Better, and How to Preserve VHS Recordings. For the future, maybe we'll have Digital VHS, but I suspect it will mostly be hard drive-based recorders.

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  1. gnaa fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Err.. by cuteseal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let me guess... next you'll be telling me that cassette tapes are dead too, right?

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  3. Wish it was Windows is Dead by totallygeek · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Linux outinstalled Windows 40 to 1.

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    1. Re:Wish it was Windows is Dead by theurge14 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Try to imagine yourself in a customer support call center for Dell or HP or Gateway... and 2500 old ladies called you all at once to tell you that their new Linux internet machine thingy isn't connecting to the interweb thingy anymore. Oh, and they want their icons back. When you're done freaking out and the twitching has subsided, feel free to reply to this post.

  4. George Lucas is behind this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot first. It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo shot first.

  5. The UKs largest retailer by stratjakt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You mean Harrod's right? Harrod's is a piss ant compared to even some of the mid-sized box stores here in the states.

    Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, K-Mart, etc, etc, all still stock VCRs.

    They aren't completely dead, but of course they're slowly going the way of the LP or 8 Track.

    There are still plenty of people with VHS-C based camcorders, and when said camcorder is only 50 bucks compared to a few hundred for the cheapest digital recorder, this will probably continue.

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  6. Re:Still for sale though by northcat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot moderating is in the shits. Grandparent has a valid point and it gets modded down as troll. Parent is insightful or interesting but is modded as funny. I suppose most mods just look at what other mods have done and do the same thing.

  7. Re:Please.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Please, spare us the netcraft jokes.

    What about jokes about pouring hot grits onto a VHS tape of a naked and petrified Natalie Portman?

    /. trolls never die, they just get modded down...