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Variety Declares VHS Dead

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dearly-beloved dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Variety has written an obituary for the VHS format only 3 years after it was surpassed in popularity by the DVD." While VHS is hardly the format of choice these days, there are still many, many home movies and other favorite recordings and commercial releases floating around in VHS. How long until VHS players themselves go the way of the 8-track player?

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  1. the real question by User+956 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How long until VHS players themselves go the way of the 8-track player?

    With the cost of storage plummeting and the rise of digital distribution and on-demand services, the real question should be: "How long until physical distribution of media goes the way of the 8-track player?"

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  2. Re:More like the cassette than 8-track. by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Taping with the DVD recorder does not feel as "safe" as with VHS.
    We have a recorder here and often I wonder if the old model was better designed for the task.
    It was rare a tape just broke.
    Sure, it would get slowly grainy and you could basically get one final watch out of them.
    The DVDs suck because one error can fuck up the entire show.

    I hope NTL hurry up and bring out a PVR.

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  3. The real answer by NineNine · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It'll happen when broadband becomes as ubiquitous and as reliable as electricity. We have a loooong way to go before that happens.