I still use a VCR for movies I don't have on DVD + family/friends home movies.
I don't care much about quality, as long as I can see the video and hear the audio fine, I'm good
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Lots of people who have young kids will set up a TV and a VCR in their child's room, and let them watch the Disney and kids shows on VHS which the parents had growing up and already have a huge collection of. I used to manage a retail store and the last movie/TV section to phase out VHS was the children's section, exactly for that reason.
shareI still have lots of old VHS tapes. I hope I can always find a good working machine, if not a new one. I have hours and hours of old TV, some going back to 1978 I'd hate to lose, plus a lot of very old TV shows I bought from collectors and have never been released on DVD. Real collectors items.
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Detroit being an economically depressed area, I could see how there could still be demand for VCRs.
I don't think the VCR has ever really been replaced, technology-wise. People use DVRs, but you can't permanently store things on it without taking up space, DVD-Rs can't be erased, etc.
Me. I buy VHS all the time.
shareI'm with you, Friday! I love looking for tapes at thrift stores, especially weird stuff that probably never got a DVD release.
Where else would I have found "Revenge of the Mercenaries"? :p http://sobaditsbad.blogspot.ca/2011/07/revenge-of-mercenaries.html
I honestly don't think they have ever adequately replaced the VCR.
I have a DVD recorder, but it is limited to two hours recording on a disk, which is not enough for many movies. I also have a DVR, but that's not like a permanent record. If the DVR breaks down, everything I have saved is lost.
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I collect old VCRs as my hobby. I am often at pawn shops and thrift stores buying classic ones.
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