I had a nice Sony VHS VCR, it always worked, AND RECORDED, tapes were robust, sound was digital (though picture was not), and it had nice features like PDC etc.
But more importantly, the picture never 'jarred' when panning very fast, every tape played, so no films were every thrown, and I was not too bothered by having a slow fast forward / rewind on my films.
The picture quality was ok too with chrome tapes.
Anyone else miss their VCR?
2006-08-04 05:21:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TiVO & DVRs
Miss it? No. I am still using it. We have 5 or 6 DVD players. (2 computers, 2 playstations) We have 5 or 6 VCRs. One of which is a double. I hate DVDs. Always have. Of our 6 or so VCRs, at least 5 work good. Of our DVD players 4 work good, but that's just because our computers and 1 PS2 work for their real purpose. Recoedable tapes are cheaper. I buy a 10 pack of tapes from WalMart about 1 to 3 times a month. It is less than a dollar per tape. DVDs are to expensive. I like to decide what and where to watch on a tape. When I ff on a tape, I decide where to play. I hate scene select and then sf or slow forward. Even the one working DVD player, that is not anything else, does not always run. I always figured that DVDs would go the way of Divx, VCD, and Beta max. When my brother worked for Sears in '97, I think it was, he had the option of investing a company that made DVDs and Divx. We figured it would be a waste of money, who is gonna buy an easily, overly expensive frisbee. It turns out allow of people like the frisbees.
Now because of DVDs I can buy great VHS stuff on eBay for a good deal.
2006-08-04 05:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While I do not think a DVD is all bad they are definitely missing some features that are inherent to a VCR tape.
Like being able to stop in the middle, pull the tape out, take it to another machine any place and start playing again right where you stopped.
One thing that is really bad with DVD's is they make it too easy for the government and corporations to monitor how you use the disk.
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2006-08-04 12:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Andre' B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see you general point, but I have different reasons to miss tapes
Tapes are better because...
- Can record
- Can pop it out and the movie is still where you left it when you put it back in.
- Can fast forward through the FBI warning and production logos
- No annoying menu screens (I hate those menu screens with all kinds of swoopy effects or lengthy lead in scenes, just show me the damn options).
DVDs are better because...
- Variable fast forwards (x2, x4, etc)
- Format allows for extras (I love all the extra bits on DVDs)
- Smaller, same number of DVDs takes half the space
- Surround sound!
- Picture quaity IS better
It is annoying when a DVD gets scratched and you get garbled picture/sound or it just shuts down for no apparent reason. But, I don't remember tapes being any more stable.
2006-08-04 12:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Wundt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you just bought a cheap DVD player. You need one that does progressive scan. Also try watching them on a HDTV, like a plasem TV or an LCD with some kick *** surround sound. YOu will not even remember what a VHS was.
2006-08-04 12:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The picture quality on dvd is sooo much better though, and no more eaten tapes....but I do kind of miss my pop top VCR
2006-08-04 12:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yeah! My VHS NEVER skipped! The only problems you ever have is if you watch the same movie about a million times. I remember when I was a kid my favorite cartoons would break, but not for YEARS! To hell with DVDs!! Oh, but they are better quality if you can get them to work.
2006-08-04 12:25:37 · answer #6 · answered by mydirtylittleself 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not at all.
I don't miss the size of videos compared to DVDs, or not having to sit through trailers, or having just the movie instead of lots of extras, or being able to watch the same movie over and over without having to worry about wearing it out.
Think you may just have a crappy DVD player.
2006-08-04 12:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by mel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a progressive scan up-converting DVD or Blu-Ray Player with a TV that accepts a progressive scan signal.
2006-08-04 12:28:24 · answer #8 · answered by ScottsdaleBlessed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had way more problems with my VCR than my DVD player
2006-08-04 12:25:42 · answer #9 · answered by Deek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tell you what I do hate. Scratched DVDs. They really got to fix that. Maybe in the future we'll just download everything. No scratches.
2006-08-04 15:57:05 · answer #10 · answered by JunaD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋