arstechnica.com — Farewell, VHS... and don't let the door hit you on your way out. Though most of us have given up our VHS players by now in favor of something a little less dated, there have been the usual stragglers in the "old 'n' busted video format" department that have kept VHS alive long past its expiration date.
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whacklyDec 23, 2008
Records only came back because, under proper care and use, they sound great (also, they never really left). The only people wanting to keep vhs alive are luddites and old people. Who cares about luddites? And old people are gonna die soon.
Closed AccountDec 24, 2008
Oh Tracking,I'll miss you the most.
doshindudeDec 24, 2008
they suck. that's what's wrong.
namcoDec 24, 2008
@BIOHazard87: Who the f**k asked your opinion?
drvicDec 25, 2008
puh puh puh please bring back VHS
antdudeDec 25, 2008
Oh wow, and HD too. About time! No need for TiVo3 ;). Does this have copy protection? Can I record without any annoyances to a computer?
subxero37Dec 25, 2008
@BIOHazard87: I still own a TV from 1976; yes, it's in color and yes, it's got a few vacuum tubes in it. Why do I own it? Because it still works and the picture is great. My parents have gone through three or four TVs in six years. That's ridiculous. (And there was no reason for them to fail; they were taken care of and not abused.) I think if it works, and you love it or use it a lot, there's no serious reason to ditch it.Also, when was the last time you could open up a flat-panel or LCD and say, "Oh! This IC is bad. I'll just put a new one in." Nah, not a chance. With older electronics, especially CRTs, the chance of being able to manually fix something using crap lying around is usually very good, given decent technical skill.There is nothing wrong with old technology when it does the job it was always intended to do. Many DVD recorders don't like rewritable discs, and those that do, you might as well just by DVD-Rs because RWs simply don't work very well. DVRs are sometimes a pain to screw with, especially for people like my parents, who don't give a crap how much a 200 or 400 GB disk can hold. A tape is simple: you put the tape in, you hit record. It works.
jfreemanDec 26, 2008
Schools are typically a decade or more behind the times. Thanks, government!