VHS tapes are way too volatile, there's a reason why Blockbuster sold them off on the cheap after they've been rented too many times.

I have been buying VHS tapes again for a few years now. I was born in -78, so I grew up with VHS. Unfortunately I got rid many of my tapes. Now I have original tapes little less than 300 pcs. Few of my favorite tapes are the first Halloween that I bought in the mid 90's, and Elm Street 3 that I ordered from Germany last year. I get that warm nostalgic feeling when I see old VHS tapes. Sometimes I even get original VHS tapes for free from recycling centers.

I love VHS 📼

I started collecting VHS again! I don’t have a player. It’s just for aesthetics for the moment.

Sometimes I'll record a show onto vhs that came out long after vhs stopped being made just for the novelty of watching it on vhs. I know, sick, right? Also, anime is great to watch on vhs.

So many movies are still not available outside VHS plus there is a comfort feel watching an old tape on a CRT tv. Thats why I still collect and the trailers are a welcome intro to movies that you may not have heard of. I think more of us should embrace the movie and not be format snobs. I have a few VHS with deleted scenes and or commentaries Great video!

I never left vhs!

Honestly, I’ve just had a better experience with VHS tapes and I’ve used them my whole life. I remember being mad I couldn’t watch certain DVD’s because they would skip, or stream a movie because of shitty Internet. When I would watch a VHS, I wouldn’t have to worry about any of that, thus sometimes occasional eaten tapes but that’s rare to me now. And when I pop in the VHS, I don’t have to wait for anything I just start watching. I tried leaving physical media for streaming, but it just wasn’t worth it. If streaming won’t have a movie you like and you don’t have a physical copy of it, you’re basically screwed. I will occasionally watch DVD’s and laserdiscs every now and then, but there’s always going to be a more pleasant charm with the tapes, at least to me.

Hey, I was raised with VHS for pretty much most of my life and still never have parted witht he format! The thing of it is: Most of my childhood videos have gotten a DVD and/or Blu-ray release with the exception of a few oddballs like my Let's Sing and Learn tapes and one of the first VHS tapes I ever owned - "Wee-Sing Favorites: Animal Songs" also never got a DVD release yet the other Wee Sing videos (which I never grew up with) did. My childhood copies are obviously long gone but I started remembering the videos a year before the pandemic and I was on the hunt to find them again. So glad I did!! I even archived them for those that have memories with those videos. Long live VHS!!!📼😄👌

My CRT is one of the biggest 16:9 widescreen ones and has all inputs, including S-video input (precursor to hdmi.)

Many years ago they created a vhs,dvd and blu-ray combo player

I couldn't agree more man vhs gives me that fuzzy nostalgic feeling it has a unique old school worn out look to them I love it brings me back to the 90s. I personally don't collect them anymore because I don't have the space for them but I buy the vhs tapes of my favorite movies then digitalize them so i can watch them anytime i want on any modern device then sell the tapes or donate them afterwards. Blu-Rays literally look the same as a hd digital movie so I don't need them but vhs has that nostalgic look to them

I've been considering collecting VHS again. There are some movies that are still stuck on VHS that I would love to watch. Honeymoon Horror is one I'd love to see again.

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I can’t believe that Halloween 4 goes for that much. I have that exact copy and matching Halloween 5 sitting on my shelf for years lol

love these VHS tapes

I am one of the few people I know who still has a VCR. Actually, it's a VHS-to-DVD recorder. I only have a handful of VHS tapes now, and I certainly wouldn't pay the prices you're paying for them. It's just nice to have the option to play one or convert one to disc.

Videotape of any type is not "simple", its extremely complicated. Its a miracle it works at all. I had two SVHS VCRS during the eighties/ nineties. After owning a DVD player for a month. Couldn't find a certain movie one day so I rented the VHS version. Like watching a movie through a screen door. Except that watching through a screen door would probably be better. I put my laserdisc collection on the curb because it couldn't even compete with DVD, which today is bottom of the barrel

My dad has the same vhs/dvd player and the thing is always breaking for no reason, luckily i still have my same tv with the vhs player built in that has not skippe a beat in 20 years, lucky me.

Halloween 4 RULES. Most underrated in the whole series. I found autographed copies of 4 and the original at goodwill!

I actually first saw Halloween 4-5 on those old CBS Fox tapes somewhere around late 94 or early 95, after that I saw Halloween 6 in theaters. I have that SF Lord of Illusions blu ray, I got it before it went OOP.

Yes, I am buying VHS again, but with no intent to watch them. I am buying them because I idiotically sold of the movies that were pillars of my identity in the 80s & 90s. I started re-buying over a year ago - Batman 1989. This was the first movie I ever owned on VHS and it was a gift from a friend of the family. IT's the only one I have so far. On my VHS to get list is Back to the Future (just the first one), Deep Blue Sea, The Goonies, Jurassic Park and Sleepy Hollow (1999) - these are just off the top of my head, I may add more but odds are I won't go over a maximum of 25 (if even that many).

I have a VHS player and movies still. I won't go out of my way to buy them, but if I find one that I don't own. Why not?

I abandoned VHS in 1989. I used SuperVHS to record then, and LaserDisc for collecting movies.

right now im trying to get a vhs player at the moment

never left vhs in first place. especially when you live in a esl-country, such as myself, many older dubs won't get rereleased. so formats like vhs are the way to go or the superior mono mix of terminator 1, which isn't on bluray. early dvd prints at best, but way more common on vhs

I had a brief fling with vhs a year or so ago. I’ll only collect the best of the best, and they have to be horror. They take too much space and it’s another expense for poor picture quality. They’re cool to own but that’s about all the value they have (outside of the obvious monetary value)

It’s called member berries!

I don't miss VHS or Cassette , I had way way too many eaten by players or the tape just got too beat to play well anymore. I am bummed some never made it to disc but disc is way way safer for me. I do still have a VHS player with a dvd player still but I never feel safe to put in one of the few VHS I still do own.

as much as i want to collect more VHS tapes, i find it too unpredictable therefore much less reliable. its sad because I do love how they look on my shelf, but I'm not into collecting for a display only stuff, i need them to work properly, play the movie from start to finish with no issue. i have no issue with the resolution as i have a decent CRT, no issue with rewinding, no issue with space. just... not really for me, i guess... too many variables leading up to failures 😢 thats just my opinion...

hi there was star was on V2000 i know my bro has the i know he payed £10 each i was told some star wars tapes go for silly money the thing vhs decks are hard to get fixed in the uk alot say i will not work on any vhs decks in the usa there's alot of people that will fix the decks

Nothing wrong with using VHS (but Beta is better). If you are going to pursue VHS I would encourage you to invest in a high end VCR. It will make a difference in your viewing experience.

Vhs tapes when they come in your house they become free whiching for a long time more free then Disney plus and Netflix and Hulu and KZfaq

Nah. Can't do it. VHS is where I and my fellow physical media enthusiasts differ - especially horror fans. I get it on an archival level. There is still tons of stuff trapped on VHS. And yea, VHS easily has the best art of any of the formats that followed. But I can't help but think "Come on, really now? This is a little silly" when people wax nostalgic about the VHS days and purposefully go out of their way to watch an incredibly inferior format just to tickle the nostalgia bone. "There's just something about watching this obscure 80s slasher on VHS man, where you can barely see whats happening through the soft image and fuzz! Adds to the atmosphere man!" LOL, no. It just looks like dooky, you goofballs. I don't want to sound gatekeepy and at the end of the day everyone is allowed to collect what and how they see fit. It's your time, space, and money for this space. Use it as you see fit. I just think the VHS nostalgia is a bit goofy, personally. It's not like the vinyl vs CD/digital music debate where there is genuine argument to be made over sound quality and preference, etc. With VHS it's purely just nostalgia. But hey, at least you weirdo tapeheads are doing your part in keeping physical media alive.

VHS tapes are basically rust. The tape rots away played or not. Almost all VHS tapes are pan and scan crap of the film. Toward the end early 2000 or so I saw Widescreen versions released. I have A few VHS strictly for display of box and history. I have my clam shell of 1982 Road Warrior displayed. Still have my first VHS tape I procured Taxi Driver 1976. I paid 50.00 new for it. I feel warm and fuzy watching a blu ray with a quality print.

i only collect cartoons

Only down fall about vhs is they can mold I love vhs I have alot of them stiil

Dude what are you talking about? No ONE collects VHS anymore.

fun!

VHS tapes in 2024... Laughable!! 🗑️😆

Bought a house here in north west Tennessee and there was over 5000 VHS, DVD's, Blu-Ray's and even some old beta tapes in it and had very few duplicates. Got rid of every one of them. They took up an entire room in the house. Technology has moved on and I have no desire to go backwards. It would be like collecting old 8-track music tapes. There's a reason they aren't around any more. Because they sucked. Cassette tapes weren't much better. I can understand (to a point) in collecting vinyl records like 45's and LP's but I have no desire to have those cluttering up my house either. Not when I can download literally thousands of songs on a thumb drive or on my phone and listed to them anywhere, anytime. The medium is kind of meaningless.