@lefebvrer3289 In fact, the OLDER machines had fewer problems than the machines today. Sometimes, technology goes way ahead of itself to the point where you just want the old machine back. You could pause it longer than the models available today. And remember, not everything is out on DVD yet. "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is STILL on VHS as well as a lot of the great classics, so, I have not quickly said goodbye just yet. DVDs are beautiful, but have some ways to go. Not all that is new is good.
@lefebvrer3289 But the funny thing is that all of us managed to do so every night and Blockbuster and West Coast Video made a killing . They even made folks show their credit card just to apply for a video card. The machines worked well for what we knew we had and we were satistified. Of course the DVD will look better NOW. But we were happy with the VHS and we used them for a LONG time and they were just fine with us. So, rewinding and tracking was just normal for many of us. No complaints
@TheTubePortal That's it. Nearly 75% of Americans could not , unless they were living large & in the suburbs at that time. I remember wanting one as a teenager & my parents never saying a word about it as they KNEW it was out of their price range. Most folks looked at this as a luxury item & not as a "need to have". It was just too great an investment and parents were mostly interested in getting their kids into college at that time. The priorities were different then. Now you can buy 3 for 1.00
@Thesurus05 It was past the $1,000 mark. Tapes were variable in price; a September 1980 ad I have lists single tape prices for Sony's Beta at $22.95 (L-500), $31.95 (L-750) and $35.95 (L-830) while the Fuji L-500 was $25.95, and both Tohisba & Scotch L-750 tapes were $29.95. For VHS the Scotch T-120 was $32.95 and TDK T-120 $35.95. You got a discount if you bought 2 or more, and a larger one if you bought a case at a time (generally knocking $3 to $5 off each tape)
@Thesurus05 That's not much worse (excluding inflation) than Blu-ray recordable discs were not long ago or DVD-Rs were back when the recorders started coming out.
@YukoAsho True, I forgot about the reusability of the tapes for a moment. I do still use VHS for low-end stuff and game recordings, but I rarely re-use the same tapes.
@YukoAsho That's right. You spend more more money having to purchase new disk for recordings and now there are machines that will not even allow you to record certain films from certain productions from your cable box. There is a reader in the machine that will hot block your recording attempts. Not so with VHS.The business is as now greedier than ever. Like I said, new doesn't always mean better. New just means, new problems, more money to spend.
Even as late as 1984 when my parents bought their first VCR, those tapes were not cheap. Of course the price of pre-recorded movies back then was ridiculous.
@thatmuse76 Yes, I remember. "Shoot The Moon" was 89.99. And don't even think about "Star Wars" or any of the classics. They were asking for 100.00 per pop. Most smart people said to wait until these crazy asses fell off their greedy horses, and eventually they did. The machines were well made and lasted 25 years with proper care. It is a great investment if you were alone and did not have a family to feed. The lazer came out, and it just wasn't worth it. Pretty, but harder to maintain.
@kittyscratchesboo And to think, people bitch about $30 Blu-rays.... Shame RCA just couldn't get CED off the ground, I can't help but think that we'd have been at Blu-Ray sooner if they had.
@lefebvrer3289 In fact, the OLDER machines had fewer problems than the machines today. Sometimes, technology goes way ahead of itself to the point where you just want the old machine back. You could pause it longer than the models available today. And remember, not everything is out on DVD yet. "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is STILL on VHS as well as a lot of the great classics, so, I have not quickly said goodbye just yet. DVDs are beautiful, but have some ways to go. Not all that is new is good.
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
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@lefebvrer3289 But the funny thing is that all of us managed to do so every night and Blockbuster and West Coast Video made a killing . They even made folks show their credit card just to apply for a video card. The machines worked well for what we knew we had and we were satistified. Of course the DVD will look better NOW. But we were happy with the VHS and we used them for a LONG time and they were just fine with us. So, rewinding and tracking was just normal for many of us. No complaints
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
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kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
Offer ends February 28th, so we still have almost two weeks to take advantage of it! Who could pass up this awesome deal? I know I can't!
TheTubePortal 3 weeks ago
In 1979, T-90's were $10, now they are $4. 30 years later we now use DVD's
RetroCalgary 2 months ago
$100 for only four blank tapes? Wow. How could anybody afford to use video at that early stage unless they were quite wealthy.
TheTubePortal 4 months ago
@TheTubePortal That's it. Nearly 75% of Americans could not , unless they were living large & in the suburbs at that time. I remember wanting one as a teenager & my parents never saying a word about it as they KNEW it was out of their price range. Most folks looked at this as a luxury item & not as a "need to have". It was just too great an investment and parents were mostly interested in getting their kids into college at that time. The priorities were different then. Now you can buy 3 for 1.00
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
4 free tapes? Seems like a good deal to me.
MattTheSaiyan 5 months ago
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How times have changed
mattfox14 10 months ago
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mattfox14 10 months ago
Brings back very fond memories.
Ostrogorsky 1 year ago
What in the Hell did he say at the end?
h20DDs 1 year ago
@h20DDs "I would have bought it at one", referring to the free tape inclusion
robatsea2009 1 year ago
@robatsea2009 Thank you, He was talking so low, lol.
h20DDs 1 year ago
Four tapes that cost $100. That's $25 a tape!!! LOL! I dread to think how much the real machine cost back in those days.
Thesurus05 1 year ago
@Thesurus05 It was past the $1,000 mark. Tapes were variable in price; a September 1980 ad I have lists single tape prices for Sony's Beta at $22.95 (L-500), $31.95 (L-750) and $35.95 (L-830) while the Fuji L-500 was $25.95, and both Tohisba & Scotch L-750 tapes were $29.95. For VHS the Scotch T-120 was $32.95 and TDK T-120 $35.95. You got a discount if you bought 2 or more, and a larger one if you bought a case at a time (generally knocking $3 to $5 off each tape)
robatsea2009 1 year ago
@Thesurus05 That's not much worse (excluding inflation) than Blu-ray recordable discs were not long ago or DVD-Rs were back when the recorders started coming out.
cat333pokemon 1 year ago
@cat333pokemon At least you could record stuff on a tape several times. DVD-Rs, no such luck, and IIRC, DVD-RW was much more expensive at first.
YukoAsho 1 year ago
@YukoAsho True, I forgot about the reusability of the tapes for a moment. I do still use VHS for low-end stuff and game recordings, but I rarely re-use the same tapes.
cat333pokemon 1 year ago
@YukoAsho That's right. You spend more more money having to purchase new disk for recordings and now there are machines that will not even allow you to record certain films from certain productions from your cable box. There is a reader in the machine that will hot block your recording attempts. Not so with VHS.The business is as now greedier than ever. Like I said, new doesn't always mean better. New just means, new problems, more money to spend.
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
@Thesurus05
Even as late as 1984 when my parents bought their first VCR, those tapes were not cheap. Of course the price of pre-recorded movies back then was ridiculous.
thatmuse76 1 month ago
@thatmuse76 Yes, I remember. "Shoot The Moon" was 89.99. And don't even think about "Star Wars" or any of the classics. They were asking for 100.00 per pop. Most smart people said to wait until these crazy asses fell off their greedy horses, and eventually they did. The machines were well made and lasted 25 years with proper care. It is a great investment if you were alone and did not have a family to feed. The lazer came out, and it just wasn't worth it. Pretty, but harder to maintain.
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
@kittyscratchesboo And to think, people bitch about $30 Blu-rays.... Shame RCA just couldn't get CED off the ground, I can't help but think that we'd have been at Blu-Ray sooner if they had.
YukoAsho 3 weeks ago
Whatever happened to Dave Landsberg?
Twenty bucks for a cassette. I want to cry when I think of all the stuff I erased because I couldn't afford more tapes...
biohazardgraphics 1 year ago
Wow! Look at the SIZE of that VCR! I don't think standard DVD players were as big as those, even in entertainment systems.
JeterSwisherFan88 1 year ago
@JeterSwisherFan88 DVD player I got in 2000 was pretty damned close.
YukoAsho 1 year ago