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GatorB · 06-13-2005, 08:33 PM

Been coming for awhile, but this will put the final nail in the coffin.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/13/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

kernelpanic · 06-13-2005, 08:34 PM

All thats left is for the major electronics retailers and video stores to pull it. I can't imagine it generating many sales for them anyway.

Matt 26z · 06-13-2005, 08:36 PM

Now they just need to get rid of the CD and put new albums on memory sticks.

Peaches · 06-13-2005, 08:39 PM

I have some things on VHS I need to get onto DVD (oddly, one set is actually movies transfered from the old 8MM we had growing up so I guess it will just forever be transfered to different media types). What's the cheapest way to do that? There are only maybe 5 VHS tapes - better just to take it somewhere than buy the equipment?

StickyGreen · 06-13-2005, 08:40 PM

seen that coming...

sniperwolf · 06-13-2005, 08:52 PM

hi-tech...smokin!

tony286 · 06-13-2005, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peaches

I have some things on VHS I need to get onto DVD (oddly, one set is actually movies transfered from the old 8MM we had growing up so I guess it will just forever be transfered to different media types). What's the cheapest way to do that? There are only maybe 5 VHS tapes - better just to take it somewhere than buy the equipment?

How long is each tape?

xclusive · 06-13-2005, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peaches

I have some things on VHS I need to get onto DVD (oddly, one set is actually movies transfered from the old 8MM we had growing up so I guess it will just forever be transfered to different media types). What's the cheapest way to do that? There are only maybe 5 VHS tapes - better just to take it somewhere than buy the equipment?

well if you can get a dazzle video capture device http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...578&spf=1&sp=1

and then just plug your vcr into your computer through it and burn them to cd or dvd burner if you have one.

r3ap3r · 06-13-2005, 08:57 PM

I could see that coming.

Peaches · 06-14-2005, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tony404

How long is each tape?

Most are several hours each.

GTS Mark · 06-14-2005, 04:10 AM

I hope this means Beta is on it's way back in. I have like 300 tapes at my parent's house from the 80's LOL!

DH

Peaches · 06-14-2005, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHard

I hope this means Beta is on it's way back in. I have like 300 tapes at my parent's house from the 80's LOL!

DH

Do you have a stack of laser disks too?

Cassie · 06-14-2005, 05:02 AM

i guess all my vhs tapes will be worth something some day.......lol

uncletim · 06-14-2005, 05:48 AM

Good, it costs too much to ship those fuckers anyway.

mardigras · 06-14-2005, 05:56 AM

VHS became officially dead for me when blank DVDs became cheaper than blank VHS

I haven't recorded a VHS tape since I got my DVD recorder. I've been working on transferring my old home movies to DVD and getting copies out to family.

Last pre-recorded VHS tapes I bought were a couple of previously-rentals nearly a year ago that a local video store was selling.

candyflip · 06-14-2005, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaches

Do you have a stack of laser disks too?

I still use my laserdisc player regularly. Just watched Trainspotting on it last night.

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Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	I have some things on VHS I need to get onto DVD (oddly, one set is actually movies transfered from the old 8MM we had growing up so I guess it will just forever be transfered to different media types). What's the cheapest way to do that? There are only maybe 5 VHS tapes - better just to take it somewhere than buy the equipment?

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