Posted by jeffd1975 on 03/12/07 10:54

I recently bought a DVD recorder (Panasonic), what's cool is that it
doesn't recognize the copyright protection on most VHS tapes. So far,
I've only come across 1 tape (Ozzy Osbourne Wicked Videos) that I
couldn't copy because of the protection. I might buy a special device
to overcome copy protection should I come across more tapes that can't
be copied, but so far, so good.

My rationale for copying VHS to DVD is to get a non-degradeable copy
of my videos, plus I don't want to spend hundreds or even thousand of
dollars to re-buy my movie collection. Another reason is that I can
put the videos I copy onto DVD into a binder that takes up much less
space.

Now, what to do with the VHS tapes themselves? I tried to look on
eBay to see if any of my video tapes can be sold there but it appears
that you can't even give away VHS tapes, even to the local library.
So I've been tossing them in the garbage.

Sure, as much as I like the cool artwork for some of my tapes, I can
always buy empty DVD cases, extra color printer cartridges and make my
own fancy artwork for my DVD copies.

So, it looks like VHS is going the way of the dodo, and people are
tossing them into landfills much the same way when 78 RPM records were
cast aside in favor of the 33 RPM standard. Nowadays, mint copies of
78 RPM records are valued collectors' items. Will VHS become
collectibles in the future? I figure by tossing these obsolete pieces
of junk that I'm doing my part in increasing their future collectible
value :)

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