Posted by Richard C. on 03/12/07 13:58

shit in, shit out!

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<jeffd1975@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>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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