I left London having had to dump 300+ VHS films because my new TV in Norfolk had no SCART lead connection. I tried to give them away, but nobody wanted them.
Best wishes, Pete.
I had to dump all mine when we moved here, Liz, more than 300 films. My new TV in Norfolk didn’t have any SCART lead cconnection. I tried to give them to charity shops in London, but they wouldn’t take them. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
I think the Goodwill took ours, if I remember correctly. We still have plenty of other obsolete technology cluttering up the basement and the spare room.
Years ago, when I was still living in Germany, I managed to transfer quite a few of my VHS tapes to DVDs. Unfortunately, after moving to the US, I could not find a VHS-player here that could read VHS-tapes in the PAL-format AND could be run on 110 Volts. So there are lots of DVD-tapes still sitting in our old place in Karnes City which I’ll never have the chance to watch.
It is possible to still buy ‘multi-region’ dvd players here, Pit. (I have one stored in the loft) Otherwise, we can only play Region 2 DVDs, and not those bought online from America.
Best wishes, Pete.
That, a multi-region player, is what I was looking for but couldn’t find, Pete. But then, nowadays one is spoiled by the high resolution of tv and computer screens, and thus watching movies jn that old VHS-resolution takes away some of the fun.
With DVDs from a region our players don’t di I usually run them on my computer and save them in a different format.
I do now, mainly because they dropped so much in price, and I buy most of them second hand for just a couple of pounds. (Guaranteed by Amazon Marketplace)
Still have; don’t use [other than for the digital clock] but I keep it as a) it works and b) I have loads of videos “I might want to watch one day” 😉 I would use the remote in preference to having to get up out of my chair to punch the controls, of course! Cheers, Jon.
I threw away two VHS machines and over 300 film tapes when I moved here. I no longer had the room to store them, and couldn’t find a modern TV that took a SCART lead. I couldn’t even give them away to chairty shops, as they had no demand for them, even selling at just 20p each.
Best wishes, Pete.
It’s a shame, but technology moves on, and generally reduces in size in the process. I think I’ve mentioned before about my old TV [thanks Mum!] which has SCART sockets; who knows: it might see me out 😉
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My father had one of those VCRs. I have fond memories of watching many cartoon movies on it. 🙂
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When they first came out in the UK they were so expensive to buy, I had to rent a machine with weekly payments. 🙂
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I don’t have one that modern 😦 Warmest regards, Theo
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I used to prefer the top-loaders. 🙂
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That looks so easy now, compared to all the remotes and services you need today to operate a television or play a movie! 🙂
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I remember how expensive they were at the start. I had to rent one at first. 🙂
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I have a VHS player that has never been used, not even once. It was a gift, but it was received after I’d already bought a DVD player…
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It may become a valuable antique one day. Keep it pristine in its box!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had a great collection and thought it was wonderful…which it was, of course…like oh so many things that came and went so soon.
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I left London having had to dump 300+ VHS films because my new TV in Norfolk had no SCART lead connection. I tried to give them away, but nobody wanted them.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We finally got rid of several boxes of VHS tapes a couple of years ago.
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I had to dump all mine when we moved here, Liz, more than 300 films. My new TV in Norfolk didn’t have any SCART lead cconnection. I tried to give them to charity shops in London, but they wouldn’t take them. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I think the Goodwill took ours, if I remember correctly. We still have plenty of other obsolete technology cluttering up the basement and the spare room.
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I’m sure I do. I try not to think about it. 🙂
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DVDs are so easily stored….I m please that the VHS went the way of the do-do. LOL chuq
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My only regret is that I had to dump a lot of great films that never became available on DVD, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Years ago, when I was still living in Germany, I managed to transfer quite a few of my VHS tapes to DVDs. Unfortunately, after moving to the US, I could not find a VHS-player here that could read VHS-tapes in the PAL-format AND could be run on 110 Volts. So there are lots of DVD-tapes still sitting in our old place in Karnes City which I’ll never have the chance to watch.
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It is possible to still buy ‘multi-region’ dvd players here, Pit. (I have one stored in the loft) Otherwise, we can only play Region 2 DVDs, and not those bought online from America.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That, a multi-region player, is what I was looking for but couldn’t find, Pete. But then, nowadays one is spoiled by the high resolution of tv and computer screens, and thus watching movies jn that old VHS-resolution takes away some of the fun.
With DVDs from a region our players don’t di I usually run them on my computer and save them in a different format.
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I have more DVDs than I ever had VHS films….chuq
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I do now, mainly because they dropped so much in price, and I buy most of them second hand for just a couple of pounds. (Guaranteed by Amazon Marketplace)
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Ours is in the loft 😀
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I had to dump my players and tapes when I moved. Couldn’t even give them away!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Still have; don’t use [other than for the digital clock] but I keep it as a) it works and b) I have loads of videos “I might want to watch one day” 😉 I would use the remote in preference to having to get up out of my chair to punch the controls, of course! Cheers, Jon.
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I threw away two VHS machines and over 300 film tapes when I moved here. I no longer had the room to store them, and couldn’t find a modern TV that took a SCART lead. I couldn’t even give them away to chairty shops, as they had no demand for them, even selling at just 20p each.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s a shame, but technology moves on, and generally reduces in size in the process. I think I’ve mentioned before about my old TV [thanks Mum!] which has SCART sockets; who knows: it might see me out 😉
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