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more about #vhs Gordonium: Boy, is that guy gonna be pissed when people start putting an old VHS tape of "You've Got Mail" in there, laughing at how clever they are, and that po... more » Curves: I cant say about other places, but where I live, the letter carrier will not deliver to anything but a postal service approved box that is good repair... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Almost as good as the Tardis front door. #vcrmailslot more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Wow, is that a real TeleFunken VHS player? Damn, I miss those. #vcrmailslot more » Kaiser-Machead: I like the idea, but I'm not so sure how much I like the execution. Maybe it's just me, but some subjects don't have the flair they could when everyth... more » cletar: Bela Lugosi died in 1956, so I call shenanigans on him shilling for Sony video recorders. Anyway... One of the things that killed Betamax was conten... more » philibuster: List of failed Sony formats: Minidisc ATRAC audio codec Betamax Memorystick At least they're trying new things. New things that are proprietary and e... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I remember going to the Video store and it was split 50/50 Beta vs VHS and within 2 years it had shifted almost completely to VHS. Of course, my fami... more » 92BuickLeSabre: I would like to find a way to mention porn in my comment on this article. Is there anyone with a suggestion for how I might be able to do that? more » bornonbord: The crazy thing about 3/4" UMatics are they became the de-facto format in the post-production world for 'screener' copies of everything from features,... more » Matt0505: We had Beta in my house for a long time growing up. And of course being younger and just generally happy about life, I didn't notice a difference and... more » gqcarrick: I always heard that it was the Porn industry that basically decided the format war and killed betamax. Interesting read. more » tande04: Good read. Doesn't look like Sony has changed much in the last 30 years. Hopefully they start waking up. more » Randy87: good article. although beta tapes aren't totally dead. they're used every day in the broadcast industry still today. i work at an ad agency and we ... more » 92BuickLeSabre: My dad, notorious for buying quality technology that was doomed for obsolescence, bought us a Betamax after it was clear to everyone else that it was ... more » egoods: Wow, so in the 70s after you busted a shop doing something illegal they would still talk to you. That's awesome! more » DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his stapler.: I hate to break it to 60 Minutes, but that is CLEARLY Chuck Norris in a fedora and a trench coat. So Nobody stole Superman. He was just takin' back ... more » Bill Butler: So I see that it was INDUSTRY INSIDERS who were the biggest culprits back then as well as today. But who does the MPAA crucify? Yeah, the outsiders. more » tande04: I'm pretty sure people are still making plenty of good money off it. If you think the only reason that anything gets pirated now is out of the goodne... more » gadam07: So wait, did the movie industry not release any on VHS when it was a new format or something? That would be pretty retarded. I'll have to watch the ... more » -
#retromodo
Rewind to Sender
I gave a letter to the postman, he put it his sack. Bright in early next morning, he brought my letter back. She wrote upon it: Rewind to sender, address unknown. The VHS mailbox. [There I Fixed It via Obsolete] -
#iphone
VHS iPhone Case Does Not Require You To Be Kind, Rewind
I'm not really into phone cases, but retro shapes like NES controllers, classic Macs, Playstation consoles and VHS tapes are hard to ignore. More » -
#formatwar
The Dirty Backstabbing Mess Called Betamax vs VHS
You think you enjoyed Blu-ray vs HD DVD? Memory Stick vs SD? Pshaw! You haven't seen a format war until you've witnessed the betrayal and bloodbath that was Betamax vs VHS. More » -
#piracy
Video Piracy Was Big Business In 1979
Back in the day, new fangled VHS technology opened up a world of piracy and paranoia that we are abundantly familiar with today. The only difference was that many pirates were making big, big bucks. More » -
#history
VHS Cover Wall Is 3600-Strong, May or May Not Have A Tanning Salon Out Back
Our children may never get to experience the revelatory joy of wandering through the miles of barely organized VHS shelves of a sleepy local video store, but at least they'll have this. [3600 via Metafilter] -
#kitchentech
VHS Toaster Eats Breakfast, Not Tapes
There are mods and there are Mods. And the VHS Toaster definitely fits into the capitalized category. (Read on for video.) More » -
#comedy
Windertech Tape Rewinder Lets You Rewind Your VHS Tapes Over the Internet
While VHS might be dead, according to former Colbert Report/Daily Show writer Eric Drysdale, tape rewinders are alive and well, brimming with new features designed for the internet age. [Funny or Die] More » -
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#vhs
The Last Major VHS Retailer Abandons the Format
While we know that media formats will come and go (be they physical or purely digital), the death of VHS is one of particular weight. Players have died, now tapes have, too. -
#diy
DIY Glowing Video Tape USB Hub: Put an Old VHS Tape to Good Use
Have any old VHS tapes lying around? Really? What the hell is wrong with you? That stuff should have been tossed ages ago. Anyway, since you have one, it might be a good idea to repurpose it into something useful—like a USB hub. As far as DIY projects go, this one should be simple enough—even for a novice. All you need outside of the tape is a USB hub, some LEDs, a small switch (optional) and some cables. It looks cool, and when all is said and done you can act all high and mighty about your herculean recycling effort. Additional image after the break. More »
