I have a VHS that I picked up use for $10.00 2-3 years ago but,I seldom use it. My plan was to watch some of my old railroad videos and I did for the first few weeks but,that faded as time past since I have more DVD railroad videos then for my VHS.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
jecorbett PS. I still haven't upgraded to Blue Ray. Is it really that much better than old fashioned DVD?
PS. I still haven't upgraded to Blue Ray. Is it really that much better than old fashioned DVD?
Blu-ray has a higher picture quality, but, unless you have a large HDTV hooked in with the HD cabling to said Blu-ray, the difference is hard to see. (Downright impossible on your standard definition TV sets.)
And, original question: Yes, I still have a VHS player, but it is rarely (if ever) used. Most of what it was used for is now on DVD.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
I can't remember the last time I used my VCR. I have a lot of tapes, both RR and non-RR but never watch them anymore. I have the Time-Life series on WWII but there is so much similar material on AHC and other history oriental channels that I see no need to look at these tapes. I wonder how many of them are still good. I've had experiences with VHS tapes in which the tape went bad and wouldn't play. It seemed as if the tape had fused together. One of the tapes that went bad was one of my favorite RR videos. It was the first volume of The Glory Machines. Luckily it came out on DVD and I got it as well as two of the later volumes. All the old movies I had on VHS I now have on DVD or DVR.
I occasionally watch Shane or Grumpy Old Men on VHS.
I have scores of railroad VHS tapes, plus a couple hundred tapes of general entertainment films. It's not practical to replace them all with more modern technology, and some aren't available today in any format anyway. VHS players in excellent condition can sometimes be found inexpensively at second-hand shops because the owners "upgraded" to DVD long before the machine wore out.
Tom
Yes I still watch VHS, but am recoring to DVD. Interesting thing is it is hard to find DVD recorders (computers aside) in the USA.
Yes. I still have VHS video tapes I occasionally watch - some train video's.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Yes. both at home and on our old TV set combo at Boothbay Railway Vilage. There are still some videos that have not been reformatted from VHS to DVD, and as long as the old VHS still works, why go out and buy a duplicate in DVD???
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Do you still watch the occasional video (model railroading or otherwise)?