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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jun 1, 2017 18:41:03 GMT
See poll. Note: There are many other obsolete home video formats, but I choose these ones because I didn't want the list to be too long.
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Post by Bargle on Jun 3, 2017 13:47:08 GMT
VHS. I still use it and will 'till my VCRs die.
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Post by Roberto on Jun 3, 2017 15:10:18 GMT
Wow I didn't know about some of these. I'll go with Laserdisc though. It seemed quite ahead of it's time, and the sleeves were cool.
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Post by Utpe on Jun 3, 2017 17:26:29 GMT
VHS.
I owned a huge collection of tapes growing up. I had shelves of movies upon movies. My dad filmed everything with his 1987 RCA camera. It was a popular format, and when you recorded something, it gave you a quality option (Standard Play (SP), Long Play (LP), and Super Long Play (SLP)). I thought that was pretty impressive at the time.
I did read something years ago about Betamax having a slightly better picture quality. The only drawback is that it was featured in mono, and VHS pretty much dominated the market because stereo was becoming more commonplace.
I would have voted for Laserdisc, but I never owned one, and didn't know anybody that did. They were bulky and too expensive. Why pay up to $39.99 for a disc when you can simply purchase a VHS tape for $19.95? I know some laser discs offered bonus material, but you had to flip it over to continue watching a movie. This reminds me of the 3DO and other gaming consoles. While 3DO offered games on CDs, they were a bit pricey, and the console itself retailed for upwards of $700.00 in the 1990s.
Same situation with the HD-DVD. Blu-ray blew them away.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 4, 2017 12:23:56 GMT
VHS. I use VHS all the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 13:42:13 GMT
DVD and Laserdisc, but I also have a soft spot for Video CD (SVCD).
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Post by ironjade on Jun 11, 2017 17:29:35 GMT
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Post by geezer on Jun 12, 2017 6:54:59 GMT
I still have a GameCube. I only use it for playing Metroid Prime 1 & 2. I will play it every couple of years.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 6:00:08 GMT
VHS. I still have a lot of videos here in excellent condition and have no plans to get rid of them after how much I have heard people are selling them for on sites like Ebay and some of them are rare and haven't been released on DVD or Blu Ray yet like Freddy's Nightmares.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 14, 2017 6:07:35 GMT
Still have a working top o' the line Betamax machine and a BIG box of purchased tapes. All of them have been replaced with either VHS or DVD copies so they are awaiting possible sale or give away.
Probably 1/2 of the movie collection is on VHS. Gradually being replaced by DVD copies of the "keeper" films.
Have a couple of un-opened VHS machines waiting in the wings for when the inevitable breakdowns occur.
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Post by detour on Jun 14, 2017 16:23:57 GMT
Beta. It was far superior to VHS. But, like HD vs. Blu, it lost the marketing war.
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 15, 2017 2:53:32 GMT
VHS. A percentage of my movie collection is still on VHS, and I have no plans on selling them.
I, too, would have voted Laserdisc had I used one in the past.
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Post by Sandman on Jun 15, 2017 23:35:22 GMT
VHS. A percentage of my movie collection is still on VHS, and I have no plans on selling them. I, too, would have voted Laserdisc had I used one in the past. Same here. Trouble is I recently tried to watch a couple of my favorite movies on VHS and the picture quality was terrible. I have one of those VHS/DVD recorders and can transfer my VHS tapes onto a DVD cassette. Hope that helps me get a better picture. Got many, many great movies on VHS and would hate to have to throw them away.
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Post by NewtJorden on Jun 16, 2017 0:18:40 GMT
VHS
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Jun 16, 2017 0:31:52 GMT
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Post by ironjade on Jun 16, 2017 9:02:14 GMT
VHS. A percentage of my movie collection is still on VHS, and I have no plans on selling them. I, too, would have voted Laserdisc had I used one in the past. Same here. Trouble is I recently tried to watch a couple of my favorite movies on VHS and the picture quality was terrible. I have one of those VHS/DVD recorders and can transfer my VHS tapes onto a DVD cassette. Hope that helps me get a better picture. Got many, many great movies on VHS and would hate to have to throw them away. Transferring VHS to DVD won't improve the image quality: it'll still be crap. Time to bite the bullet.
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Post by ghostintheshell on Jun 16, 2017 9:27:56 GMT
DivX - Though the idea of play-once, then dispose the disc was interesting, it failed to keep up with the changing market and the idea itself flamed out pretty soon. Why would you need those when you could just rent a movie online and watch it as many times as you want.
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Post by pete8680 on Jun 17, 2017 20:56:08 GMT
CED should b here. The record that played movies. Also known as Videodisc. It was not a form of Laserdisc.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jun 21, 2017 21:46:06 GMT
CED should b here. The record that played movies. Also known as Videodisc. It was not a form of Laserdisc. It IS on the list, see SelectaVision.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 14:30:23 GMT
See poll. Note: There are many other obsolete home video formats, but I choose these ones because I didn't want the list to be too long. Betamax. Clean, clear picture. Crisp, easy editing. Nothing like it since.
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