anyone here collect vhs?

[brianrhc]

Tho VHS is inferior to Beta and DVD, I still have hundreds of VHSs, mainly transferred from Beta, mainly 1960s TV shows, news, sports, music. I've had problems with DVD players that stick/skip but on the rare occasions when a VHS or Beta machine ate my tape, it's easy to splice it. I also still have a turntable and an 8-track and a lot of music cassettes, CD, but no iPod.

[Big Daddy Audio]

I also have a ton (probably not far off) of albums, cassettes, and CD's.  I also have an iPod, which is nigh-on unbeatable from an ergonomic and convenience standpoint.  But, when I am at home, 90% of the time I'm playing an album if I'm playing anything.  There's just something about an album that's just so damn satisfying.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Admit it.  You like to watch the records spin.

[Big Daddy Audio]

Admit it.  You like to watch the records spin.

Yes, that's true, but it also takes some skill and knowledge to set up a turntable correctly; even more skill and knowledge is needed to find a salvageable turntable, make it work, and make it sound good.  There are a lot of adjustments to be made, cartridges to find, counterweights, etc. 

Then you have to find the good vinyl.....

[Jay2TheRescue]

Well, I'm relatively certain I found a quality turntable, but when I tried to find a cartridge for it, the salesman in the store kept asking me what kind of music I wanted to listen to on it.  They didn't comprehend "General purpose, relatively inexpensive so I can sell this on Ebay."

[Big Daddy Audio]

Well, I'm relatively certain I found a quality turntable, but when I tried to find a cartridge for it, the salesman in the store kept asking me what kind of music I wanted to listen to on it.  They didn't comprehend "General purpose, relatively inexpensive so I can sell this on Ebay."

A simple, base model Shure cartridge will work fine for what you want.

http://www.buy.com/prod/shure-m92e-versatile-cartridge/q/sellerid/11981947/loc/101/90135082.html

or something along those lines.

[Jay2TheRescue]

If they had suggested a cartridge like that 15 years ago, I would no longer have the turntable.

[azia88]

We buy Vhs at Goodwill for our kids. We even bought two vhs player at a GW and they work great.  My husband has a I-pod and likes it.  We are trying to sell some Trainsformers Beta on Yardsellr, buit taking forever to sell. Might just might give them back.. I think someone will get them for a just a because I love it... Oh well..

[valleythriftshopper]

I still have a VCR but don't go out of my way to buy tapes, the rewinding & ff is a pain.  Someone on Freecycle was offering The Cable Guy on VHS and I always heard that was pretty good so I picked it up, will watch it on the weekend.  I usually just use the Redbox for movies as once I have viewed them once or twice I am not likely to watch it again.  I would like to find some TV series either on DVD or VHS but I never see any good ones at the thrifts or even yard sales.