What are you listening to? Part 6

[MyTripisCut]

I was that person who had Beta and thought it would beat out VHS

Beta was first, then VHS...?

 

[moreluck]

Beta was first, then VHS...?

I don't know...…..Beta was better quality of the 2.

 

[oldngray]

I don't know...…..Beta was better quality of the 2.

Beta was slightly better. Hardly any difference in normal use but was definitely better when you started making copies of copies. The odd tape length probably killed it more than anything else.

 

[moreluck]

Beta was slightly better. Hardly any difference in normal use but was definitely better when you started making copies of copies. The odd tape length probably killed it more than anything else.

Beta sure disappeared faster than it took BlockBuster. There's still one Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon

 

[oldngray]

Beta sure disappeared faster than it took BlockBuster. There's still one Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon

Back when tape movie rentals were big almost nothing was on Beta. It was first (I think) but remained a niche market. One of my sisters was a big Beta fan and wouldn't shut up about how much better Beta was.

 

[moreluck]

Back when tape movie rentals were big almost nothing was on Beta. It was first (I think) but remained a niche market. One of my sisters was a big Beta fan and wouldn't shut up about how much better Beta was.

I wasn't obnoxious about it, I let the exclusivity do the talking!

 

[oldngray]

I wasn't obnoxious about it, I let the exclusivity do the talking!

Beta remained in use for a long time in professional studios. Its advantages in editing were worth it there. It did die for home consumer use though.

 

[moreluck]

Beta remained in use for a long time in professional studios. Its advantages in editing were worth it there. It did die for home consumer use though.

Now, with dvr, the homeguy doesn't need them at all!!

 

[oldngray]

Now, with dvr, the homeguy doesn't need them at all!!

I still have a VCR (VHS) hooked up to my TV but haven't used it in a long time. I DVR stuff too.

 

[Whitelexus]

I still have a VCR (VHS) hooked up to my TV but haven't used it in a long time. I DVR stuff too.

I was just at my parents house and Dad still has a VHS player too. Asked him if it’s compatible with their tv and he said, ‘no.’ “Why do you have this, Dad?” He tells me he can hook the vcr up thru the dvd player, then into the blu-ray player (more redundancy) then into the tv. Why God, Why?! Lol
Not sure how many vhs tapes he’s watching nowadays but I can’t imagine it’s worth the headache lol

 

[KOG72]

I was just at my parents house and Dad still has a VHS player too. Asked him if it’s compatible with their tv and he said, ‘no.’ “Why do you have this, Dad?” He tells me he can hook the vhs player up thru the dvd player, then into the blu-ray player (more redundancy) then into the tv. Why God, Why?! Lol
Not sure how many vhs tapes he’s watching nowadays but I can’t imagine it’s worth the headache lol

50 cent a piece at a yard sale

 

[Whitelexus]

50 cent a piece at a yard sale

I would probably pay someone $.50 to take it away

 

[KOG72]

I was just at my parents house and Dad still has a VHS player too. Asked him if it’s compatible with their tv and he said, ‘no.’ “Why do you have this, Dad?” He tells me he can hook the vcr up thru the dvd player, then into the blu-ray player (more redundancy) then into the tv. Why God, Why?! Lol
Not sure how many vhs tapes he’s watching nowadays but I can’t imagine it’s worth the headache lol

Have a whole closest full of Disney tapes for sale

 

[Whitelexus]

Have a whole closest full of Disney tapes for sale

I’m not sure you realize how frustrating this is for your kids. When you pass away, the kids will be cussing you out while trashing all this junk. Lol

 

[KOG72]

I’m not sure you realize how frustrating this is for your kids. When you pass away, the kids will be cussing you out while trashing all this junk. Lol

Well we usually try to have a yard sale once a year hopefully this will be the year my wife let’s me sell that crap

 

[Whitelexus]

Well we usually try to have a yard sale once a year hopefully this will be the year my wife let’s me sell that crap

Roll-off dumpsters are nice

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Roll-off dumpsters are nice

They are perfect for throwing dead cats away......

 

[sailfish]

Have a whole closest full of Disney tapes for sale

Dibs on Lion King and Tarzan.

 

[Whitelexus]

They are perfect for throwing dead cats away......

Interesting

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Interesting

If you was in here longer you would understand . I do not promote that kind of thing. We had a certain member that used to post here that had a long time pet and when it died, he threw it in a dumpster.