When I was in high school it was a source of extra income. In college it was my primary source of income. I’m talking about my friend eBay. If you know what your doing then there is some money to be made selling for the online-auction powerhouse. I sold nearly everything that I could get ...
In response to a statement made by a writer for the New York Times that DVD technology is clearly superior in every way to VHS tape technology, I suggested that perhaps the writer lived on another planet. My point was that I still have tapes from over twenty years ago that are watchable, whereas I ...
I remember when we got a Beta from some relatives who were upgrading to a VCR. They gave us the dozen or so movies they had bought. They’d had the thing awhile and the color quality wasn’t very good. It went from clear color to mottled, to black and white, sometimes all in the same ...
I was in need of a recorder to transfer VHS tapes, that I bought years ago, to the DVD format. The tapes were not getting any younger, and I didn’t even know if they were still in good condition for recording. I looked at several dual recorders and wound up buying the Magnavox model, due ...
Technology has come a long way and nothing drives that point home like the tech of yester-year. Today’s tech wouldn’t exist if not for these five golden age tech gadgets that are laughably outdated by today’s standards. Floppy Disks When I was an employee at a major electronics retailer, an older women walked and asked ...
Perhaps you’re sitting in a room with shelves full of home movies recorded with a video camera. Or maybe you have a stack of favorite TV episodes, movies, and concerts are stored to a VHS tape. Whatever you think to preserve for your children and grandchildren, chances are you – like many of us – ...
I was sick of having DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs, and various other media stuff lying around my house, so I bought the Neuros OSD Media Center. This awesome device allowed me to store all of my media in one location that hooks up to nearly any audio/visual device. I can store all my media on ...
As more of us are making the switch from VHS to DVDs, we are left with an ever increasing pile of techno trash. Since most communities don’t have facilities for recycling unwanted media, the option for disposing of these old VHS tapes are pretty limited. There is one on-line company that does collect and recycle ...
Tired of the dusty old collection of VHS movies taking up space in the living room? You may not want to toss them in trash. Here are some ideas for what to do with the VHS tapes. There are more options than you realize. Donate your old VHS tapes to a hospital. Children’s hospitals try ...
