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Originally Posted by kazbates
Old technology has generally had to make way for new technology. Thankfully we don't have to carry around those huge mobile phones that first came out (think, "Night at the Roxburry"  ). That's just the nature of the beast. We've been buying movies for years and have a large collection of VHS tapes that still work. The problem is, once our old VHS player stops working, we won't be able to buy a new one because they aren't manufacturing them anymore. The companies that used to make them consider VHS dead. The same thing happened with my brothers 8-track tape player.  For better or worse, new advancements in technology mean new gadgets, usually at a higher initial price. Of couse, I'm a gadget freak, so I like the new stuff. |
They might not manufacture them anymore, but that was only recently. If you still have VCR tapes (and my brO-in-law likes the audio of analog tapes more than digital), buy some now and put them in storage.