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Well it had to come,so is it the end of the VHS recorder....hold on,what about everyones collections from porn to Hollywood classics...they all cannot go down the tip overnight..

....and is everyone going out and buying DVD recorders?

Trust the media to put fear into our hearts,we must distinguish between player and recorder here.

Looks like the VHS machine is going the same way as the 'film'camera.

TheProf

The end of the VHS tape player/recorder????

I remember, many years ago, reading of the demise of the vinyl record thanks to the CD... yet my local record shop (and it's a good 900 sq. m in size) is made up of 90% vinyl and about 5% each of tapes and CDs.

For those who are remotely interested in Hi-Fi, vinyl records played on a reasonable turntable (the ?150 Czech made Pro-Ject is a great entry point) with a decent amp and decent speakers will blow away most budget to mid-range CD based systems in terms of quality and performance.

If vinyl isn't dead yet, then the VHS tape still has a long while to go!!

Yeh!! records/vinyl are being stocked again in high street shops such as HMV. All this after the CD format was supossed to have killed the vinyl. Thanks to DJ's and collectors alike the Vinyl has made a bit of a comeback.
VHS videos may not be selling as well as DVD, but however I don't think the format is dead yet. I think there will be a small VHS market and it will take a longer while before the VHS format totaly goes. Its just the high street retailers giving every one a scare to say they will no longer be selling them. At least specialist of better quality (video recoders) will still be selling them. I am for both formats VHS & DVD, so I don't see why they can't continue to sell movies in both forms.

am thinking of buying a dvd recorder. dixons are selling one for about ?150 whereas all their named versions are in the ?450-500 bracket. would it be wise of me to buy the cheap one or wait for the price of the others to go down?

agree with bob/hitman,i recently read an article in a magazine saying dvds will crack in time?dont pull from the edges dont leave near light etc,it seems we are told things will be obsolete pay a fortune on new machines only to be told they will become obsolete;what next?

Bob Singleton wrote:

> For those who are remotely interested in Hi-Fi, vinyl records
> played on a reasonable turntable (the ?150 Czech made Pro-Ject
> is a great entry point) with a decent amp and decent speakers
> will blow away most budget to mid-range CD based systems in
> terms of quality and performance.

the reason cds have been so successful at replacing vinyl, is that most people have never experienced - or care to experience - anything beyond a basic vinyl set up, which is incredibly rubbish. compared to that, even the most basic cd set up is going to sound like a day at the opera.

plus there is the undeniable convenience factor inherent to digital which non-audiophile punters will always value more highly than faithful reproduction of the original source.

Hold on,Colin...you will see the famous brands start tumbling shortly-it will be worth the wait!...it's like shops selling cheap VHS tapes made in the back street of some Asian town (watch the drop outs),rather than hunting for the top brand with a 'name'.
Certain shops are pushing these for the Xmas rush..beware of buying in haste!.

TheProf.

woodgnome wrote:

the reason cds have been so successful at replacing vinyl, is that most people have never experienced - or care to experience - anything beyond a basic vinyl set up, which is incredibly rubbish. compared to that, even the most basic cd set up is going to sound like a day at the opera.

plus there is the undeniable convenience factor inherent to digital which non-audiophile punters will always value more highly than faithful reproduction of the original source.

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The thing is, woodgnome, that a vinyl based system costing ?750 is better than a CD system costing the same ammount (indeed, it sounds better than most systems costing up to three times that much)!

Anyone who has anything but a seperates system as their main source of music should be taken out and shot along with all those who buy their computers from PC World, or sign up to AOL.

The so-called demise of vinyl has led to one thing though; the demise of great cover art. Look at the covers on ELP, early Genesis, Yes, Rolling Stones and countless other albums... and then look at today's CDs!

Might be a good idea for anyone with a lot of VHS tapes to buy another machine for future use.

Mart