How many people still own a VCR and play taped movies?

Canada
December 3, 2008 4:03pm CST
I still have one, and watch many of my old movies. They are in pretty good condition...so...why not? How about you? cd
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15 responses
@Anne18 (11029)
4 Dec 08
We do, we have four players in our house and am always recording films and shows off telly to watch at a later date
• Canada
5 Dec 08
I understand you there's really not that much on the telly any more which is sad. cd
• Canada
5 Dec 08
I understand you about the vcr. cd
• United States
31 Dec 08
Yea I have the DVD/VCR combo. I still watch some of my videos but some of them are kind of old and the video is kind of messed up so I usually have to try to set the tracking. I actually prefer watching dvds though because they're clearer. Most of the videos that I have are of Indian movies and all of the videos that I have don't have subtitles which dvds have.
• Canada
1 Jan 09
I understand what you are talking about. cd
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
5 Dec 08
Yeah I still own a VCR although I have not used it in a long time but it probably still works. I quit buying movies and just rent them but all the movies i've bought are still vhs tapes from years ago.
• Canada
5 Dec 08
The VCR it will work just as good as the day you bought it and the movies are good to. cd
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
5 Dec 08
I still have a vcr. I will watch old movies on there too and i have alot of vhs videos still...But mostly I just watch dvds and what not...Not too many vhs movies out there everyone is sooo into dvds now. But still cherish the ones I have!
• Canada
5 Dec 08
I agree with you about about that vhs are oh o.k but you right dvd that's what are the going thing. cd
• United States
31 Dec 08
i still use vcr and i have a dvd player
• Canada
31 Dec 08
Yes they are very handy to have but I like dvd's better but I got allot vcr's movies and they are pretty good.I use both but most of the time dvd. cd
@RitaGreen (141)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I still watch my old movies! I love 'em! No matter how much better the quality of DVD or blu-ray, I still get a kick out my old VCR! Hope your day is amazing! Merry Christmas!
• Canada
5 Dec 08
I just love the old movies to they are great !! I still watch allot on VCR to. Merry Christmas and all the Best for NEW YEAR 2009. cd
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
3 Dec 08
We still have a vcr and use it. I record shows on tv if I'm busy and can't watch them in the evening and then I watch them later the next day while the kids are busy. My mom collected a lot of disney movies for us on vhs so we watch those too. I hope that they don't quit making them or else I'll have to change all our vhs movies into dvd's.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I feel the same as you do I hope they don't change it because I ot allot of movies to cd
• Philippines
3 Dec 08
We do. Unfortunately, ever since CD and DVD players became the rage, we kind of "forgot" about using the VCR. Just a couple of months ago, I found the three tapes that contain footages of my kids when they were still babies and toddlers. I tried to clean them up as well as I could but the oldest VHS tape won't play anymore :( I'm planning to bring the tapes to a computer shop soon to have them converted into digital files. Just have to save up first for the pricey service. It's worth every penny anyway to preserve those kinds of memories. But the tons of VHS tapes we have of Disney movies and other good films, we simply bought DVD copies of them because it is kind of tiring to be rewinding each of the tapes every time you want to see them :)
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I agree with you about that it can get bit much waiting for the movies. cd
@toddsarm (766)
• Canada
4 Dec 08
yes I have one
• Canada
4 Dec 08
Do you use it there are allot of good movies out there. cd
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
3 Dec 08
My kids have a VCR and over 100 tapes that they watch all the time. It is actually a TV/VCR combo. I also have a separate VCR hooked up in the living room, but that one hardly ever gets used.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
What ever you do don't part with it because they always be handy to use. cd
@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
3 Dec 08
I also have a VCR, and I don't think I could bear the thought of not having it anymore and having to lose the ability to see my old movies like Bambi and 101 Dalmatians. We all grew up by the time we really started to collect DVDs, so the kiddier movies and tapes are on VHS, but I still like to look at the little kid stuff once in a while for the memories and the flashback.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I am the same as you are I always like to look at the Bambi and E.T, they were good movies. cd
• Philippines
3 Dec 08
ah the VHS. well, we still keep our Old VCR and VHS (aiwa). But we didn't played anymore because DVD is there so as the computer.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I know what youre talking about. cd
@jakeb1 (562)
• United States
3 Dec 08
Yes, I actually own a VCR and DVD combo set. It is pretty cool. I have 100 of tapes for the VCR and I still watch them regularly. All the tapes are in pretty good condition also. The only way I can record something I am watching is through VCR. 10 years from now, I still see myself recording with a VCR.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I think they are great tooooo. cd
• United States
3 Dec 08
Until I get all of my VHS movies converted to DVD or downloaded on my PC I will keep and use my VCR.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I guess I'll be doing the same as you are. cd
3 Dec 08
i also still have my vcr player at home, i also agree, i have so many different vhs movies it would seem a waste just to throw them away, many of the movies bring back happy memories of when i was younger and i will gladly keep them for as long as i can.
• Canada
3 Dec 08
I agree with you about that about the movies cd