Life In The 80s, Can You Guess What's In The Image?
By Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
India
November 14, 2021 12:09pm CST
If you are from the 70s or 80s then you must have guessed it right what the above picture is off, and certainly some beautiful memories of back then also must have cherished.
If you spent your childhood in the 70s or 80s back then when there was no internet and no 24/7 tv serials or movies on demand then you must have enjoyed watching your favourite movies once or twice in a week or maybe a month also on VCR or VHS(video cassette player).
Owning a VHS player would be big deal back then because buying a TV was out of reach for many those days.
Even we never had a VHS but my friend had and when his Dad use to bring in a new movie we were all invited.
That would be once in a month that means watching a movie would be a whole lot of fun unlike today one click and you can watch anything anywhere on your mobile.
I would thank @JudyEv because I read one of her post where she brought in a dvd player through a garage sale to watch some of her collections, which inspired me to write this post.
VHS players were long before DVDs came in which completely overtook the VHS players and now they are history.
Those days were awesome, miss those beautiful day's, do you?
Image Credit:- Google.
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@RebeccasFarm (86846)
• United States
14 Nov 21
Yes it is a VHS player. We had so many of those ones.
VCR
VCR4 people like this
@RebeccasFarm (86846)
• United States
14 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 Yes there was one for my sons room as well as the living room and one for the master bedroom They were very cheap the ones we got at pawn shops. It was the good old days for sure.
They were very cheap the ones we got at pawn shops. It was the good old days for sure.3 people like this
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
@RebeccasFarm You son's were lucky, they surely were the best days
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
Wow! You had more than one We use to rent for a day to watch movies or a friend who would have one would invite us over.
We use to rent for a day to watch movies or a friend who would have one would invite us over.3 people like this
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
I am so happy to hear you have one still and even the tapes too, I am sure kids will love watching Disney of back then
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@Juliaacv (48609)
• Canada
14 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 Thanks, I kept the movies that were traditional, the 101 Dalmations, and other fairy tale type of movies.
We also have a DVD player somewhere, again, not hooked up presently.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
@Juliaacv I am sure it will work when you try it because electronic devices were of really good quality unlike today's they use to work for years before giving up.
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@snowy22315 (170653)
• United States
14 Nov 21
It is a cassette tape I believe. Oh VCR tape I saw down below.
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@snowy22315 (170653)
• United States
14 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 OF course everybody did back in the day.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
Had you ever enjoyed watching any movie's or recordings on these players?
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@LeaPea2417 (36522)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Nov 21
Yes, I had a VHS and had many VHS movies.
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@LeaPea2417 (36522)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 I agree, movies are not what they use to be.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
Must be fun watching them those day's, nowadays the movies aren't that worth.
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@JudyEv (326222)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 One of our plans is to try to pick up a cheap record player as we have a heap of LPs that we don't want to give away but would like to play again.
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@JudyEv (326222)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 LP stands for long-playing and EP was for extended play - usually two songs each side of the record.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Thanks to you Judy, because of you I got the idea of writing this post, got so many people to come in and comment I thought VHS players will only be seen pictures now but it's great to know people still have them including you @Juliaacv and @DaddyEvil, you even have tapes to play, just need to see if they are still working and I hope they do
I thought VHS players will only be seen pictures now but it's great to know people still have them including you @Juliaacv and @DaddyEvil, you even have tapes to play, just need to see if they are still working and I hope they do3 people like this
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
Oh that was bad, sometimes I wonder is technology helping us or taking us towards destruction?
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
16 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 It was so fun going to the video club and renting movies.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
16 Nov 21
@Nawsheen Yeah it certainly was, miss those days.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Yeah those were the real days, we too had video clubs where we use to go find our favourite movies on rent.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Yes Rufo it certainly is specially something related to our childhood memories.
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@jstory07 (134706)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 She still has it and it still works great.0
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
So nice of you to do so, and so very nice to hear that so many including you had them and still kept in a state that it worked even after years
I am sure your granddaughter must have enjoyed watching children movies on it It must be a little old fashioned gadget in today's era but it was the best source of entertainment back those days watching with friends and family
I am sure your granddaughter must have enjoyed watching children movies on it It must be a little old fashioned gadget in today's era but it was the best source of entertainment back those days watching with friends and family1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (459514)
• Switzerland
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 I still buy movies on DVDs, for me they are not out of trend.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Wow! Your first one was 40 years ago, that was long. Now a days even DVDs are getting out trend how technology has advanced all this year's.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
@LadyDuck Glad you still buy DVDs to watch movies, a few years back we use to have plenty of street vendors selling movie DVDs but they are all gone now. I don't even find any DVD libraries.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
14 Nov 21
Uhm... I still own a VHS player and a lot of old VHS tapes... We haven't watched one in years, though. When we watch movies we own, we usually use the DVD player.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 It's been a long time since you were last here. It's nice to see you here again. 
My first wife and I bought a VHS player back in the 80s... 
That was so long ago now. 
I recorded all our old VHS tapes onto DVDs in the 90s so we wouldn't lose the memories when those tapes degraded. We still have the commercial ones, though.
How are you and your wife doing now? I hope your whole family are doing well.
My first wife and I bought a VHS player back in the 80s... That was so long ago now.
I recorded all our old VHS tapes onto DVDs in the 90s so we wouldn't lose the memories when those tapes degraded. We still have the commercial ones, though.
How are you and your wife doing now? I hope your whole family are doing well. 1 person likes this
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Hello DE, so glad to see you how are you? I wasn't here for long. So nice to see you and many still active here on mylot. Even you have one of those VHS players WOW! So very nice to know that you still have them and here its nowhere to be seen most of the people even don't know what it was. My parents couldn't afford one those days so we use to either rent it or a call from a friend would make our day, those beautiful childhood days were awesome Thank you DE for coming around so nice to see you again
. Even you have one of those VHS players WOW! So very nice to know that you still have them and here its nowhere to be seen most of the people even don't know what it was. My parents couldn't afford one those days so we use to either rent it or a call from a friend would make our day, those beautiful childhood days were awesome Thank you DE for coming around so nice to see you again1 person likes this
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil Here everything is fine with us, had some spare time so thought let's mylot. Good you transferred all the data on DVDs. Do you have some memories of those times on those tapes or movies and other stuff.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
17 Nov 21
Hello DianneN glad to see you how was your holiday.
glad to see you how was your holiday.1 person likes this
@nela13 (55748)
• Portugal
15 Nov 21
@nitirrbb7 very different, now we have everything at home.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
You also use to rent them, those days were different unlike today's.
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@LotusEyes (2716)
• India
14 Nov 21
I have been using VCR for a long time as a childhood memories. Whenever a guest would come to stay at home, we would bring VCR all night and watch the movie.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
14 Nov 21
Same with us we also use to rent VCRs back then and enjoy the whole night long
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
16 Nov 21
Oh so glad you parents still have it, yeah it's true the tapes might not run because its years past by they must have been made. It's so nice to see that so many people still have those players and tapes even though it might not be in a working condition
@kaylachan (58343)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Nov 21
I can honestly say, I don't. I'm thankful technology has advanced to where they are no longer needed. My family was a bit more well-off, so getting a vcr/vcp, wasn't out of reach, and the cost of living was much lower back then so getting tapes for them wasn't a streach, either. Spent a lot of time at blockbuster renting, though. To bad it's gone, but it just couldn't keep up with demand.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
That is also true technology has advanced from VHS to VCD or DVDs and now they are all history. It's true cost of living was low back then but those days being a single earner and living in a Country where technology was almost a decade behind so even buying a television would be big deal in most of the families here But now thing's have changed completely gadgets have advanced and they have become more too cheaper. I feel good remembering those days, even though we couldn't have those luxuries growing up but still had the privilege to enjoy them at friends or relatives
But now thing's have changed completely gadgets have advanced and they have become more too cheaper. I feel good remembering those days, even though we couldn't have those luxuries growing up but still had the privilege to enjoy them at friends or relatives
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
Hello Marlina, so nice to see you it was fun watching movies or video recordings on them those days.
it was fun watching movies or video recordings on them those days.