Subj : Highly profitable
To : Andeddu
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Jul 16 2022 12:18 pm
Re: "Highly profitable" Bay S
By: Andeddu to Moondog on Fri Jul 15 2022 02:58 pm
> Re: "Highly profitable" Bay S
> By: Moondog to MRO on Fri Jul 15 2022 02:25 am
>
> > Some films or shows I like to collect because they are not available online
> > or demand you to pay for each episode. I don't like the idea of "buying" a
> > virtual copy, then have the service go out of business or pull that tile
> > from it's library.
> >
> > On VHS I have the original Star Wars trilogy from before Lucas
> > digitally "enhanced" the series, and did stupid things like making Greedo
> > shoot first.
>
> I had hundreds of VHS tapes but they all went into the trash because there was
> no way to really use them now that video recorders are completely archaic and
> rare to see. I cannot remember how long it has been since I saw an old VHS
> recorder. The one my parents had was put into storage but eventually disposed
> of because we had amassed a huge DVD collection. I now see that DVDs are going
> the same way as VHS tapes. I have limited room so I am unable to have too many
> vintage devices around. It's a shame because I would love to preserve some more
> old tech.
>
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actually worth it I got in DVD format too, since VHS was not that great.
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