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Number_6 posted:Laugh all you want at VCRs, but show me a modern mainstream recording device that will easily and affordably record content, especially HD content, from cable or OTA TV, for permanent archival purposes. DVD recorders are all but dead, and as far as I know, recorders that support HD cost a fortune. Not to mention the Orwellian copy protection built into everything now. I had this problem when I wanted to get some recordings off my HD dvr. The loving thing had USB and firewire ports but they were permanently disabled because someone might pirate Jerry Springer or something. I solved it by buying a Hauppauge PVR1212 and now I have the only copy of Cool As Ice on Blu-ray (seriously). As for vhs, I still have an svhs deck I bought in 2003. I like using s-video when capturing old family videos to DV.
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Haha wow. I'm guessing four movies on one disc mean it has terrible picture quality though 
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It is kind of weird to think that there will be a time, probably while I am still alive, that there's not a single functioning vcr left on the planet. Especially since they were very prone to breaking to begin with. I had a very difficult time finding an arcade CRT for my cabinet recently. They were easy as hell to find in 2008, for only $50. Now you're lucky to find one without burn in, and you're still looking at $400+. I found a guy who somehow had them brand new and I bought two of them because I know I'll be completely hosed in 15-20 years if I ever need to replace it. I'll digitize all my vhs tapes before I start hoarding vcrs, though.
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Jul 24, 2016 18:20
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nigga crab pollock posted:i remember for a while dvd players were vaguely expensive and so a bunch of people i knew just had ps2s. too bad the drive mechanism on fat ps2s is probably one of the worst things ever designed and everyone had replaced theirs by like 2005 because it wouldn't open or read disks anymore Even funnier is they'd only read blue bottomed discs
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numberoneposter posted:i have put my video card in the oven a couple times to re-melt the solder This fixed the broken Xbox 360s too
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