Any recommendations on brands or features to look for? On Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:14:38 AM UTC-5, Edward Crosby wrote:
> Recommendation for everyone who still has a VCR with VHS: transfer them to > digital onto your computer. The devices to do that these days are cheap and > easy to use. Those tapes won't last forever. Transferring it to a digital > file onto your computer will last many, many more years to come, as long as > you have a good backup practice. > > via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet > On Jan 24, 2013 8:08 AM, "Luke Jaconetti" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I still have several VCRs and a whole lot of VHS tapes. Not just kids >> stuff either. Anyone who says "Oh everything which was on VHS is on DVD >> now" is 100% wrong. Especially if you are a horror fan like I am; the 80s >> horror VHS market was huge, second only to pornography, and there are tons >> of tapes from that era which will never end up on DVD. >> >> Also, VHS is a MUST for wrestling fans. How many PPVs do I have on tape >> from back in the day? How many TV shows? How many tapes do I have from RF >> Video? I don't even want to think about those numbers. Same goes for the >> early (read: pre-Dana White) UFCs which have never been put on DVD. >> >> It's amazing the neat stuff you can find on VHS for pennies. At a thrift >> store in Florida at Turkey Day, I got "All Good Things" from ST:TNG for >> quarter! >> >> On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:49:17 PM UTC-5, Shag wrote: >> >>> Interesting. I thought they had grabbed all the episodes from the >>> streaming cue and grouped them. >>> >>> Shag >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> They took off the ones I had in queue. Looking now under Classic there >>>> is a very select choice of the Tom Baker years. >>>> >>>> via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet >>>> On Jan 23, 2013 10:31 PM, "Shag" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ed - The Classic Tom Baker Doctor Who episodes are still on Netflix >>>>> streaming. They just rolled them up into "Classic Doctor Who" or >>>>> something >>>>> like that. It's now under one show heading. >>>>> >>>>> Shag >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I totally get where you are coming from with digital. I still own >>>>>> lots of DVDs and VHS tapes, but most of them are for the kids. We >>>>>> bought >>>>>> them years ago and the younger one watches some of them still >>>>>> (shows/movies >>>>>> that the older child has grown out of) or family-friendly classics. The >>>>>> DVDs and movies I have for myself are primarily Doctor Who and some >>>>>> select >>>>>> favorite movies (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, etc). >>>>>> >>>>>> In regard to watching shows, I don't even watch cable anymore. I >>>>>> exclusively watch Netflix now (with the exception of new Doctor Who, >>>>>> which >>>>>> is AVI, if you get what I mean). Occasionally I'll pop in a DVD or VHS >>>>>> tape of a favorite movie/show if it's not on Netflix. But turning on >>>>>> the >>>>>> TV to surf cable doesn't even occur to me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shag >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> VHS? What's that? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All kidding aside, I haven't had a tape player in over a decade! I'd >>>>>>> have to put a DVD in the iMac and push it to the Apple TV if I wanted >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> watch one, too. Digital media uber alles! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 23, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Netflix has "End of Time" on streaming, you just have to go hunting >>>>>>> for it (I watched some of it again last week). They didn't bundle it >>>>>>> together with the other Doctor Who for some reason. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, check your public library. You'd be surprised how many Doctor >>>>>>> Who DVDs and VHS tapes they might have. Ours has a bunch! And you can >>>>>>> reserve them online and just walk into the library and pick them up! >>>>>>> Sweet! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shag >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I haven't looked into the breadth of what they have, but Amazon >>>>>>>> Instant Video (huzzah Amazon Prime!) has some episodes too- including >>>>>>>> some >>>>>>>> like the End of Time part 1 and 2 that Netflix doesn't have streaming. >>>>>>>> The >>>>>>>> app on my iPad has been great so far. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Netflix classic Who episodes are very limited. They've >>>>>>>> definitely got some, but not enough for my taste. I knew I kept my >>>>>>>> Doctor >>>>>>>> Who VHS tapes for some reason! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you are looking for Troughton, I'd recommend: Tomb of the >>>>>>>> Cybermen, Ice Warriors, Seeds of Death, Mind Robber, Invasion, and War >>>>>>>> Games. Also, the lost episodes found on "Cyberman: The Early Years" >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> "The Troughton Years". Includes some from Moonbase and The Abominable >>>>>>>> Snowmen! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Shag >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've been watching the Tom Baker seasons again via Netflix however >>>>>>>>> I may start recording and watching these since I have very little >>>>>>>>> exposure >>>>>>>>> outside of Tom Baker, Peter Davidson and the new Doctors. I've >>>>>>>>> watched one >>>>>>>>> of the Troughton episodes in the past and it was pretty decent. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet >>>>>>>>> On Jan 23, 2013 9:40 AM, "Luke Jaconetti" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am going to try to watch this, as I have BBC America on my >>>>>>>>>> cable package now. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'm very much hoping for one of the Cybermen episodes for Patrick >>>>>>>>>> Troughton. The 2nd Doctor has rapidly become my favorite thanks to >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> books I have read with him. (Thanks, Shag!) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I wonder which one will be shown for Colin Baker? I am assuming >>>>>>>>>> either Attack of the Cybermen or Vengeance on Varos... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 12:30:19 AM UTC-5, Shag wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This is fantastic news! 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