Last VHS supplier rolls out final shipment! Says in 3~4 years everything will be Blu - Blu-ray Forum

dobyblue · 12-30-2008, 03:11 PM

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,5852342.story

This bit is funny:

Quote:

"The DVD will be obsolete in three or four years, no doubt about it. Everything will be Blu-ray," Kugler said, anticipating the next resident at his pop culture retirement home. "The days of the DVD are numbered. And that is good news for me."

See ya VHS! Ha. ha.

Blu Titan · 12-30-2008, 03:12 PM

Very good read. Thanks!

CRMA · 12-30-2008, 08:05 PM

nice post!!

mattstat · 12-30-2008, 08:13 PM

Excellent article, nice post.

DRC72 · 12-31-2008, 08:42 PM

I'm amazed VCRs are still around. With the advent of recordable DVDs, I thought VHS would of been gone a long time ago.

kabukijoe · 01-02-2009, 06:23 PM

Actually you would be amazed at some people out there. I work at Radio Shack and we get a bunch of people coming in asking for VCR's and *****ing about how DVD's are garbage and everything should have stayed on VHS. For my own amusement I like to inform them about Blu-Ray, it's rather humerous.

P@t_Mtl · 01-02-2009, 06:32 PM

I stayed with my VHS until the spring of 2004 when I got my first DVR with my cable company. Once I got that I truly did not need VHS anymore. I already got rid of most of my VHS films by that time anyway and was using it just to record TV shows. With DVR you only need a DVD recorder for things you might wish to keep.

hamisht · 01-03-2009, 05:12 AM

I bought my last VHS player in 2004. It find it sad that people out there wont have the same movie watching experiences as I did when I was a kid, watching horror movies on VHS was the best.

TenEightyP · 01-03-2009, 11:21 AM

I am keeping my VCR for the time being. The main reason is that I have a copy of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which is the original non CGI'd version. To the best of my knowledge, it has never appeared on DVD in the UK in it's original theatrical release without all the new CGI stuff added.

Here is hoping a UK reader will prove me wrong and I can ditch the VCR for good !!!

..

DRC72 · 01-03-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenEightyP

I am keeping my VCR for the time being. The main reason is that I have a copy of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which is the original non CGI'd version. To the best of my knowledge, it has never appeared on DVD in the UK in it's original theatrical release without all the new CGI stuff added.

Here is hoping a UK reader will prove me wrong and I can ditch the VCR for good !!!

..

You should transfer that movie to DVD or Blue-ray.

RustyK94 · 01-03-2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

But Kugler, with a sly smile, offered a warning to consumers thinking of putting up shelving to handle their burgeoning libraries.

"The DVD will be obsolete in three or four years, no doubt about it. Everything will be Blu-ray," Kugler said, anticipating the next resident at his pop culture retirement home. "The days of the DVD are numbered. And that is good news for me."

This bit i like a lot a i have told a lot of DVD collectors that they where going to get burned if they don't accept Blu-Ray.

Im going to have a lot of laughs in 4 years at some ppl.

FIDDYPOP · 01-03-2009, 02:45 PM

I still have my vcr in the back room hooked up to my 27 inch tube tv. Just in case I guess.

gearyt · 01-03-2009, 02:50 PM

pulled my sony S-VHS out of the rack last night.... out to the garage for .....

AlexKx · 01-03-2009, 03:02 PM

Yes that's true. There is reasoning for old formats because sometimes they don't get re-released as the same film down the line. For example the original "E.T." if I recall correctly...

Sloan78 · 01-03-2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobyblue

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,5852342.story

This bit is funny:

See ya VHS! Ha. ha.

Finally, a story that's holds actual merit to Blu-ray and it's future. Nice post and great story my friend!

steve1971 · 01-03-2009, 05:03 PM

I still have my VCR and it never gets played anymore but I keep it around just to pop in a few old videos I still have. I will hang onto it until burns out which I am surprised that it hasnt already! lol.

Good article.

DRC72 · 01-03-2009, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve1971

I still have my VCR and it never gets played anymore but I keep it around just to pop in a few old videos I still have. I will hang onto it until burns out which I am surprised that it hasnt already! lol.

Good article.

I very rarely use my VCR anymore... In fact it's not even hooked up to my Plasma.

stahl7639 · 01-03-2009, 05:20 PM

My girlfriend still buys VHS tapes off of Amazon.

pacificvibes · 01-03-2009, 05:25 PM

HAHA looking at all the VHS brought back so many memories, I loved to put the tape into the auto rewinder

Yes remember we actually had to rewind.

Good 'ol VHS.

bluflu · 01-04-2009, 01:06 AM

Hasta la vista, VHS!

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12-30-2008, 03:12 PM	#2
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Very good read. Thanks!

12-30-2008, 08:05 PM	#3
CRMA Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:156 Blu-ray reviews: 46 Trading Score:1	nice post!!

12-30-2008, 08:13 PM	#4
mattstat Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Lethbridge, AB Blu-ray collection:149 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Excellent article, nice post.

12-31-2008, 08:42 PM	#5
DRC72 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Connecticut USA	I'm amazed VCRs are still around. With the advent of recordable DVDs, I thought VHS would of been gone a long time ago.

01-02-2009, 06:23 PM	#6
kabukijoe Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:NY Blu-ray collection:115	Actually you would be amazed at some people out there. I work at Radio Shack and we get a bunch of people coming in asking for VCR's and *****ing about how DVD's are garbage and everything should have stayed on VHS. For my own amusement I like to inform them about Blu-Ray, it's rather humerous.

01-02-2009, 06:32 PM	#7
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	I stayed with my VHS until the spring of 2004 when I got my first DVR with my cable company. Once I got that I truly did not need VHS anymore. I already got rid of most of my VHS films by that time anyway and was using it just to record TV shows. With DVR you only need a DVD recorder for things you might wish to keep.

01-03-2009, 05:12 AM	#8
hamisht Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray reviews:4	I bought my last VHS player in 2004. It find it sad that people out there wont have the same movie watching experiences as I did when I was a kid, watching horror movies on VHS was the best.

01-03-2009, 11:21 AM	#9
TenEightyP Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:1076 Blu-ray collection:5914 DVD collection:140	I am keeping my VCR for the time being. The main reason is that I have a copy of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which is the original non CGI'd version. To the best of my knowledge, it has never appeared on DVD in the UK in it's original theatrical release without all the new CGI stuff added. Here is hoping a UK reader will prove me wrong and I can ditch the VCR for good !!! ..

01-03-2009, 02:45 PM	#12
FIDDYPOP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chi-Town Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews:1	I still have my vcr in the back room hooked up to my 27 inch tube tv. Just in case I guess.

01-03-2009, 02:50 PM	#13
gearyt Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Henderson, NV Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:33	pulled my sony S-VHS out of the rack last night.... out to the garage for .....

01-03-2009, 03:02 PM	#14
AlexKx Active Member Member since:Jan 2005	Yes that's true. There is reasoning for old formats because sometimes they don't get re-released as the same film down the line. For example the original "E.T." if I recall correctly...

01-03-2009, 05:03 PM	#16
steve1971 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Saint Paul Minnesota. 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:352 Blu-ray reviews: 119 Trading Score:1	I still have my VCR and it never gets played anymore but I keep it around just to pop in a few old videos I still have. I will hang onto it until burns out which I am surprised that it hasnt already! lol. Good article.

01-03-2009, 05:20 PM	#18
stahl7639 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Pittsburgh, PA Blu-ray collection:17 Blu-ray reviews:1	My girlfriend still buys VHS tapes off of Amazon.

01-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#19
pacificvibes Tattoo King Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Irvine, CA PSN ID WinterShrinkage Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:51 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	HAHA looking at all the VHS brought back so many memories, I loved to put the tape into the auto rewinder Yes remember we actually had to rewind. Good 'ol VHS.

01-04-2009, 01:06 AM	#20
bluflu Special Member Member since:Mar 2007	Hasta la vista, VHS!

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