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Live From Studio 1A: R.I.P. VHS

Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:45 AM by Zoe.Marcus

My VCR currently resides underneath my bed. I didn't want to throw it away after I switched over to a DVD player, for fear that I would never be able to watch those beloved (read: embarassing and awkward) home videos.  But if these tapes are simply sitting, gathering dust along with the VCR, will the memories really be preserved?  I don't really have a record collection to speak of, but for many people that have those recordings they treasure what's the best way to ensure the music doesn't stop? This morning, Today's Technology Expert Paul Hochman offered some tips on how to preserve all those vhs tapes, records, and cassette tapes that might be gathering dust in your attic (or under your bed, as the case may be).  WATCH VIDEO

Is there an outmoded form of technology that you can't bear to part with?

 

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It seems as though the whole world has converted to Compact Discs and MP3's for their audio entertainment, but I still listen to my misic on cassette tapes.  Nothing is worst than jammin' to my favorite song and the CD skips and ruins the whole track.  Why are CD's so easily damaged and expensive to repalce?  I have 20 year old tapes that still play as well as the day I purchased them.  Of course the sound quality is not as great as digital, but The durability makes tapes worth while in the long run.  Cassettes will be keeping my oldies but goodies playing for a long time to come.

Jeanne Richards, Richmond, VA (Sent Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:41 PM)



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