good point i just have to agree with you.

quite true... and with vhs you can just pause it, then put it on later without having to go through all the scene selections. but then again, you dont have to rewind dvds.

Right now I have many movies that I like on VHS...but they got infected with mold and I will have to throw them away. That doesn't happen with DVD's, you just wipe them and they will stay clean for as long as you treat them right. That's one good reason. They are also easier to handle and better for storage.

bonus features, lack of rewinding, and finding a certain spot in a movie, picture clarity, etc....but seriously, thats a damn good point though.

I have had a vhs tape snap inside the machine whilst playing and the tape wrapped itself round the mechanism so the whole machine was destroyed.

They aren't better. The theory behind digital technology is that communication between other mediums such as computers etc are more universal and easier to access. There is also the ability to "cram" more information onto the screen (therefore increasing quality) according to those in the sales dept. Its the same as anything designed for selling. When one technology has reached its maximum potential or sale point (ie everybody already has a VCR player) they need to restart the process - hence DVD's and new DVD players of course. I personally would rather tapes and analogue mobile phones. Even though there was less coverage, there were vertually no dropouts. Also when you used to take photos, didn't evrything look real instead of having these strange square shapes on peoples eyes and teeth and the like caused by pixels?

I think if you take care of a VHS tape and a DVD, the DVD has many better qualities. The sound and picture is far superior. As long as the DVD is cared for, it doesn't wear out over time. Being able to freeze a shot with safety, lighter, easy to store a large number of DVD’s. The lower cost of both the DVD and the player. Being able to choose chapters, extra features including interactive games. No time wasted winding back tapes. No concerns at present of replacement parts. The quality of DVD’s and players continue to improve. Where as VHS machines have come to a halt, mainly because it’s the end of the line for them. The large number of DVD's now available. There are less moving parts, therefore less to go wrong. You can multi-code a DVD player, viewing DVD’s from around the world. DVD players are in general less expensive than equivalent VHS machines. Depending on what the damage is, it is possible to repair a DVD. Although I think the life of the DVD is numbered too, because of the advancement of computer technology the VHS is the dinosaur of this time. I hate to say that because I have a stack of VHS tapes dating back I guess twenty years and a machine that just isn’t worth repairing or replacing.

DVD technology is far superior. I have had many VHS tapes break or run off the end of the reel, which meant buying a new machine, because repairs cost almost as much as a new machine.

That's a good point I guess the main reasons DVDs are more popular is 1. picture quality 2. they're smaller 3. don't have to rewind them Hey, you can still get BLANK tapes and record from TV as long as you have some way of hooking up your TV source (cable, cable/satellite box or whatever) to your tape recorder. Many stores that carry things like CD-Rs still have blank VHSs.

Right on. VHS is very much more dependable than DVD -- both medium and players.

agreed i miss the good old VHS days, they were so much easier to handle too. but we seem to like to make everything more compact these days, ive adjusted :)