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They never claimed VHS is “superior to modern alternatives”, they claimed it is “the vinyl of analog video recording”.

• mc32 10y ago
  Well, I get that. My issue is I can't see anything redeeming in the technology. It's not "warm to the eyes" or the artifacts don't humanize it, they usually get in the way of the experience. VHS to me, was a useful tool, but inferior, none the less. I understand if someone wants to keep their old collection, but.... Paying thousands for a "rare" copy of an inferior technology? I don't get it.
  • VLM 10y ago
    Conspicuous consumption, I can spend the thousands and you can't therefore I'm better. Personally I'm not a big fan of this seedy aspect of humanity, and would file a bug on it, if someone could just point me to the right github account...
• amyjess 10y ago
  Which is still a bizarre claim. If anything is "the vinyl of analog video recording", it's actual film on reels, not videotape. It's more accurate to say that VHS is the compact cassette of analog video recording.
  • bitJericho 10y ago
    Cassettes are making a comeback too
    • __david__ 10y ago
      Yeah, I don't get that either. All the "convenience" of tape and it sounds crappy, too! It can't just be nostalgia—my first portable playback device was a Sony Walkman and I can't ever imagine wanting to use one again.
      • voltagex_ 10y ago
        TechMoan on YouTube has a great video on cassette tapes - granted he's got thousands and thousands of dollars worth of audio equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoSQP2yUYA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoSQP2yUYA
  • eon1 10y ago
    Wouldn't that be closer to the reel-to-reel of analog video recording? (..which is also making a somewhat more understated comeback)
• mwfunk 10y ago
  That's true but many/most people who are into vinyl are convinced that it sounds objectively better, IME. Not because of the compression/mastering issues everyone knows about, not because of the nostalgia factor- they literally just think it's an inherently better medium for recording and replaying audio. Such is the power of the human imagination. :)
  • pipio21 10y ago
    Nobody will tell you that they vinyl is technically better, but that it sounds subjectively better for them. They will tell you that sounds better(for them). It is not imagination, it is taste. Lots of artist and people that love old music(like Beatles) prefer vinyl because it was the medium for what it was created. I understand them, they have a point. If I play Sonic the Hedgehog or original Mario on an emulator and a digital TV I see pixels that were not there on fuzzy old screens.
    • mikeash 10y ago
      Oh, you can find someone who believes any given idea, no matter how crazy, especially in the audio world. See #9 here for example: https://bluechat.io/list/top-ten-reasons-why-vinyl-is-better-than-digital https://bluechat.io/list/top-ten-reasons-why-vinyl-is-better... The consequences of the fact that vinyl is ultimately made out of atoms is lost on many. The idea that "analog" means "infinite precision" is surprisingly common.
    • Symbiote 10y ago
      Sonic is an interesting example. If you'd played the game in Europe, your TV would have had a SCART connector. That provided much better picture quality, and wasn't as fuzzy. http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=630556 http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=630556