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> After all, you may have your VHS tapes from K-Mart you bought 30 years ago, but can you actually watch them I can't tell if this is sarcasm or just a bad exa
by TechBro8615 5y ago
> After all, you may have your VHS tapes from K-Mart you bought 30 years ago, but can you actually watch them
I can't tell if this is sarcasm or just a bad example. Yes, you can still watch VHS tapes, since they're physical media that can be decoded by a VHS playback device. You might have trouble finding the hardware, but if you have the hardware, it will still run – it's not going to require a software update.
- DaiPlusPlus 5y ago> I can't tell if this is sarcasm or just a bad example A bad example given HN's audience - but I imagine of most normal-people, the majority of those with a VCR will have left it in the attic or basement and never bothered to connect it to their modern LCD TV. If it was a home-video camcorder vid then it's likely already converted to DVD if it's worth preserving.
- smichel17 5y agoWell, that's the difference, isn't it? People were able to convert their VHS to DVD. Doing that for DRM would be impractical and/or illegal.