Ye olde cassette

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I still have my old collection of Disney movies from when I was a kid and I truly fear the day when my VHS player dies. (Though chances are I'll never watch them for preservation purposes)

I actually think box art for VHS looks alot cooler than on dvd/bluray boxes since theres more space, especially on the spine which is what you'll be looking at most of the time if you store it on a shelf. I really wish someone had the ingenuity to decorate the stickers for the VHS itself though.

I guess theres a point about the quality but static and snow are alot easier to ignore than digital glitches.

I still get the urge to buy VHS's I see in second hand stores since theyre so cheap. Since they stopped production of VHS players I have purchased the entire Neon Genesis Evangelion series (english), Star Wars: A New Hope (1995), The Fifth Element, Speed, Terminator 1 (special edition), Terminator 2 (special edition) and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999).

I keep trying to convince myself it's all pointless but when I feel the weight of a VHS in my hands it feels so much more like a piece of art than when Im holding a Disc

Fortunately as far as pointless collections and hobbies go, mine is fairly cheap and not too time consuming. Also it looks really good on a shelf.