YouTube adds a "tape mode" to celebrate 57 years of the VCR

[spacedooky]

watch in 144p for full effect

[Hirouzamaki]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJwcOiBoZE[/media]
Play this in video tape mode and in 240p for maximum 80's

[fruxodaily]

Before we invested in Foxtel IQ and shit we used to use our VCR all the time to record shows, we still have archive tapes from channels we taped, i've never looked through them tho

[Zezibesh]

b-but home taping will kill the tv industry

[TheTalon]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]

I've got one. I can't hook it up to my TV though. For the same reason I can't use my old F-15 replica Joystick/Throttle, or use AGP Video cards in my PC. The connectors are outdated

I sure miss rewinding, let me tell you

[smha1010]

"Error starting tape mode."

Thanks.

[Maloof?]

Would have liked to see a rewind function and that multi coloured screen with the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE if you leave it running beyond the end of the video for too long

[AK'z]

[QUOTE=BlueYoshi;40287245]"Error starting tape mode."

Thanks.[/QUOTE]

try manual tracking.

[T2L_Goose]

Cool. My ISP is celebrating by making their internet speeds similar to dial-up. oh the memories.

[BFG9000]

I kind of feel like watching some Carl Sagan now...

[Kendra]

Do they come with a free pencil for the rewinding fun?

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=Kendra;40287349]Do they come with a free pencil for the rewinding fun?[/QUOTE]

that wont work on a digital vhs format

[img]http://www.sonicflare.com/IMG_1291.jpg[/img]

try that instead

[BiN4RY]

[QUOTE=butters757;40286626]Here's one with it.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4iw8Ppo1o[/media][/QUOTE]

This just shows that people can collect just about anything

[ashxu]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I also still have some tapes. Mainly of kids shows I used to record back in like 2002

[megafat]

That reminds me, i have to get a Laserdisc player to put next to my VHS player.

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=thisispain;40287365]that wont work on a digital vhs format

[img]http://www.sonicflare.com/IMG_1291.jpg[/img]

try that instead[/QUOTE]

Sport-juct is gonna be here any minute now.

[Warship]

Damn, I'd like to see what a 57 year old tape looks like. I doubt DVD will last as long :c

[RoboChimp]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I have:
VHS Hifi
S-VHS
D-VHS (D-Theater)
W-VHS
All the good ones.
Want to see TF2 in analogue HD?

[Joazzz]

holy shit watching 80's metal bootlegs with this is going to be amaaaaaaaaaaazing

try this for example

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1M18jV8htw&feature=player_detailpage&vhs=1[/media]

[redBadger]

At least vcrs don't have to buffer every 2 seconds

[ironman17]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]
Yep; still have tapes from back in the day, some of them Disney films. I think I even have a copy of that Ridley Scott classic, Legend. Also we still have our video player plugged into the telly, though we hardly ever use it.

[MR-X]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]

I got the original Star Wars on VHS (AKA NOT RAPED BY LUCAS YET versions)

[Tufty 🌹]

I'm watching Tales of the Riverbank in tape mode and I feel like I'm a child again.

[Pardalis]

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?vhs=1&v=k6-zN5Cssag&feature=player_detailpage"]ahaha this rocks[/URL]

Also, it's a bit overdone, my VHS stuff looks way better than this, even today. It's done well, though, with the static fading out and stuff.

[garychencool]

there was a music video someone made who wrote and ripped it on VHS and then uploaded in YouTube

[Griff]

I love watching cinemassacare's videos on this.
Adds to the nostalgia factor.

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=zombojoe;40286587]I was wondering what that was.

Does anyone else still have all their old VCRs?[/QUOTE]

I once had one full with cartoon network.

[RoboChimp]

[QUOTE=garychencool;40288991]there was a music video someone made who wrote and ripped it on VHS and then uploaded in YouTube[/QUOTE]
"Take Me To The Hospital" by The Prodigy ?
[video=youtube;ncaNlxvTFzg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncaNlxvTFzg[/video]

[A B.A. Survivor]

What does it look like when the video already has VHS effects?

[Best4bond]

[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Cbe6msh_7KQ&vhs=1[/URL]

Glad to see historic moments like the Radio North Sea Fire Bombing in VHS mode.