High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewVCR Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/vcr/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Weekend Roundtable: VHS Memories https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-vhs-memories/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-vhs-memories/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:00:18 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79016 As we speak, the last remaining manufacturer of VCRs (Funai Electric) is finally ceasing all production of the obsolete videocassette players. I bet you assumed this happened years ago. For those of us who grew up during the home video boom of the 1980s, the death of VHS may be bittersweet news. Let’s reminisce about...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-vhs-memories/feed/ 40 Weekend Roundtable: Your College Dorm Entertainment System https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-college-dorm-entertainment-system/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-college-dorm-entertainment-system/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:00:47 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=72200 The school year is starting up again, and our site’s Steven Cohen recently wrote up a Gear Buying Guide for College Dorms that includes HDTVs, speakers, streaming services and more. I don’t know how old you are, but I sure didn’t have this fancy stuff when I went to college. In today’s Roundtable, we reminisce...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-college-dorm-entertainment-system/feed/ 31 Poll: Do You Still Have a VCR? https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vcr-poll/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vcr-poll/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:00:39 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=63752 Once the centerpiece of any home entertainment system, the antiquated Video Cassette Recorder is now a relic of times past, if not a laughingstock. Do you still have or use a VCR? I have a habit of clinging to old technology. I still kept a VCR in my home theater system up until last year,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vcr-poll/feed/ 42 Weekend Roundtable: Oldest Equipment in Your Home Theater https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-oldest-home-theater-gear/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-oldest-home-theater-gear/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:00:09 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=40006 We home theater fans have a habit of constantly replacing or upgrading our electronic equipment with the latest and greatest new models, always in the hopes of eking out some small bit of performance improvement. On the other hand, some pieces of gear tend to hang around longer than others. For this week’s Roundtable, we...

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