What to do with VHS Tapes?

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soiset
soiset Posts: 724
edited June 2006 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
I don't know how long it's been since I watched anything on VHS, and now with HD-DVD and Blu-ray here, even DVD's are starting to look obsolete.

I am a consummate recycler, and have this pile of plastic and magnetic tape and little tiny screws here collecting dust. What should I do with them?
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited June 2006
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    Found this on the internet.

    For a good cause
    (bottom left Page 2)

    http://www.wastediversion.org/pdffiles/04spring.pdf

    They will format, clean the tapes and sell them to tv stations, communication depts in colleges, training facilities, etc. Check your local area for similar programs.

    Here is another article:
    http://www.grist.org/advice/ask/2004/06/17/umbra-film/

    They will sell the tapes to police depts, surveillance companies, etc.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2006
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    Trash

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited June 2006
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    Watch them? A good movie is a good movie, regardless of the format. I still watch my VHS movies that aren't available on DVD
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited June 2006
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    Excellent Flea Market thread! :D
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited June 2006
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    Do I hear "Bonfire"?

    C'mon guys, bring your Beta, Mini Disk, VHS, Cassettes, 8-Track and vinyl ;) over to soiset's, I have the marshmallows

    But seriously, those previous links seem like a good idea, as does selling them. Of course, you can always donate them to a Goddwill or similar store for a tax write off and also allow those who cannot afford DVD to get movies.
    God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited June 2006
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    I would set them on fire and dance around them naked, but that's just me.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2006
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    Get a good multi head, stereo VCR, clean and demag, and record music on it. Better quality than most gruntball R2R's, and 2 / 4 / 6 hours on a tape makes the 'party mix' a breeze. Tape is tape, and VCR's are very underrated, with the R2R 'cool factor'.

    I have a CLEAN Panasonic I still use, for just that. I haven't made a new tape in a while, but the ones I have sound great.

    Yeah, I still buy Minidisc too, mostly out of Europe.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2006
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    Donate to goodwill or sell them. There are a lot of people who love that stuff.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited June 2006
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    Except for the bonfire and trash, I think I'll use some of all of these ideas. Thanks!
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