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i totally understand the sentiments above .. i'm old school myself
but i feel more strongly that way with vinyl over CD.
I love vinyl .. I'll always keep mine ..
but when it comes to tape ... I'll gladly replace my tapes with laserdisc or DVD as they come out.
I have 1000's of tapes and I've been collecting since the day they came on the market .. but i've watched them deteriorate in time ...
Unlike DVDs which should outlast our lifetime (barring any poorly made ones suffering from rot) tape is much more fragile.
Tape is prone to oxidization, stretching .. and comes in direct contact with the tape heads, unlike the DVDs where no physical contact is made. When something goes amiss in a VHS player .. your tape is often compromised. I haven't had any problems with DVDs.
DVDs also slimmer (which means a lot more to me that a lot of other people) and have the capacity to house special features ... commentaries being my favorite.
I will admit .. i'm not one of these insane 'everything has to be technologically perfect' guys but audio dropping in and out of stereo on a tape drives me insane ...
And chapter search ... if I'm watching a VHS and only get 1/2 way through it .. you're supposed to rewind it so the active part of the tape isnt exposed .. so you should rewind it. When you want to finish it you have to run back to the spot where you were .. scanning for the most part .. which is really tough on the heads and tape. DVD - you jump to the spot where you were immediately.
I loved seeing movies in my home .. I'll always have that nostalgic appreciation for tape ... but i welcome the changes - and convenience that comes with tape...
The downside ... i will totally agree - especially with horror - those oversized boxes with the lurid artwork was a major attraction. The same way album covers were so much better 12" X 12"
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