Do you still own or use a VCR or another out of date Tech?

I'v a 'doovde' player!:P yes I still have DVD player(s) and they work fine and a 'Vussss' VHS/VCR ) but it only half works!

Blue ray is overrated and well tried and tested works better if its still work, don't fix it or change it if it ain't broke! If it working efficiently its fine by me whether or not its outdated, DVD players/DVD's last longer.

Though more technologically advanced in other things like the game consoles, laptop, phone (kinda not the most newest but works efficiently) and other gadgets not the latest but recent enough from the past few years.

Judgement Day wrote: »

Nice reel to reel, I've always had a hankering for a 'good' one but never managed to get my hands on one yet. We used them a lot at school back in Old God's Time. I wouldn't agree about VHS though as there's still piles of movies only available in that format plus it's so cheap to pick up regular movies from charity shops - no home should be without one.

The main problem with reel to reels is just coming across commercial tapes. The sound quality is meant to be incredible on many of them, but they're pretty rare and can sell for quite a bit.

If you want to get into a video format with piles of unique and rare titles, go with a laserdisc player. You can pick up discs cheap and the quality is much nicer than VHS. Plus people tend not to know wtf it is. 'CDs the same size as Vinyl?! wtf?!'

cunnifferous wrote: »

Used to have an Atari Jaguar, anyone else have one of them? Think it only ever had about 5 games. Oh yeah and the Sega 32X, anyone remember that?

I still have both. The Jaguar's games are just sheer awful. The 32X has some good arcade ports like Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing, Space Harrier, Afterburner and a really good home version of Mortal Kombat 2.

I wouldn't consider them out of date yet either!:cool:

I know it is!

Sony discman with radio.

My Dad still records programmes with a VCR.

marshbaboon wrote: »

Oh, anyone remember minidisc players?

I remember when I got mine, cost a fortune. You could fit a cd on a slightly smaller cd. It was amazing. I remember when one of my friends got one to try and keep up with me, but he got one without skip protection...

... prick :pac:

Jeez, they totally bombed. I knew of one girl who had one. That's all.

Still have the consoles like the Nes, Snes, Gameboy, etc, from when they 1st came out. Still in good nick, too.

I often play games from various consoles and arcade systems going right back to the Atari age, but all that is done on new tech so I guess that doesn't count.

Still have an Mp3 player with 128MB space on it, it's the emergency USB stick when I can't find the others. :pac:

In the parent's house they still have the 2 VCRS, one of which is 30 years old, has never had a problem in it's existence and stills run perfectly fine. Outlasted every TV it was plugged into.

Yes, 2 VCR's still in the house. Both TV's are the old type..the back on the main one is MASSIVE. The main computer has a flatscreen and newish mouse, but the rest of it is composed of parts from 1997 or so. A 1995 hi-fi still gets used. Almost all of the houses on my road have been robbed, they must look in the window of ours and give it up as a bad job.

Due to an incident with the coffeegadget being accidentally kicked & smashed while washing up, and the kettle malfunctioning & fusing the house ; I am currentlyhaving to boil water in a saucepan and use instant coffee :0

Cruel & unnatural punishment ...

I can't believe this is how it used to be :0

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Anyone remember LaserDiscs? They were the precursor to DVDs but were the size of a vinyl album. I think I remember them being featured on Tomorrows World. They thought they were going to replace VHS the same way CDs were meant to replace cassette and vinyl. They never took off though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc

Video quality on them was pretty good, sub-DVD quality. Great big meaty sleeves on them too.

I have an original atari 2600 in the attic, took it down a while ago and had a game of pole position with my son (14 years old). He was less than impressed - i on the other hand was like a kid on christmas morning!
"What's that block in front" he says, "it's a racing car of course" - that was when he stormed off in disgust.

Edit: Just remembered - it actually has a switch on it for colour / black & white!

You can get just the blocky joystick now, with something like 50 games built in!:)

blaze1 wrote: »

I still have an original release 20gb xbox 360, not very old but I hold my breath every time I turn it on. :P

I have one too Who needs HDMI when you have component cables
Sounds like a chainsaw.


Still have the original xbox full of old crap music from the days of DJ Rankin and Scooter.

VCR in the attic for the old camera videos of us at the zoo and birthdays and stuff.

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

In the bedroom I've a 32' TV with a massive back. No HD. It breaks my heart having to watch it.

I had a 34inch up until recently. It was the size of a poxy sofa

I have a Sony (tape) Walkman with a 7 band equaliser in my attic somehwhere. Perfectly functional last time I checked. Do I win?