Why? Because some of those treasured tapes in your collection are probably old Kodak VHS tapes. These same collections (that are now 30 plus years old), are slowly deteriorating, and those beloved memories that they’ve so preciously preserved over the decades are fading.īeing as those VHS tapes started breaking down at year 15 due to the deterioration of the magnetic tape, we know as well as anyone that those analog memories need a digital makeover. By the mid 80s, the Video Home System (or VHS) was the premier home video recording and viewing format, and its reign would last the remainder of the 20 th century.Īs the format progressed, the novelty and affordability of recording memories on hand-held camcorders and then watching them back became so popular that families across the nation slowly began amassing troves of VHS tapes.

It was the first off the block, but what it gained in being first, it lacked in substance and affordability. It was the first video format that truly brought the ease of home recordings to the masses.īut, when the format war first hit American homes in the late 70s and early 80s, Betamax was the then supreme home video viewing product. As the reigning home video format king of the 80s and 90s, VHS tapes were one inch thick, seven inches wide and four inches tall – the size of a small novella. That’s right, your beloved home movies, family vacations, school recitals, little league games and more are slowly fading from existence with every passing year.Īs a company that’s been around long enough to see the rise and fall of the VHS, we’re quite familiar with the format. But seeing Hollywood blockbusters slowly fade with time isn’t near as sad as the long-neglected VCR and home VHS recordings that litter our attic and basements. The days of VHS rental stores are long gone and with their demise a surplus of VHS tapes headed for oblivion.

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