My last Beta VCR died about 5 years ago. I only had about half a dozen tapes that I hadn't transferred to other media or repurchased, so I didn't both replacing it.

For most viewers, picking a blank tape is more puzzling than picking a VCR. After all, a VCR has unmistakable features and clearly stated specifications to guide a prospective buyer. But when it co… ...

While VHS won the battle, Beta tapes are rare commodities that do really well at auction. For example, a sealed Superman ...

VHS tapes held a full two-hour movie several months before Beta could catch up. In addition, JVC offered better licensing arrangements for making VHS players, and Hollywood studios began to favor ...

I don't know who will win the coming high-definition DVD format war, but I can tell you how to know when the battle is over: when the side that is behind takes out ads proclaiming it is still in ...

Below, I’ll walk through how to digitize your own VHS tapes or camcorder footage using the same methods, plus a few extra tricks that might make a USB capture card worth considering.

If handing over your private tapes makes you nervous, transfer them to DVD yourself. To do this, you'll need a DVD Recorder and VCR Combo. This device features 1080p up-conversion and 2-way dubbing.

Movies for the S-VHS and ED-Beta formats could be almost a year away. To understand the delay, look at the current Beta software situation. About 7 million ... FEW TAPES OUT FOR NEWEST VCR FORMATS ...

The Sturtevant company can convert anything but Beta tapes and put them in any medium you like -Êexcept for Beta tape. They charge $15 to make a VHS tape into a DVD - additional copies are $10.

Recent VHS tapes of iconic movies like "Back to the Future" and classic Disney films are being sold for hundreds and even thousands on eBay. Video cassettes are a rarity in the era of streaming.