So yesterday, I was filling out requests for fee waivers for college applications. I have to send these through the actual mail (can't e-mail it) so I was using envelopes. I used the last of them so I told my mum and she told me to look through the Walgreens ads for a coupon. While I was flipping through it, I came across a coupon for VHS tapes! 3 for $5.00 Can you believe that! The price isn't that hard to believe but the fact that they were still selling them, I find absolutely amazing!
The TV in my room is one I got when I was 6 so the only thing it has is a VHS player. I use this all the time to tape my shows since there is no DVR in my room. I just simply autotune the Direct TV and then set my TV to tape on the VHS at the same time. AS long as I don't change the channel, I'll tape my show. If I do change the channel, it will still tape, just not the show I originally wanted taped. Even though I can only tape one thing at a time, it's still great because unlike taping on a DVD, I can tape over and over. All I gotta do is hit rewind and then I can tape over it. Though I can tape over and over, the quality gets worse and worse each time you do it. Some spots on my tapes, there is no sound and there is always this loud buzzing when it plays. I don't notice the buzzing but everytime someone walks into my room they're like "What's that noise?"
Even though my TV is super old, I still love it. If it were to break, I don't know what I would do. I mean sure it would be nice to have a screen bigger than a piece of binder paper. (Ok you caught me, the screen is actually a little bigger than a piece of binder paper. Holding college ruled binder paper horizontally the width of the screen is about 1.5 inches bigger. The height is the same as the paper though)
Despite the smallish screen, if the TV were to break, I wouldn't be able to tape my shows. Sure I could watch them online, but we only have one computer with internet and unfortunately, others want to go on it too. Now you're probably thinking why can't I just DVR them on the outside TV. Oh I would if I could but my shows take up too much space. I tape about 10 hours a week of different shows I watch and I don't have enough time to watch them due to excessive ammount of homework I get. (I have like 30 VHS tapes that I use to tape.) Plus, if I were to DVR them, I would have to watch it on that TV which is 95%dominated by my dad.
Well, now you know that there are still some (or at least one) people who use VHS. Though it's not the best quality, it's still really convenient for me. Thanks for buying me the tapes mom!!!!
The picture is a tribute to everyone who still remembers the VHS player. ;P Those who do will find this hilarious. Those who don't won't understand the humor. They'll probably either be thinking "Dumb" or will just be really confused.
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