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Pro tip: Check your old VHS tapes before rewatching them
Ngl I pulled my old VHS of Hey Arnold out of storage last week and when I popped it in the tape was all warped and kept cutting out during the Snow Day episode. Checked my Beast Wars tapes too and like half of them had mold spots from being in my basement. Anyone else find their old tapes are falling apart?
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jamieperez1mo agoMost Upvoted
Oh man I read somewhere that a lot of tapes from the 80s and 90s are basically time bombs because the magnetic layer just breaks down naturally after 30 years. Makes you wonder if all our grandma's home movies are toast by now.
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william_miller1mo ago
Dunno, I've got old VHS tapes that still play fine, feels like folks overstate how fragile they really are.
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