Sony’s “Hi Resolution” E-180 (three-hour) tape, for instance, advertises vivid colour, while insisting that it is “anti-fungus”. A JVC box stresses that its cassettes can only be used in VHS recorders ...

After this second playback and rewinding, the tape self-erases and is blank, leaving you with just an empty VHS tape you can use for your own recordings. As a form of analog restrictions ...

VHS tape production ceased around the mid-2000s, although specialized stores still carry old stock of blank tapes. In some households, VCRs are still owned and kept for their nostalgic value and ...