Toshiba's showing it has moved on from the horrors of the format war, today announcing
Three Non-HD DVD Recorders and a few other Japan only Blu-ray products. The top of the line D-BW1005K DVR connects with the future via a 1TB HDD, several tuners and the aforementioned disc burning capability but also gives a nod to the past and our old copies of
Days of Thunder,
A History of Violence and
The Young Teacher thanks to its included VHS deck. Ditching the tape player, 1TB HDD or recording capability saves a few yen, while all-in-one fans can opt for the R1BDP series of REGZA LCDs, an offshoot of the R9000 line in 32- and 26-inch sizes with Blu-ray burning drives tucked in behind just like
Sharp &
Mitsubishi's HDTVs. All are due over the next few months, check Impress for the prices and dates, but we'd wait to see what kind of Blu-ray upgrade is heading the Cell TV's way before buying, even with the potential return of sweet, sweet VHS to our lives (it's amazing how a few years of nostalgia has made us forget all those worn out rentals, poor quality and the need for something called a "rewinder.")
posted January 14th 2010 5:50PM
Don't act so stupid Engadget.
You know full well that VHS is making a comeback. You're not true tech Bloggers are you.
@kris120890 you didn't see any VHS pics in that CES gear photo did you? We're totally biased against it.
@RichardLawler
No But then I don't think I read it.
@kris120890 VHS is STILL film... thous making it HD... as in ever expandable based on the head/film ratio... have you seen a high quality VHS on a HDTV lately? I looks like the theater! ... When will they learn that digital is not always better..?
@kris120890
Are you being sarcastic? I've heard of JVC 1080i upscaling player for VHS, but I haven't heard that VHS is coming back... Enlighten us please!
@Eugene Action Hate to break this to you, but I believe you are incorrectly referring to 35mm film, not VHS. VHS is most definitely a magnetic tape, not film.
@Electromodo
Do you like to pretend to be an idiot or is it just natural for you.
@kris120890
It's natural for me. Now would you answer my question or continue pretending that you are a smart ass?
You readers can rank me low, but I've heard things like "VHS comeback" before. I am still wondering what the source of those rumors is. If it's a joke, then haha to that.
@Electromodo
Just because you stupid doesn't you have to take it out on everyone else. Course its a joke. As if its ever going to make a comeback.
@KAL326 u got me... whats what I meant... all caught up in VHS... meant 35mm
@kris120890
And you are a moron with attitude problems, thanks for your reply!
@Electromodo
You're the one asking stupid moronic questions you pathetic excuse for a human being.
"History of Violence" had a VHS release?
@psycros According to wiki, it was the last VHS released in the U.S. The Young Teacher was the first VHS ever, and Days of Thunder is just awesome.
BTW, the convoluted wording in this piece left me clueless as to which models did what. Was this a collection of components, or multiple units that each had different capabilities? I'm not that into home theater so maybe I'm just not up to speed.
@psycros I tapped out about 3/4 of the way threw. Made me feel dyslexic.
Whatever on the VHS part (ok, I guess it's funny). I just wish they'd sell more standalone DVRs here in the states like they do in the rest of the world.
My mom has been looking for a way to convert all the old family VHS tapes to DVD, and I think something like this is the solution.
@cayton
Warning- not all DVDs copied from VHS via these "dubbing" decks will play on a computer. Nor can they be opened by VLC, DVD Decrypter or DVD Shrink.
I wish I knew how to fix that.
What no BETA deck too?
What no BETA player?
Can you transfer your old home movies to the DVR? That is the only reason I can think of. Unless they are trying to start a VHS vs Blu Ray war...
What is VHS you speak of?
@patboy2008 I think it is an old form of currency.
How else are you going to see Star Wars in its unedited but THX remastered version?
@mikethebigo
I have it on Laserdisk.
VHS?! Wow, what's next? HD-DVD?
@PeterL i'm holding out for a beta max, vhs, rca ced (vinyl video disc) , laser disc, dvd, hddvd, bluray video player with hard drive and webvideo like netflix also must have 3d support and hdmi 1.4
@gamedude360 the ultimate combo player can include vcd and divx xvid support
@PeterL
My thoughts exactly - it would seem that Toshiba is in a timewarp. Blu-Ray, then back to HD-DVD, then VHS, what's next? film slides?
No 8-track? Count me out...
VHS cool, now I can watch Simple Jack
Does it support D-VHS? If so that kinda make sense, since you can record & playback HD then.
lol i read the title as "bluray vhs"
bricks were shat until i realized there was a comma...