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Time has not been kind to VHS: As tech turns 50, preservationists race to save material stored on vanishing format. Methods include … baking? (news.harvard.edu)

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[–] etherphon@piefed.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I have a bunch of home movies from my childhood on VHS that I've been meaning to transfer for years haha, I bought a VCR and a USB composite video dongle and everything, just haven't got around to it. We did just hook it up to the TV and watch them from tape last Christmas and they looked okay. It was like watching a portal to a different time though because of the inherent quality of VHS plus the degradation over the years. I suppose I should get to it soon.