corycouger

How can anyone not have a VCR?

I tape programs and events almost daily.


TIVO has it limits and how many programs you can store before erasing them.


DVD recorders are expensive and are still in the infancy stage.

Brian Shannon

Mine is collecting dust.

tboogie

I just unhooked mine last weekend because I never use it. I taped the entire season of the Sopranos for my friends stationed overseas and decided that was the last of using my VCR.

I.Like.It

I removed my VCR the day my TIVO arrived almost 4 years ago. Haven't looked back since!

astrochimp

I still use mine but i heard theres a big price drop upcoming on dvd recorders so when that happens it might be bye bye old vcr

KPlummer

I threw mine away when I bought my first DVD player. I never recorded things until TIVO came around and I modded mine with 2 x 120gb drives so I always have plenty of space...

Walter Neff

I gave my VCR to my girlfriend a while ago. She has more need for it than I do, and if I do need to watch someing that's only on VHS, I can watch it over there.

68ShelbyGT500KR

I still use my VCR for taping shows and playing old movies to have some noise in the background as I go to sleep. Otherwise it is the DVD player.

JM

Nope. With 3 networked ReplayTVs (2x 40GB + 1x 120GB) and 1 older ReplayTV (120GB), I find there is little need to use my VCR. When I need portability, I just download a show to my PC and burn to (S)VCD or DVD (depending on the show's size).

RudeBoie

I just don't record anything anymore.

I've become a DVD snob.

Mopower

I have 3 sitting in my closet. With my Replay I can burn anything to DVD so why have a VCR?

GMLSKIS

I have 3 vcr's connected to my 3 tv's and tape something every single night.

Shagrath

I haven't had a VCR since I got my first dvd player in '98. I also don't TIVO anything since I don't watch TV, or even have cable. I just pick up shows I'm interested in on TV on DVD, that way I don't have to wait a week to see the next installment.

gotapex

I use mine as a makeshift shelf.

OldDude

I use mine. If it died, I'd probably get a TIVO to replace it. I only use it to time shift programs. While a TIVO would be "nicer," it is not compelling yet for me.

shelland

I always thought a TIVO would be 'nice', but never really had the incentive to buy one. When the GF got a job that required to work a lot of nights, she was having me tape a lot of stuff. I got sick of tracking down blank tapes, and finally decided to try TIVO. About 2 days in, I didn't know how I had ever lived w/o it.

If you watch TV at all, I can't recommend TIVO highly enough. (or another form of DVR, although I don't have experience with any others) It will change your TV watching habits forever!

xraybies

I record using my networked Tivo, anything I want to save or give to someone I extract it to my PC and burn it to DVD.

Chew

I use to use VCRs for hours on end each night. Since getting a TiVo, I only use it when somebody wants me to tape something for them.

As for "TiVo has its limits": mine holds nearly 250 hours. That's over 30 8-hour tapes. I don't consider that to be much of a limitation.

fryinpan1

My DVD player is hooked up to the VCR, so I have to turn the VCR on to watch DVDs. Is there any way to fix this so that I can get rid of the VCR?

mapson

Yeah, I still use a vcr, I'm waiting until the hdtv tivos are affordable/available.

Walter Neff

How about unplugging your VCR and plugging your DVD player directly into your TV? Or is there some nuance to your question that I'm missing?

fnordboy

My guess is he probably only has a coaxial input on his TV. Get an RF Modulator (or better yet a new TV) and you are good to go.

fnordboy

I am in the exact same position. I picked up my DirecTV Tivo on Sat. hooked it up and am loving it. I really don't know how I got by without it this long. Normally I jump on new technology, but I always put off on getting a Tivo. I needed to buy a new receiver for DirecTV and decided to upgrade. Glad I did.

Everyone who watches TV should have this.

fryinpan1

I think that is what I have. I am not good with the cables, so as long as they work I am fine. I am waiting to buy a new TV when I buy a house.

Walter Neff

In the meantime, an RF modulator costs only about $15 or so at Radio Shack, and is very easy to install. (If you hooked up for DVD player and VCR, you can hook up an RF modulator.) Or, if you don't want to spend the $15, just leave it the way it is, with your VCR acting as the modulator.