VHS tapes
Rewinding rental media
VHS tapes are magnetic videocassettes that were the dominant home video format from the early 1980s until DVDs displaced them around 2000.
The chunky black cassettes played in VCRs and required rewinding after viewing—hence Be kind, rewind stickers at rental stores.
VHS now evokes nostalgia for analog-era home entertainment: We found old VHS tapes of family vacations in the attic.
- videocassetteRecorded magnetic tape cartridge
- rewindReturn to beginning
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
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VHS tapesDVD
Optical media format
Blu-ray · digital downloads · streaming · cloud storage · LaserDisc
VHS tapesstreaming services
On-demand video delivery platforms
Netflix · digital streaming · video on demand · YouTube · Hulu
VHS tapes4K
High-resolution video standard
Ultra HD · 4K resolution · high-definition · Blu-ray · IMAX