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What nostalgic thing do you think should stay in the past? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 23 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Dial-Up internet. Unfortunately, it's still here because the ISPs continue to fail to deliver on the promise of expanding broadband over and over.

And because of that, it's no wonder internet isn't expanded to everywhere in the country of USA.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 23 hours ago (15 children)

VCRs.

Spent my childhood merrily taping things off the TV, and thought it was the best thing ever. i love those nostalgic whirring and clicking sounds as the tape loads.

But digital media is just the best, and tapes can stay in the past where they belong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly I really miss being able to record live TV with a VCR. I still watch tv with an antenna, mainly for football games, and it would be really nice if there was a way I could record them. Whenever I've looked into making my own DVR it just seems too expensive and confusing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Manhattan TV seems to be a good product for me at the moment (UK). It's got all the HD channels live, and you can easily record them to disk.

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