Rip my VHS tapes, or download? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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So I own over 500 vhs tapes. And dvds, but those are easy to rip. I am trying to archive all my tapes before they go bad. However, that takes a lot of time. Should I just try to find all the movies I can for tapes I own?

I've been out of the game for a few years now. How vast are the resources for 90s movies and such ?

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[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

The ethical pirate would rip them and make them available as torrents. Out of 500, there's probably a lot that is unfindable.

Start with your favorites, go as far as you (and your bandwidth) can.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

I don't have a problem with this, its easy enough to throw in a tape in the morning, then another at night. In a year I'd be done.

However, I don't think many people would want them due to the low quality. I myself actually enjoy vhs quality but I know many want the highest possible for their media.