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[–] 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (18 children)

Can someone explain?

Not what it is, I can read but why was it needed at all?

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  • [–] 68 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    its a joke device that was a meme at the time of the transition to disk media. not meant to be taken seriously.

    now time to go back to my racecar vhs rewinder

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  • [–] 51 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    You had to rewind VHS. Then VHS got replaced by DVD, but unfortunately most early DVD players did not have a rewind function, thus this device.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Can't you rewind them on the VHS in the meantime?

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Different technology. VHS rewound magnetic tape using gear rotors. DVDs rewound optic media using spinning lasers.

    I miss seeing the disco lights

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    It is not needed. There were old VHS tape rewinders that people used, and this is a play on those.

    "Ha ha, gotta rewind the DVD"

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    That's a myth. DVDs tend to lose synchronicity if you don't rewind them and always turn them the same direction. Why do you think there is subtitle timing adjustment in most media players?

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