R.I.P. VHS

November 16, 2006 / Posted by: admin

Variety wrote an obit for VHS on Tuesday declaring that it is officially dead. VHS was expected to live until January, but with High-Def taking over and DVD sales on the rise…it had to end.

“It’s pretty much over,” concurred Buena Vista Home Entertainment general manager North America Lori MacPherson on Tuesday. VHS is survived by a child, DVD, and by Tivo, VOD and DirecTV. It was preceded in death by Betamax, Divx, mini-discs and laserdiscs. Although it had been ailing, the format’s death became official in this, the video biz’s all-important fourth quarter. Retailers decided to pull the plug, saying there was no longer shelf space. As a tribute to the late, great VHS, Toys ‘R’ Us will continue to carry a few titles like “Barney,” and some dollar video chains will still handle cassettes for those who cannot deal with the death of the format.

We will miss you VHS! We had so many beautiful memories together.

1976 – 2006

Tags: Sadness, TomKat

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