VHS and Betamax Tapes Appeal

When I first started digging through video tapes in 2016, the chances of securing collections of 1980s recordings via Ebay, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace or kind donations were pretty decent. However, in the last few years, these avenues seem to have been less productive. Ebay, generally seems to be packed full of tapes from the 1990s or later when it comes to VHS, and the Betamax tapes seem to be the same ones picked up and then sold on by fellow tape archaeologists.

However, I'm convinced that there are still piles of old video tapes sat in cupboards and lofts which haven't been played since 1987. The 1980s may be a dim and distant memory, but this doesn't mean we need to forget the ephemeral beauty of the television from that era. So, if you happen to donate a pile of video tapes or know someone who is, then please get in touch with me and we can breathe new, digital life into these recordings

GameZone: Your Ultimate Destination for Online Gaming Excellence

GameZone: Your Ultimate Destination for Online Gaming Excellence

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Teletext: Without it your set's not with it

Teletext has always had a peculiar hold over me - a pixelated siren call from a bygone era of cathode-ray wonder. In those dim, pre-internet days, it was a digital portal into a wider world of up to the minute news, even if the loading times were sluggish and the content limited to blocky bursts of primary colours. However, it was revolutionary compared to the static, permanence of a newspaper. Eventually, I'd end up writing an article about The Birth of Teletext, so my curiosity around Teletext remains strong. Hence, this explains why I bought a promotional leaflet about Teletext from the early 1980s.