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before Netflix even before DVDs there was VHS the chunky video format that ruled Home Entertainment through much of the 80s and 90s here are our fondest memories of this analog superstar if you're having a little trouble with the picture on the TV now maybe you just need to adjust the tracking on your VCR VHS stored info on tape which could easily be misread by video cassette players if that tape got worn out or stretched meaning the tracking would need to be painstakingly adjusted using a little dial or you could get a halfway decent picture the most famous format war in history Sony's beat Mack's tapes couldn't face the might of VHS which had an early advantage in terms of tape running time and grabbed a stronger hold of the growing movie rental market a technological inconvenience that's long since vanished in the digital age VHS tapes of course had to be mechanically wound back to the start before you could watch them again if you rented a VHS rewinding it before giving it back was only polite the widespread popularity of VHS and VCRs meant anything that's aired on TV could be recorded and watched again meaning your house would quickly get cluttered with recordable tapes that you probably forgot to label VHS also made home movies more popular than ever instant replay instant replay hey I want to see those pictures finally perhaps our most powerful VHS memory the amazing sounds of analog tape tech you may want to pop your headphones on this bit those are our VHS memories but what are yours let us know and stay tuned