None of those solutions mentioned above is low-priced.

a) you can get a TV with VHS player built in, b) you can convert the VHS tapes to DVD discs, and c) you may buy service to convert analog video to digital video then play it on your electronic devices. Searching on Amazon or eBay, you may notice that VCR/DVD combo players are rarely to be found as they are thought as some collectible vintages now.įortunately, there are some solutions offered to let you watch analog videotapes without a VHS player, eg. Here comes the point: how do you watch analog videos in this digital era?Īs we know, analog videos should be played in VHS players, and VCR is the right machine for playing. There are many reasons that analog video players decayed - firstly, they are big and clumsy to be carried elsewhere second, those analog tapes are easily corrupted by dust when kept in attic. VHS devices that used to play analog videos had stepped down from the platform after digital videos take over the stage.

Vintage Rescue: How Do You Watch VHS/Analog Videos? VHS Tape (Image Credit: DOUG CHAYKA)

Analog to digital converter box for vhs