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- | ====== VHS ====== | + | ====== VHS (media format) |
+ | //Not to be confused with the [[v-h-s|media conglomerate of the same name]].// | ||
**VHS** (short for **Video Home System**) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period in the 1980s and 1990s. | **VHS** (short for **Video Home System**) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period in the 1980s and 1990s. | ||
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Turkington knew a VHS repairman from Canoga Park who would respool VHS tapes from broken cases into blank tape cases, and steam off the tape's label to re-apply to the new case. Turkington had a number of tapes repaired this way, and offered his services to [[john]].[(cite: | Turkington knew a VHS repairman from Canoga Park who would respool VHS tapes from broken cases into blank tape cases, and steam off the tape's label to re-apply to the new case. Turkington had a number of tapes repaired this way, and offered his services to [[john]].[(cite: | ||
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+ | As newer movies were beginning to only be released on newer formats, Turkington began taping his own copies of new films, such as [[lotr|The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], to blank tapes, to fit in with the rest of his collection.[(cite: | ||
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