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There’s an entire piece of at home technology that used to exist and tons of people used to have that I don’t think anybody under the age of 25 has ever actually seen: The VHS rewinder.
Wow yeah honestly I'm under 25 and I grew up with a VCR but I didn't have a VHS rewinder, we just rewound the tapes using the VCR itself. I was familiar with the rewinders existing but I don't think I've ever seen one in person.
I have one of those at home. It's strange that I'm a young millennial that grew up watching things on Laser Disc.
lol I just saw laserdisc v DVD stuff on the first ep or two of the sopranos and I was like "wow I thought laserdisc was dead by then"
Basically I remember watching my first movies on only Laser Disc around the same time the Sopranos came out. That and VHS tapes. My father isn't going to get rid of something he bought brand new in the 80s. Still works fine along with his old speakers.
I had to replace the tweeters but I'm still rocking speakers that I think are 80s. Haven't been real interested in holding onto laserdisc or VHS tho lol
My folks have speakers from the 80s that still sound great today and they are LOUD. The loudest I've ever turned them up was halfway, and I had to leave the house because it was so loud.
my grandparents had one and I think maybe still do
I've used it a whopping like twice, we switched to DVD when I was quite young
When i was a wee lad I hid my weed in one. Successfully escaped the notice of a searching sherriff. Nobody checks the VHS rewinder.
My family had one shaped like a little car![emoji comfy comfy](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/ddf2c69d-10eb-4f5a-b537-8a4511505610.png)
checkout richie rich over here, has seen a VHS rewinder in real life