I said VHS was a dinosaur, but I didn't say I'd stopped using it. Two years ago I picked up a couple of inexpensive VCRs when I was doing the A/V portions of a couple of rooms, and I wish I'd bought higher-end models, because when I look in the stores now I can only find the cheap ones. Or the $500 ones. The cheap ones are kind of noisy, not as good or with as many features. I had a great one but the kids did a number on it. I have it in the garage with the idea that one day I'll take it apart and see if there is a belt or gear I can replace. . . I need to go over to Target. They are pretty good about having a range of electronics, including some of the ones you thought had gone by the wayside.

Tapes are cheap, and considering the way I watch tv, the quality is fine. I usually don't sit still and just study and listen to a program, I treat it more like radio as I work in the room or nearby, where I can hear it, and glance over occasionally to see what the speakers on the screen look like.

Blockbuster has been wrong many times before. I wouldn't open the piggy bank ready to invest in what they say the next big thing is. They're struggling to stay in existence right now.

SRS