Despite manufacturers no longer creating new VHS models, and the last VHS warehouse shutting down its business, it seems VHS still is able to find its way into the news.
I was reading a copy of the San Jose Mercury News when I discovered an article entitled "How much longer will VCRs stay afloat?" I wasn't honestly aware VHS was still "afloat," so I naturally had to read the article over a couple more times.
"What we're witnessing is that the VCR is becoming a little bit more obsolete," U.S. Public Interest Resource Group legislative counsel Amina Fazlullah said.
Fazlullah's statement really isn't surprising, as most Hollywood studios and retailers made the transition from VHS to DVD years ago, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to find VHS movies for sale in retail stores.
Even though DVDs have declined over the years, Nielsen indicates 72 percent of households in the United States that have a TV still have a VCR -- but I'd be curious to hear how many of those houeholds still use their VCR.
I'll say it one more time: RIP VHS.
