Well, internet existed and so did international shipping.
I just got a VHS player that played ntsc tapes, plus secam and pal players played ntsc in black and white to watch the tapes.
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Well, internet existed and so did international shipping.
Robo4900 wrote:Mouse is BRILLIANT SCIENTIST dumb.
CAT LOVES FOOD dumb.
Jack is just kinda dumb.Spoiler:
Ctenosaur video sent me a+ tapes directly of stuff they subbed.
People got their fansub tapes from fee markets, some comic book shops, hobby shops, and at Conventions. You even had websites back then that would sell them and ship out to you. I would get mine at stores that would sell Japanese imported items, and they were very good common when I was growing up. They barely exist now thanks to Amazon and Ebay.
If you're interested in this stuff, you may find this video interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-QuIbLqNNw
No reason to assume they won't. It's watching/rewinding that damages VHS tapes, so I'm willing to bet that some minor static is the worst they'd have if you haven't touched them in years.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
Tapes can become damaged without being played if they are stored improperly.JustAlex1997 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:49 pmNo reason to assume they won't. It's watching/rewinding that damages VHS tapes, so I'm willing to bet that some minor static is the worst they'd have if you haven't touched them in years.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
Those could be very valuable to the fan scene if they were from the original broadcasts and recorded on a hifi recorder. Yes, the International Channel broadcast a lot of interesting stuff. It was great if you had a dish and was watching it directly from Japan. But I don't miss not having satellite equipment anymore. It could be great at times and very finicky other times. I did like how you were able to rip the contents of the hard drive at one time. But later, after they encrypted everything, it was impossible.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
I remember my Uncle had Satellite and it was almost always out because were we live in the mountain areas, if it rained ANY! it was gone. hahadougo13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:01 pmThose could be very valuable to the fan scene if they were from the original broadcasts and recorded on a hifi recorder. Yes, the International Channel broadcast a lot of interesting stuff. It was great if you had a dish and was watching it directly from Japan. But I don't miss not having satellite equipment anymore. It could be great at times and very finicky other times. I did like how you were able to rip the contents of the hard drive at one time. But later, after they encrypted everything, it was impossible.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
My family had DirecTV many moons ago when i was a little kid and it was a similar story, basically any time large downpours of rain or strong winds happened the signal would constantly drop in and out so any and all VHS recording was done only when there was no adverse weather conditions that would interfere with the dish. Needless to say, much later after we'd moved a time or two we switched to cable and haven't looked back.samuraix123 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:57 pmI remember my Uncle had Satellite and it was almost always out because were we live in the mountain areas, if it rained ANY! it was gone. hahadougo13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:01 pmThose could be very valuable to the fan scene if they were from the original broadcasts and recorded on a hifi recorder. Yes, the International Channel broadcast a lot of interesting stuff. It was great if you had a dish and was watching it directly from Japan. But I don't miss not having satellite equipment anymore. It could be great at times and very finicky other times. I did like how you were able to rip the contents of the hard drive at one time. But later, after they encrypted everything, it was impossible.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
I remember getting wildfeeds of many shows using a 10 foot BUD (Big Ugly Dish) back in the old days. I recorded many shows that way like Babylon 5, Star Trek DS9 and Voyager, etc. The wildfeeds were neat as they did not have the commercials in them other than network ones, had the promos for the current as well as NEP, surround sound setup, etc. An interesting curio for sure. Later, I had small dishes for over a decade. I could never get the programming from the International channel as it was on a sat too low to be viewed in my area (at 61.5 degrees as I recall). But I recently acquired many tapes that may have been recorded from that service. too bad they aren't cataloged for the most part, requiring me to search through every last one of them. What a nightmare...samuraix123 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:57 pmI remember my Uncle had Satellite and it was almost always out because were we live in the mountain areas, if it rained ANY! it was gone. hahadougo13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:01 pmThose could be very valuable to the fan scene if they were from the original broadcasts and recorded on a hifi recorder. Yes, the International Channel broadcast a lot of interesting stuff. It was great if you had a dish and was watching it directly from Japan. But I don't miss not having satellite equipment anymore. It could be great at times and very finicky other times. I did like how you were able to rip the contents of the hard drive at one time. But later, after they encrypted everything, it was impossible.sailorspazz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:28 pm I recorded as many as possible so I could rewatch them as much as I pleased (if I happened to be watching while recording, I'd stop and start it to cut out commercials so I could fit more on each tape). Then once the DVDs started coming out, I started purchasing those since I wanted to watch it in Japanese. Though I was also recording the raw Japanese episodes from the International Channel starting from somewhere in the Cell arc, all the way through the end of GT. I still have most of those tapes, though I haven't touched them in years, so who knows if they still work
Luckily for me anytime I recorded Toonami i always dated the air date including nowadays haha I don't know what made me do that eitherdougo13 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:31 amI remember getting wildfeeds of many shows using a 10 foot BUD (Big Ugly Dish) back in the old days. I recorded many shows that way like Babylon 5, Star Trek DS9 and Voyager, etc. The wildfeeds were neat as they did not have the commercials in them other than network ones, had the promos for the current as well as NEP, surround sound setup, etc. An interesting curio for sure. Later, I had small dishes for over a decade. I could never get the programming from the International channel as it was on a sat too low to be viewed in my area (at 61.5 degrees as I recall). But I recently acquired many tapes that may have been recorded from that service. too bad they aren't cataloged for the most part, requiring me to search through every last one of them. What a nightmare...samuraix123 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:57 pmI remember my Uncle had Satellite and it was almost always out because were we live in the mountain areas, if it rained ANY! it was gone. hahadougo13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:01 pm
Those could be very valuable to the fan scene if they were from the original broadcasts and recorded on a hifi recorder. Yes, the International Channel broadcast a lot of interesting stuff. It was great if you had a dish and was watching it directly from Japan. But I don't miss not having satellite equipment anymore. It could be great at times and very finicky other times. I did like how you were able to rip the contents of the hard drive at one time. But later, after they encrypted everything, it was impossible.
Yes, I did that for just about every tape I recorded myself from 1980 - 2000 (though I may not have done that when I was recording on 8mm). But I only catalogued a few hundred tapes out of the thousands I recorded or received in a database which can now only be read on an old XP computer! The anime tapes are a nightmare since they don't have dates on them, either the ones acquired through my contact(s) or else the ones I acquired recently in that big trade (about 600!).samuraix123 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:04 amLuckily for me anytime I recorded Toonami i always dated the air date including nowadays haha I don't know what made me do that eitherdougo13 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:31 amI remember getting wildfeeds of many shows using a 10 foot BUD (Big Ugly Dish) back in the old days. I recorded many shows that way like Babylon 5, Star Trek DS9 and Voyager, etc. The wildfeeds were neat as they did not have the commercials in them other than network ones, had the promos for the current as well as NEP, surround sound setup, etc. An interesting curio for sure. Later, I had small dishes for over a decade. I could never get the programming from the International channel as it was on a sat too low to be viewed in my area (at 61.5 degrees as I recall). But I recently acquired many tapes that may have been recorded from that service. too bad they aren't cataloged for the most part, requiring me to search through every last one of them. What a nightmare...samuraix123 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:57 pm
I remember my Uncle had Satellite and it was almost always out because were we live in the mountain areas, if it rained ANY! it was gone. haha