Original movies on VHS
 

Our VHS player no longer works. What do I do with all the VHS movies? Open to suggestions.

Burn them to DVD...
 

There used to be a company in Summerhill that would transfer / burn VHS tapes to DVD format. Not sure if they're still there but advertised in the Sun with coupons.

You can buy a player at a pawn shop or Goodwill store, or new ones on Amazon. Or donate the movies.

I would shop frequently at the Goodwill store or other thrift stores that sell electronics. You should be able to buy a VHS player for less than 20 dollars.

A number of years ago we bought a machine that transfers VHS to DVD. VHS tapes do not last forever and one or two of ours broke after we transfered them. I suggest you either by a machine and do it yourself or find someone who will.

Some of the machines will not copy original movies. Also, I don't think a copy service will copy original movies because of the copyright restrictions.

Google it and you'll be surprised with the information about having them transferred to DVD .

As suggested, your best quote is to buy another VHS player. Not expensive compared to the cost of converting the tapes.

Or do you really need to keep them. If you have some personal recordings like family movies, then maybe just convert those.
If the rest are movies, then I would recommend not converting those at all to DVDs as they are also going the way of the DoDo. If you have a Streaming Device ($40 to $50 for a 4K version), for $15/month or less you is can have access to pretty well any movie within a few months after release, or TV show. Just rotate every month or two between all the various services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video and many many more.

EBay. Amazon. Best to get a combo DVD and VHS player in one unit

Or best buy . com , walmart.com

VHS movies
 

You can donate the movies to the Belleview Library. They accept VHS tapes, video tapes and anything along that line that works.

I got a good used VHS player at Goodwill for $5. Problem is, those tapes were recorded using old technology. The best of them might be at 400 lines of resolution, or about 1/6 megapixel. The lowest quality TV you watch now is 480 megapixels. Home recorded VHS was about 200 lines of resolution, so it is even worse when compared to high def you are used to watching on a modern TV.

Donate to the Belleview Library in Marion County. They take them for the book and multi media sales!

Buy a used player on Craigslist or Ebay. I'm sure they are available.

You can buy a player that does both. I have 2 and use them all the time