[Papapita3]

I would try to donate to nursing Homes ! A lot of times they have movie nights for residents !

[NavyVet]

Another place to donate movies is Sumter County Library at Pinellas. 2 years ago, I donated a bunch of Disney movies on VHS. They were happy to have them. Might be closer for you than Belleview Library. Call and check first if they are still accepting VHS media.

If you have any tapes you made, find a service to get them transferred to DVD or digital media. Otherwise, decide which movies you absolutely want to keep and then bite the bullet and re-buy them on DVD, or on iTunes if you are into that or using AppleTV. It is not worth the hassle you will run into trying to convert copyrighted movies from VHS to DVD. And it’s not just the legal issue, but you can also have technical difficulties, and in the end, IMO, the quality sucks. The quality of DVDs or digital downloads is so much better that you will be happy you put your money there instead. The old tapes, try to find somewhere you can donate them.

[geoangel]

We bought a VHS to DVD converter. The blank DVD’s are not that expensive and they take up less space.

[ldj1938]

eBay probably has brand new for sale.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by fmeans

If you want to "keep" the movies then transfer them to DVDs. Video Vault in Belleview can do it quickly, professionally and they are reasonably priced. They can also transfer them to a more modern medium like a thumb drive. (352) 347-9008

If they could or would (illegally) break the many year old copyright protection it would probably cost 3X more than just rebuying it used on DVD. If they are that old they are probably available for $4-$5 on DVD at a used DVD site or a place like Marion Market. Those transfer places usually charge big bucks for something you can buy for a couple bucks. I wanted to have 6 family 2hr VHS tapes transferred and it was well over $100 but that was 2yrs ago. Besides, how many times can you watch MASH (that was the original mainstream commercial tape other than Debbie which was a sports tape about the Dallas football team).

[OlifOlif]

I know of a source that can digitize your personal videotapes (birthday parties, weddings, etc.) as well as your 35mm slides, pictures, etc.

Contact me at 062902@gmail.com for more details!

[Carlsondm]

I just donated six vhs machines before I moved here last November. I saved them to play dance videos. Then I transferred them to DVD or found an inhanced version elsewhere. Now I am dvd and u-tube. I mention this because machines are out there, but you may like transferring better.

If your vhs tapes can be enhanced and transferred or you can get a dvd or bluray version, I recommend it. TVs are larger and vhs is too grainy for us. Darn technology forcing shopping again.

[Debboguch50]

How domating them to the mark twain library over by the paradise rec ctr!

[Barborv]

Honestly, if they are just movies, and not personal tapes, dump them. I dont think anyone wants them. Why have the clutter. You can get every movie you want on TV. If its a favorite all time movie, then maybe. I held on to some Disney ones for the grandkids and my son doesnt want them. He gets everything on his device. Or you can always donate to the Veterans. I always donate things to them.
If its home movies, then have them converted to a drive or something(im not computer savvy) my husband does it. This way its stored on a hard drive and on your computer, and again no need for storage space.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Barborv

Honestly, if they are just movies, and not personal tapes, dump them. I dont think anyone wants them. Why have the clutter. You can get every movie you want on TV. If its a favorite all time movie, then maybe. I held on to some Disney ones for the grandkids and my son doesnt want them. He gets everything on his device. Or you can always donate to the Veterans. I always donate things to them.
If its home movies, then have them converted to a drive or something(im not computer savvy) my husband does it. This way its stored on a hard drive and on your computer, and again no need for storage space.

I agree. If it is a movie that you really like, then buy the DVD on Amazon. But, throw the rest of them away. Paying someone to copy VHS movies to DVD is not only illegal, but it is a waste of money.

[LynneH]

We found that some of our favorite tapes were wearing out, as in "nothing lasts forever." A friend let us borrow his converter and we managed to save most of our collection. Those we couldn't convert, we evaluated whether to buy a DVD version or let it go.

[John_W]

First, any video transfer business will not transfer copyrighted movies, which you say is what you have. So to transfer those movies you'll have to do it yourself.

Movies on VHS have copy-guard, when you hit record on the other machine the screen will start flashing, making it unbearable to watch. You'll need a filter that can eliminate the copy-guard. This video will show you how to do that, here's a link.

How To Copy VHS Movie Tapes When You Can't in 1986 - YouTube

If it were me, I would buy a cheap VCR at a pawn shop, Goodwill, yard sale, but I wouldn't spend anymore money than that. The best is to just give them away, and go to Walmart and buy the movies you like on DVD in the $5 bin. They'll last forever, the VHS tapes I'm surprised they lasted this long.

[tvbound]

Movies old enough to be on VHS are probably available for free from a number of different sources, so I personally can't imagine paying to have them transferred.