Which of these old devices do you still own in working condition?

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Select if you own one that works as far as you know

  1. Record Player

    54 vote(s)
    49.1%

  2. Casette Player

    38 vote(s)
    34.5%

  3. CD Player

    78 vote(s)
    70.9%

  4. VHS/VCR

    35 vote(s)
    31.8%

  5. DVD Player

    88 vote(s)
    80.0%

  6. Betamax Player

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Windows PC running XP or earlier

    19 vote(s)
    17.3%

  8. Blu-ray Player

    38 vote(s)
    34.5%

  9. HD-DVD Player

    9 vote(s)
    8.2%

  10. Film Camera

    28 vote(s)
    25.5%

  11. Fax Machine

    3 vote(s)
    2.7%

  12. Older games console (nes/snes/megadrive etc)

    24 vote(s)
    21.8%

  13. PS1/Nintendo 64/Dreamcast generation games console

    15 vote(s)
    13.6%

  14. PS2/Xbox/Gamecube generation games console

    19 vote(s)
    17.3%

  15. PS3/Xboc 360/Wii generation games console

    42 vote(s)
    38.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Gravy Chips

    Gravy Chips Well-Known Member

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    Curious to see how long folks hold on to certain bits of technology. Just based on a conversation I had yesterday. No judgement, some are still useful, literally just a curiosity :D

    You don't have to use it, just tick if you own one and you think it still works. Modern versions still count (eg modern record players).
     
    Gravy Chips, Nov 18, 2020
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    You forgot one other piece of tech.....books! I have not got a kindle (do they still exist?) and will never stop buying books! Currently reading an autobiography of Count Basie that I got off ebay for a couple fo quid.
     
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    Kindles still exist and you can get the app for your phone. I have both books and a kindle
     
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    It won't let me vote as there isn't a "none" option.
     
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    Among some of the others. I have an ancient hand held video camera. With them small video cassette tapes. ( haven’t used it for yrs. but no reason to think it still doesn’t work.) Probably 30+yrs old.
    Making me think is it worth owt.
    Keep meaning to have all the old films put onto new formats. I downloaded em onto VHS tapes. Anyone recommend anyone/anywhere to get em done and what are the costs involved. Thanks in advance.
     
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    I actually bought a SONY minidisk recorder which were non linear (unlike cassettes which were tedious winding back and forward to find tracks, and also digital. I bought it to master music tracks created on a DAW which seemed a good idea at the time. Unfortunately it very quickly became obsolete since processing power and both HDD and RAM memory on PCs and MACs relative to cost increased exponentially. I still have it in mint condition along with a dozen or so minidisks.
     
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    What about old computers from the 80s? I still have a Commodore 64 :):D
     
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    Perhaps we could add "legs" to the list? It feels like they were becoming redundant for many people, although they're enjoying a bit of comeback this year. Anyway, if we add them to the list, then you'll be able to vote. :)
     
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    I have most of this crap in the loft somewhere. No idea if any of it works though, probably not, so won’t answer yes to any of it.

    Also got an old Amstrad computer up there somewhere.
     
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    Seriously? None of them?
     
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    I've got a windows 7 desktop with a video capture card and a VHS player to digitise old videos. Problem is the PC boots up to the desktop then the screen goes blank (just a random colour). It starts up and runs fine in safe mode though. I suspect either a hardware problem or a driver issue but I can't uninstall anything in safe mode to find out what's causing it. Also the video capture software can't see the capture device in safe mode.

    If anyone can suggest anything I'd be grateful.
     
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    Yep, seriously, none of the above. The last I had was a DVD player, but I donated it to the Hospice last year.
     
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    Well done mate! :)
     
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    Me too. Thats partly why I kept our vhs player, but not got round to doing it yet
     
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    Video 2000 ,and a 8track in mi car
     
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    You could try Macrium reflect to fix boot issues or create a Windows 7 repair cd/dvd/usb?
     
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    Where's the "wife" option?
     
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    I love my record player, but I just bought a new CD player, having finally been priced out of vinyl. It sounds absolutely blistering and I can pick CDs up for £2 apiece.
     
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    Good idea, can you install software in safe mode? In normal mode it's never on long enough to do anything. The other thing is that if I boot Ubuntu from a USB stick, it does the same thing - I guess that Ubuntu uses the device drivers from the Windows system but I could be wrong.
     
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    You mean like this:

    IMG_20201118_102822464.jpg
     
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