MikeRobe

Hurry hurry, dig out those old videos and get them digitalised!!!

It may have been a long time since you thought about the old home videos laying in your attic, let alone watched them, but now would be a good time to unearth them. VHS tapes don't last forever, and many are quickly wearing away.
Technology that uses magnetic strips isn't very durable, since the tape loses magnetism over time. So most tapes are expected to wear out after 15-20 years. That means that if you recorded something in the '90s, it may already be destroyed.
Some people are calling this disintegration of VHS tapes the "magnetic media crisis." The term may seem dramatic if you're just considering clips of your first steps, but some libraries, museums, and universities rely on tapes for historical archives.
There are a few ways to preserve the memories currently stored on your VHS tapes. Let MikeRobe digitize them for you and transfer them onto DVDs which can last for a very long time or put them onto a flashdrive for you which is even better.
Then you can accept that your VHS tapes are on their way out...and comfort yourself with the knowledge that at least your memories won't die with them.