A lot of these "VHS filters" simulate a very damaged tape in an almost-dead player. The real thing's usually not that bad. I still watch VHS occasionally and almst never see things like those bars of distortion scrolling down the screen.,(reply>), @XXXOD If they didn't apply the filter at all they'd just have vibrantly-coloured HD footage. No VHS can do that!,(reply>), People don't want it to look in good condition, they want it to look faded and damaged. If they wanted it to look good, they'd just not apply the filter at all.