The main thing I remember about bad VHS is that the top of the picture would angle to the right, a lot of noise and ideed the faded colours.,(reply>), REMEMBER that most 1960s to Mid-90s TV shows were recorded or stored on analog tape (Umatic, Betamax, VHS, Betacam, S-VHS).  When released for sale to customers, they don’t look anywhere as bad as this VHS tape filter<br><br>.