The problem I have with this vhs filter is I simply don’t remember it being this bad. Maybe we just had good tape decks and took care of our cassettes...,(reply>), ALSO 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>.,(reply>), IN THE US the VHS recorders actually reached peak quality.  4 heads standard.  Time base correctors.  Frame buffers (to capture &amp; clean the image).  Plus Super VHS in camcorders and base units,(reply>), ​@Captain Video Blaster It reminds me of how vintage audio plugins developed - except of course audio plugins are a fair bit easier to make and distribute and there are far many more players in the game. The earlier iterations captured far less of the subtleties of the original technologies, while over time the market demand justified deeper research and more sophisticated emulations.,(reply>), @Captain Video Blaster TrueVhs is probably the closest you can get to real VHS without real VHS. It still emulates crappy VHSes though.,(reply>), It was never that bad. If your VHS looked even anywhere near as bad as that, it was time to start saving up for a new player.