Most of the time, VHS wasn't that bad. It actually worked, and dust or tape damages were thankfully a rare occurrance. It wasn't as if all VHS footage was riddled with it, that would be unwatchable. The washed out contours and colours are true, but I don't think the colour was that much off or desaturated. It might be an NTSC problem which we in PAL and SECAM land didn't have.,(reply>), Correct. That whole part only applies to NTSC. Hence why it was always knows as Never Twice the Same Colour. It was utterly dreadful for no good reason.,(reply>), @electrictroy2010 VHS and Betamax were not used in professional environments.,(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>.,(reply>), Could be. I seem to remember that some of my dad's Hi-8 PAL recordings had some vividly exaggerated colours rather than muted, possibly a white balance issue. Certainly not all of them but some, which leads me to assume a settings issue since they were all recorded on the same 1991 Sony camcorder until he bought a D-8 camcorder much later.