If you are so back in time you still don't have basic cable or satelite TV, and using a VCR to record the 5 (wow there's 5 now?) (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and the CW) They will soon be non analog channels! VCR's, like all tape play/rec devices will soon be extinct like the LPand turntables. By the way, you can get a DVD player for less than $30 new if you look for the store ads. And if you have av/audio jacks you can still plug all this stuff into that stereo/surround sound system just like your VCR is. And...just on a humorous note: If you are like my neighbor who refuses to get one of the digital converters (pay the cost of one) for your old rabbit ears, don't knock on my door cause now you can't get the Superbowl. Oh, and I like your web site.