Thank God Almighty that the government or anyone living in 2009 can't take my old "back in time" memories from me...at least not yet..altho that technology may arrive pretty soon!! I have stacks of VHS tapes that mean much much much, did I say MUCH? More then the 30 or 40 DVD's that I own. And as for a DVD player us brainless low IQ people can buy the stupid things all day and night on Ebay, Flea markets, Yard sales, Thrift and Consignment stores and Pawn shops up and down the streets of any city in and out of the nation. I have the VHS set up in the back because its cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter (don't ask me why.) My main PC with the fancy LCD screen and DVD player is set up in the living room because I end up falling asleep on the couch because I sometimes end up answering emails on up into the night..if I don't answer right away I get more emails asking,"what's wrong?" I also have a portable with a dying battery and can't locate the other one. I have one also on the compaq and a Sony with the works that cost $400 brand new...only I got it off Ebay and ended up receiving it as a gift. The people who gave it to me never used it because they could not figure it out. Took me 10 minutes to install the drivers and set it up. My Dad had one of those old LP 8 track tape stereo wooden players. I remember joking about it before I listened to it. I can see the attraction now...he died a couple of years ago at 84. I'm sure my younger sister threw his PRIZE POSSESSION straight into the trash. Take some advice and go back a little ways yourself when people respected each other to much to kill, steal and destroy right in the streets and not bat an eye!! My VCR will run on till it decides its to sick to keep up the pace. Watch an old movie and soften your heart a little..it won't kill you!!