Chris Trottier
Today, I'm watching The Matrix on VHS.

Yes, I know it's available on better quality formats. Thing is, VHS is an experience. The Matrix is a product of its time. If you want to *feel* The Matrix, you need to see it on VHS.
May 24, 2022 at 4:51amWeb
Show threadAlexanderMay 24, 2022
@atomicpoet one of my all time favorite movies! I admit I have never seen it on VHS, sadly
Show threadJess AlterMay 24, 2022

@atomicpoet

I never considered the vinyl-vs-CD argument used for VHS-vs-DVD. Living through the entire arc of home video solution (including the start of Betamax/VHS movie rental shops), I always considered the move to DVD superior.

But I can see how an authenticity experience would beg for the media (despite DVD having taken over media mostly by 1999).

#PleaseBeKindRewind

Show threadChris TrottierMay 24, 2022
@[email protected] I actually didn't have a DVD player in 1999, nor did I know anyone who had one either. At that time, DVDs were for rich people. And actually, a big reason people didn't originally want to move away from VHS is because you could record TV shows. But also, what caused the broad adoption of DVDs was the PlayStation 2 which, for awhile, was the cheapest DVD player on the market. It was hard to buy during 1999.
Show threadBeilbyMay 27, 2022
@atomicpoet @Jess_Alter I get that lo-fi is the new hi-fi - but for me epic flicks like The Matrix were 90% the domain of the cinema _because_ VHS was so bad.
I only started seriously collecting movies when Blu Ray came out.
But fair play, there were those every weekend trips to the video store. I probably watched it on VHS heaps.
Ok, yeah, I get it.
Show threadSantiago May 24, 2022
@atomicpoet wow!
Show threadArlequínMay 24, 2022
@atomicpoet ...and to use a CRT, of course 🤗
Show threadjackMay 24, 2022
@atomicpoet
OH. YES.
Show threadA Library SocialistMay 25, 2022

@atomicpoet the Matrix is the first film I ever watched on a computer monitor. Recommend that for best results.

CRT only, obviously.

Show threadTurandotMay 27, 2022
@atomicpoet

Please digitize and upload to the cloud.

Others want to evaluate, too. 
Show threadChris TrottierMay 27, 2022
@[email protected] Without a CRT, nothing you see will be accurate to the experience.
Show threadDonald “chronos” KingMay 27, 2022

@atomicpoet My first watch of The Matrix was on a pirated VCD (MPEG-1) transcoded to DivX (MPEG-4) then downloaded off EFNet via DCC.

I relate.