We are buying any thing that will play vhs tapes, dvd's, cd's, etc... we have about 4 players and still getting more. We got a sling box cheap at Goodwill that will allow you to play a movie in one room and watch it in another room as well. My son is working on putting our vhs tapes on DVD's, he finds tons of new blank ones cheap. I'm still keeping my tapes in plastic bins because I have the vhs players.
Yes, they are cheaper, but work just as well. This Saturday my son and I are going to the biggest church gathering for free things, its open to the public. We are not hoarders. We only take what we use, and everything like tapes are kept in a clean plastic bins. Im not taking one of my friends, she is a hoader and will fill my truck up, I learned my lesson, she needs help, for real, and I dont want to stay all day. My son and I know what we are looking for and grab it and go, with both of us looking at the same time we move quickly. Last month he got a nice 10 speed for our friends son, it was free, my son adjusted the brakes and put a new tube on the back tire before giving it away.