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VHS

American  
Trademark.
  1. a format for recording and playing VCR tape, incompatible with other formats.


VHS British  

abbreviation

  1. video home system: a video cassette recording system using 1/ 2 ″ magnetic tape

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While L.A. has become the epicenter of VHS collecting in the country, the most notable gathering for enthusiasts, VHS Fest, takes place every summer at the Mahoning Drive-in Theater in Lehighton, Pa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Partners Rhyan Schwartz and Haleigh Le Moine’s venture in Chatsworth, Video Hero VHS, evolved from Schwartz’s obsession with collecting tapes during the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

If you want to see VHS projected on the big screen, programmer and horror tape vendor Matt Landsman curates screenings at Video Archives Cinema Club, a microcinema inside the Vista Theatre in Los Feliz.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

When I ask Conor about the appeal of VHS to him, his answer is complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

When they came to the final door, Toby had no idea what to expect—a video store filled with VHS tapes?

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss