VHS
VHS stands for Video Home System and is the name of a type of videotape cassette. It entered the format war alongside Betamax in the late 70s–early 80s and ultimately won before DVD and Blu-ray came onto the scene in the 90s and 00s.
This is the tag page for VHS where you’ll read about VHS technology including videotapes and VHS culture.
'The Games Children Play'
Handcrafted lamps made from VHS tapes
![the thing vhs lamp](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-thing-vhs-lamp-648x410.webp)
It's Diet Coke, sir. It's supposed to be cold.
VHS Poster Collection by Xavier Esclusa Trias
![](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vhs-posters-648x410.png)
The history of Walt Disney Home Video
![An illustration of Mickey Mouse opening the Walt Disney vault and letting lots of cash out](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-history-of-walt-disney-home-video-648x410.jpg)
Farside: the Toronto bar turning into a VHS rental store
![](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/farside-video-rental-648x410.jpg)
20th Century Flicks: the last video rental shop
![](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/vhs-last-video-store-648x410.jpg)
5 retro videos from The VHS Vault
![xena: warrior princess](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/xena-warrior-princess-648x410.jpg)
The Guy Who Built A Video Store In His Basement
![Nostalgia Video basement](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nostalgia-video-640x410.jpg)
The rise and demise of Betamax
![betamax-video-cassettes](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/16671326177_a112c972e2_k.jpg)
Marion Stokes: the Black woman who preserved over 30 years of TV history
![A still from Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project](https://cultrface.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Recorder-The-Marion-Stokes-Project.jpg)