In video software, as in the record business, independent producers are usually the pioneers. These little guys will venture into new styles or new formats, where major companies fear to tread, ...

Great streaks of lightning lit the sky while two competing TV mini-series demanded my attention. Fortunately, the new NEC DS8000U VCR had just arrived. It solved the problem: I could tape one show and ...

Last week, the world — mostly without knowing — celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the death of VHS tapes. Most identify the last major Hollywood VHS release as A History of Violence, which hit ...