r/VHS is a subreddit with 115k members. The community frequently discusses vhs, finds, thrifting, collection, and haul, and they frequently recommend/review cleaners and recording software, and the most common flair used is new pickup, collection, discussion, mail day, and sealed tapes .
Do you trip over a stack VHS tapes in the morning? Do you look through bins of old movies at the thrift store? Do you have a VCR connected to your CRT/HDTV? You're in the right place.
Popular Topics in r/VHS
#1
Vhs
181 posts
#2
Finds
95 posts
#3
Thrifting
84 posts
#4
Collection
73 posts
#5
Haul
68 posts
#6
Tape
37 posts
#7
Pickup
36 posts
#8
Thrift
33 posts
#9
Vhs Tapes
29 posts
#10
Horror
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/VHS
Cleaners
1 review
#1
VHS is Life
4.0★ from 1 review
Recording Software
1 review
#1
Blackmagic Media Encoder
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/VHS
#1
New Pickup
: "This is why you check thrift stores daily!"
128 posts
#2
Collection
: "Black and red is a fantastic color combo."
39 posts
#3
Discussion
: "My favorite horror tapes in my collection. Which is your favorite out of these?"
13 posts
#4
Mail Day
: "Finally scored one of my all time grails!"
6 posts
#5
Sealed Tapes
: "Meet The Feebles & Maniac Cop"
5 posts
#6
DIY
: "OBSESSION custom VHS!"
3 posts
#7
Technical Support
: "Preserving VX Format Tapes from the Quasar Great Time Machine VX-1000"
2 posts
#8
Bootleg
: "Backrooms"
2 posts
#9
Digitizing
: "Channel surfing on COX cable on February 5, but what year?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/VHS
Yearly
+24k members(25.7%)
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Last updated: August 8, 2026