Are Video Tapes and VCR's Running Out Of Time?

From our generations and generations above us, video taping was the main way to take family videos and record memorable moments much like cassettes were used to play music. Now as technology advances, it is apparent that the use of videotapes and their player, a VCR, are being used less and less and made even less significant in people's lives. People now use their phones or put videos on DVD's or maybe even just keep it on a computer to save. It is all now electronic and digital to look back on one's first steps walking or that baseball they played when they were young. However, is this a bad thing? Most would say no but in the bigger picture it is putting companies out of business. 

On another note, the ability to watch movies and shows online is also putting companies out of business. Companies like Netflix, Hulu, or HBOgo are much more convenient and likable than having to go to a video store. For example, Blockbuster has been closed down because people do not see the worth in going to a store and back to return it when they can just order a movie on demand or use companies such as Netflix to watch their favorite show. In my opinion, I am a bit concerned that video tapes are not being used to record sentimental moments within families, especially mine. It is such a cherished thing that all of my childhood and my sisters has been documented and left within video tapes. However, I don't own a VCR anymore so how exactly would I even watch these tapes? It seems that in order to keep older things available to you, you must start upgrading to the newer things. Sadly, I have realized that technology is only going to become more difficult to adapt to and the best way to handle it is to be adaptable. 

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity."

- Albert Einstein