YouTube celebrates VCR's 57th birthday by going VHS!

YouTube has added a new feature which allows users to experience some of its videos in VHS (tape) mode, as it celebrates the 57th birthday of the first commercial VCR.

In a Google Plus post, YouTube wrote

Not too long ago, the video tape was the media of choice for living rooms around the world. In celebration of the 57th birthday of the first commercial video cassette recorder, check out a fun VHS mode for the YouTube player to relive the magic feel of vintage video tapes. On select videos, you’ll find a VHS button in the bottom right of the player–just click to turn back the clock and enjoy the static and fuzzy motion of the VHS era.

[caption id=“attachment_699432” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Video in VCR mode.[/caption]

The option to go back in time and feel like you’re back in the VCR era is on the bottom-right hand side.
You can check out this video below which has the option. It is a pretty cool feature and its kind of eerie to watch the video go all haywire in tape mode.

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