Longevity of my vhs collection

[stacyellenk]

I'm wondering - are people concerned about the fact that it is getting harder to maintain vhs decks with manufacturers no longer supplying parts for these decks more often than not these days?

I'm also getting a bit paranoid about the lack of analog inputs on modern tv's and where the state of analog will be say 10 years from now.

For the first time I'm taking seriously my need to convert my tapes to dvd - to the point that I'm buying what is now outdated technology of hdd/dvd recorders to help with the workflow.

It's kind of ironic that I missed the HDD/DVD boat because I've been so stubborn about sticking with vhs, and now when I'm all worried about what will happen to my tape collection, I feel like I'm almost out of time to deal with this.

I have well over 1,000 tapes and would really like them not be rendered useless a decade from now.

I do have a Panasonic AG-1980 as my main vcr system, but I have to admit I'm more concerned about what is happening with analog inputs to tv's moreso than that machine breaking down. I'm holding onto my old Sony Wega CRT for dear life.