Some manufacturers (Sony, Pansonic, Toshiba etc) make players that come with a DVD and VCR (combo). You can play the DVDs and playback your VHS tapes without any problems.
That said, this DVD/VCR combo wont be future proof. There will be new DVD formats coming out in a few months (years) in which ths DVD/VCR combo won't be able to playback - in which you'll probably need to buy again a new player to playback these new DVD formats.
Jeff
I do not have a DVD player or a VCR player. I know I need to get a DVD player, but I have a bunch of old VHS tapes (exercise tapes) that I want to convert to DVDs. I don't know if it's worth the money to buy a new VCR player now just to convert these tapes. What is the best strategy for investing in these devises? Thanks,

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