I can understand that... as an outlet for music I think it's a great place to go to casually listen but you're right, I'd much rather listen to songs I really enjoy on a medium that'll actually compliment the music rather than just presenting it.
As for VHS, I'm a fan because tapes are dirt cheap nowadays. In a good exchange shop, I could walk away with about 20 VHS tapes for the same amount of money I'd spend on a single high def DVD. Why I would be buying 20 movies at a time, I cannot explain, but I know I could if I wanted to.