HD Footage of NYC From 1993 Is Surreal | New York Post

Before the invention of DVDs, JVC electronics recorded everyday New York scenes in HD VHS. The high-quality footage offers a new look at the vintage fashion and streetscapes of the city in 1993.
#1993 #HD #NYC #VHS #JVC #vintage #retro
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[@WooferCooker]

Classic news broadcasting. Ripping off the original uploader without any credit and posting about it with your own ads.

[@notaveytare]

Agree somewhat, but the original uploader didn't make the content. JVC did and they did credit them.

[@Por-poI]

He did do the hard work of recording from an HD VHS. That's like quoting someone saying an original interpretation of an aphorism without thanking the person that interpreted it that way.

[@emmettturner9452]

They also said “just released” when they were a year later in this “report.”

[@KennyHall06]

Ancient Link you can find the full else where...

[@dracson237]

"And the city has changed in many ways" (shows picture of two similar and very familiar towers)

[@Chubs.]

reminds me of that tragedy

[@Charles-pf7zy]

I forget, what happened?

[@gyrow1684]

7/11

[@Greenballoffire]

​@@Charles-pf7zythey got obliterated

[@Boxy0939]

I was lookin for your comment mate

[@idiotic1021]

I miss seeing classy people in NYC

[@Will21st]

in general, anywhere.

[@Mr455HO]

Unfortunately the trend is irreversible, but a change in political parties in the State and in the oval office will help a bit if we're lucky enough

[@jacobwenner2545]

@@Mr455HO Of course you’d bring politics into it for literally zero reason.

[@sadhu7191]

I wore a suit to a club other day??

[@ok.6539]

​@@jacobwenner2545What's going on in NYC right now is a result of nothing but politics

[@RSx94]

0:18 - Oh what a cute girl 0:21 - OH SHIT HELL NO

[@king--kang.]

Please honey don't smile

[@Greenballoffire]

I feel horrible for this but I thought that too 😂

[@LeBaldJames23-]

​@Greenballoffire she's definitely British

[@car7000]

British tourist I'm sure

[@satinbarbi]

The city was so much more fun back then.

[@vilheard3030]

How?

[@satinbarbi]

@@vilheard3030 If you were into kink and fetish everything you could ever want was there.

[@vilheard3030]

@@sem_skywalker not really,I haven't seen a modern day video of NYC yet.

[@bengaltiger96]

@@vilheard3030 Because there were still a lot of cool kitschy shops and restaurants that weren't overly expensive because they hadn't been priced out of the city yet. This was before NYC became a Londongrad of sorts - a place for dictators and other plutocrats to park offshore money in real estate. Don't get me wrong, there were spendy apartments and brownstones, but you could make a decent wage and still survive - especially if you pooled iwth others in a multi-bedroom apartment. The city was starting to shake the crime of the 1970s and 1980s, and the subways were also rideable.

[@car7000]

​@@bengaltiger96and no 'humanitarianʼ immigrants sleeping in tents

[@davidr4523]

The quality and feel of this video was created at the highest level. Bravo to the person who made it.

[@sammidizzle5599]

What makes it look even MORE surreal, is that the footage looks CLEAR

[@hectorlopez1069]

These years were great. Boombox radios, little TVs, video cameras, beepers and other stuff.

[@LeafInTheWind88]

You can see the focus and concentration on the people faces. No one knows what each other is thinking about because they’re not sharing it with the world.

[@antoniomaranon3213]

new york in the 90’s was wonderful

[@TheReviewSpace]

I was only 6 years old this year but '93 was pretty cool. I still remember watching those kids shows like Batman TAS, Uncanny X-Men, and Masked Rider Black. Good times.

[@sunnymorales8397]

Same!

[@teortega93]

So, you're 35 now.

[@ramencurry6672]

I was 70 and saw a lot of changes

[@MikeKobela]

"Offers a look at New York in a way no one has ever seen"...well, unless you lived in New York in 1993... Also, HD-VHS did become a thing, as D-VHS, or D-Theatre, but it was short lived, it was in the market for only 2-3 years.

[@AirMan928]

I had the exact same thought

[@RealMasterpieces]

A lot of my relatives lived in NYC in 1993. I lived in NYC the first two years of my life, but that was over a decade after 1993.

[@evancortez2]

I don't live in New York but I went to New York in 1993 so I have seen it, better than HD because I saw it with my own eyes

[@flaviomorofurian5271]

Such a shame. They could have used as a "pro only" gear. Can you imagine how many great pieces of HQ material we would have today?

[@Davez621]

Nope, D-VHS was around much longer than that. In 2002 they actually started releasing pre-recorded 1080i movies on D-VHS, and it lasted for a few years beyond this.

[@SR-pb6wf]

People were smarter back then. Less technology, more brain power needed.

[@williamchen1997]

American brains were damaged after being struck by the planes, that they can't even differentiate between two genders.

[@andresbm6865]

0:39 Don't blame him, she was hot.

[@iohannarchsky8042]

Lol, if you look closely, he didn't even look at her when they were walking towards each other and didn't see her face!) He only looked at her from behind once more, so he couldn't know what she looked like.

[@bluemcdaniel99]

0:40 Your man really DID get caught in 4K.

[@SelenaAstrodome]

💀

[@U9DATE]

@@SelenaAstrodome :/

[@spencer_jackson542]

Bring back vhs tapes and cigarette ads 😂

[@jimmyholster]

0:21 DAMN! That's some teeth!

[@gpsingh7703]

I wonder if that ponytail guy has seen this video lol

[@blackham7]

Gp Singh he has he said

[@blackham7]

Zachary LeSauvage found his facebook he's seen the video lol

[@wegood563]

blackham7 link?

[@staticclutch9932]

@@wegood563 just find the video on KZbin and scroll down in the comments not far down he left a comment

[@staticclutch9932]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWXnXeLYrZ_i7s

[@Poopdeck1015]

What’s creepy about this video is there were less cameras back then. Now there are more you never know who is watching and if your face is out there on some obscure social media vid.

[@r3b3lvegan89]

In the glory daze we called that paparazzi and no you’re wrong.

[@FloorPills]

Saying that like you just now didn't watch a video about people filming other people.

[@Poopdeck1015]

@@FloorPills forming an informed opinion often requires watching or experiencing something firsthand. However, I stopped watching when I realised how unusual the content was.

[@thecrooklynite2129]

0:21 dammmmmm

[@boneytrip5079]

R.I.P Trade towers

[@josh.0]

wow i never realized how fucking annoying flashy text can be when you're trying to focus on the footage

[@antoniofiore2950]

> 0:18 wow she is pretty cute > 0:21 AYYY CARAMBAAA

[@overwatchpaintball1663]

Haha

[@southwestAZ]

The teeth were eww

[@SemperDascal]

La Creatura...

[@matiasmartinez215]

still pretty cute tho

[@DeathRowMakaveli]

Such a shity taste 😝

[@rpgggjdmsmkw8]

wished that the NBA back in the 90s have this kind of quality

[@williamlacentra2808]

Nothing ever changes as far as crowds of people goes...!

[@kell6702]

0:40 LOL

[@shibilv]

So nice video, thank you Vhs is a classic style.

[@barnesfam]

This is absolutely incredible. This is the year I was born.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

1972 I was born so I have a head start hope your still alive

[@harveywallbanger2899]

it been absolutely agreed on that you are incredible.

[@gustavo.henri2]

0:39 he literally found her beautiful, there's literally NO problems in that, and if men were the only ones lol

[@randomcamera746]

Bro he saw the video. 30 years later he commented on that

[@athletics0067]

I feel like after this year things started looking funky

[@hanoimuaxuan]

Before the age of smartphones

[@coolvideoish]

techmoan should take a look at this

[@oldstuff3456]

This is from Techmoan you 'know. Unless that was a joke.

[@coolvideoish]

Retro Renegade yup

[@darklinggolem]

He's the one uploaded it

[@deansmith230]

New York looked like a nice decent place to live back then.

[@hansemist]

I remember a 960i-video camera and television at an electronics store as a child!

[@hectorlopez1069]

They sale little TVs and radios at the electronics store in the 90s.

[@onee]

That dude at the end commented under the original video. 🤣

[@user-cj2hi4uf8i]

Wheres the orginal,i red these two actually met,crazy

[@mateussiqueiradambroz4638]

Nowadays full of Uber, missing the yellow caps, definitely an icon in americans movies

[@dewielang9593]

Lol at the last part hahaha

[@jorgezarco9269]

The comely white, Caucasian woman with the earrings would be perfect in a Salon Selectives TV spot.

[@wav.yliving]

Soo dope

[@shannonm75]

You know that guy that turned around is here on KZbin. He spotted himself. Was he eyeing that girl? 😏

[@azzonie]

Lol, I don’t see anybody looking at their smartphone and the Internet, although it existed back then, was still a novelty.

[@VoiceofDissent1]

But some things never change, Men Will be Men

[@CeeStyleDj]

What's wrong with that?...oh yeah it's 2017/2018....

[@QueenCelebrationLive]

Men can't be men anymore. Come on, it's the !

[@canceritself1854]

Dilmuk hammad Ali *You’re

[@nazur72]

Nowadays that glance is sexual harassment and you will be shouted down and shamed by the #metoo movement for doing so! Then required to get counseling, pay restitution, forfeit your career and apologize ad infinitum.

[@fanfam]

and women will never be women again. Eat that bitch

[@damienthigpen5704]

anybody know who this woman is at 0:37 that's walking in the crowd? is she still alive? what's her name is and what she up to today

[@bertmagz8845]

The man who looked back was Robert Knupfer, he saw this video

[@HBC101TVStudios]

@@stephenheath8465 the woman now works as a nurse at a hospital in Manchester NH and has two children.

[@jordancooke5980]

@@HBC101TVStudios You serious??

[@doctorsleepcoloma93]

1993 the legendary year in movies,music,series.. the best year of 90,s.

[@andrewcocos]

I believe 1994 was much better, at least in movies.

[@rodschermerhorn6996]

Lived it and its still wierd.i was 18

[@allenstanford1379]

Awesome 😍

[@mak00ileven]

I was 3 years old.. damn..

[@cooliofoolio]

This isn't new. I watched it in 2007 on some weird proprietary VHS.

[@LBSiUK]

D-VHS was the VHS format that was capable of high definition.

[@valor1294]

If I can only find who this super cute woman is at 0:23

[@SelenaAstrodome]

bro 💀

[@carltonmcroy3222]

I miss this world.

[@scorpioheat2311]

can someone please tell me is that lady dressed up is still Alive

[@kobeangelesdamelio]

Scorpio Heat this wasn’t that long ago. 25 years

[@daveweiss5647]

At least it was still America back then...

[@idk46976]

0:39 That’s Robert Knupfer Who was actually an extra in homeland

[@pamelasamaddarsardar6922]

This camera like 2020

[@unalson9514]

The woman at the end is just fire ❤

[@flowrepins6663]

Bring back vhs

[@HJohal-qb1jg]

War.....War never changes (fallout reference).

[@emilypriestley5829]

Hi there, this is fab! I was wondering if I could borrow a 10 Second clip from this video? - it has the aesthetic I'm going for on my social media for a small business I'm trying to start.

[@MaximusEquilibrium]

0:37 WOW 😍

[@Olivier11986]

« surreal look at New York in a way no one has ever seen » … yeah, not even by the people in the video 🙄🤣

[@highwayTY]

WOW

[@lero65568]

0:19 can anyone tell me what her name is and how she is now? do you have her instagram?

[@mr.hardbody1144]

Anybody know what's the lady name at 0:38? Is she still alive

[@newingvaeona8907]

She’s over 50 years old now

[@AtheistMorax]

why you wanna know that?

[@greensprite6067]

Mr. Hard body of course she is, this was only 27 years ago

[@ftrsaliyf-zd4wk]

still pretty young@@newingvaeona8907

[@phillipboothe4611]

Best days without covid 19 as a kid.

[@Raythescandinavian]

I would also have turned to look at that woman

[@kevper96]

Ah they better not change

[@peterjsutherland]

Re: 0:21. Teeth

[@juliodominguez4750]

That girl !!!!! Wowwwww

[@juliusnepos6013]

Wow

[@veriibluberriB]

My birth year ♥️

[@yuksel9295]

0:22 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sixta16]

Fakin ripoff. Shame on you!

[@joseollero3788]

Deberían hacer las torres gemelas otra vez

[@eakintunde84]

Yes, a heterosexual man finding a beautiful woman attractive is a problem because... reasons.

[@QueenCelebrationLive]

Because he was not a soyboy. And thats a bad thing in the SJW world.

[@dirratt]

My goodness..... Do these people not really know this why we all exist?

[@a.person9391]

they didnt say it was a problem holy shit people cant even make jokes without assuming its a political statement

[@a.person9391]

Patriot Teen They aren't even saying its a bad thing.

[@antoniomenjivar6556]

No one dresses like this anymore

[@christopherhall1742]

The text seems to be describing something from 1933, not 1993. Surreal? Hardly. Pretty dull actually.

[@Oligampla]

Why is this stolen?

[@blackham7]

Oligampla it says in the video it's a JVC demo video anyone can use it

[@daedralord1]

No one has ever seen? I'm sure there other photos and videos of the exact same locations. It's from 1993 not 1793 stop making out that it's so far in the past.

[@mike04574]

has never seen in hd... you're kidding me..

[@slymv9158]

Twon tower at 1993 how it can be / no one notice

[@Scarpaviation]

0:00 look to the right you can see 5 wtc’s blinds!

[@Helmuesi911]

I'm pretty certain this is the only footage in existence of double breasted suits in high definition.

[@rick182z]

and Americans say us Brits have bad teeth

[@ytcmtr4917]

What hasn't changed - the open-ended focus on a man checking out a woman, and according him no privacy (the sneaky attempt at appearing neutral, while actually eliciting outrage at this). Even back then - women "don't" check out men at all! What has changed - this has become worse, thanks to wokeness.

[@jillh7934]

oh please....

[@ytcmtr4917]

You seriously think women have never checked out men? That's a typical female response, not wanting to lose their ability to ogle the way they want!

[@JesusMartinez-iq3to]

How is it new if it was filmed 25 years ago?

[@matthewowens455]

36: the girl in the skirt is hot

[@Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jc5uq]

Back when it wasn't a crime to admire a pretty woman.

[@timburr4453]

Lady at 0:24 looks dated even for 1993

[@Davez621]

Haha was thinking the same - that's such an 80s hairstyle.

[@alvayp4620]

that gorgeous lady lmao

[@maxmccoomb9051]

Ok

[@guillermovillavicencio6511]

Am I crazy? but I´m pretty sure Nicole Kidman appears at the end

[@cooliofoolio]

This is from two years earlier and it's in 2k. (Not the vevo version, unfortunately) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjGaZ2Cacmtl9E

[@Mistamista69]

UNKNOWNGAM3r ahhh nirvana the staple of early 90s rock... now we got 21 pilots, ew

[@CeeStyleDj]

That's just film uploaded to 1080p. How is this 2K? The quality is only as good as the source and that source is film.

[@derwamper1258]

@@CeeStyleDj35mm Film can be up to 5k equivalent resolution you idiot

[@CeeStyleDj]

@@derwamper1258 you have to compare Apples to Apples. I was referring to the link in the comment. And the only person who's an idiot would be someone calling someone they don't know an idiot. So don't be that way. Cheers.

[@mrz_88]

Patrick Bateman

[@catatansihisyam5506]

It's.seems a glam rock song video clip

[@maxjovanotti860]

My favorite year

[@JamurlJames]

the wayThatmanjustlookedAther😂😂😂❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GS-vb3zn]

What are you talking about? Your gushing is just silly.

[@jamesleethebond]

Techmoan!

[@SoapinTrucker]

LOL She totally liked him!!!!! :)

[@vanessawerner9461]

The end 😂😂

[@joseollero3788]

Por culpa de George w bush ya no están las torres gemelas

[@seniorsdavidhdavidhenley5422]

🎻