If you want a VHS/DVD player/recorder I suggest you get it now. They made the last ones in 2015. Just be sure it was one of those. They have HDMI out and are enhanced so the picture is almost as good as a DVD. I still have some recorded in the early ’70s that look fine.
Coal smoke was eliminated a long time ago. Or natural gas which is the cleanest burning fuel currently. That is one that actually is feasible for more than ~25% of need.
If you want a VHS/DVD player/recorder I suggest you get it now. They made the last ones in 2015. Just be sure it was one of those. They have HDMI out and are enhanced so the picture is almost as good as a DVD. I still have some recorded in the early ’70s that look fine.