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TVFactFan · 12-31-2004, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
Thanks for the info guys, I am definitely going to get one of them.

I wo't be buying a DVD recorder until 2010

Brian Damage · 12-31-2004, 05:55 PM

why is that?

TVFactFan · 12-31-2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
why is that?

They will be a lot cheaper by then-LOL Still use your VCR though. DVD's are not that reliable.

passionsfan79 · 12-31-2004, 06:57 PM

iam gonna get one sometimes this summer hopefully maybe sooner. i have alot of vhs tapes with differnt shows on most of them. and i think it would be fun converting my vhs to dvds and it would make more room for my storage then my vhs. i cant wait to get one

Brian Damage · 12-31-2004, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
They will be a lot cheaper by then-LOL Still use your VCR though. DVD's are not that reliable.

The average selling price of DVD recorders is expected to fall by as much as 50 percent later this year as Taiwanese shipments of DVD recorders increase sharply, a government-backed market research firm in Taipei says.

Taiwanese hardware makers excel at producing large volumes of IT hardware products at low cost. The ability to produce large volumes of IT products at low cost has made Taiwanese hardware makers the production leaders of many hardware components and devices, such as laptop computers. And Taiwanese companies will take a larger share of the market for DVD recorders as prices fall, Market Intelligence Center (MIC) says in a statement.

MIC is part of Taiwan's Institute of Information Industry, a government-backed think tank set up to support the development of the country's IT industry.

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Brent88 · 12-31-2004, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
They will be a lot cheaper by then-LOL Still use your VCR though. DVD's are not that reliable.

Have you even used a DVD? I thought the same way you did and now I refuse to even touch VHS.

Just MAKE SURE you don't touch the discs and you keep them in the case. If they get scratched or dirty, THEN you have problems.

Brian Damage · 12-31-2004, 08:20 PM

That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter.

TVFactFan · 12-31-2004, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter.

That's the first negative of DVD's-LOL

musicradio77 · 12-31-2004, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by Agent 13
Yes! Once you get a DVD recorder, you'll never go back to a vcr.

I have the DVD recorder that I bought at Best Buy over the summer. Now I could not go out and buy VHS tapes anymore. All I do is to convert my VCR tapes into DVD's. That's what I'm doing. In addition to that, I first bought a Verbatim's Digital Movie DVD-R 25-pack. The DVD's has a crazy looking movie reel. Cool.

Flying Dutchman · 01-01-2005, 08:26 PM

You can put down DVDs and the recorders and say i dont think they are nearly as good as VHS and in the same breath say ive never owned one tho, but if you ever had a dvd recorder like its been said ud never go back to vhs only, you get much better picture quality and sound quality with a dvd then with vhs, and its smaller easier to store comapatible with most computers, try playing a vhs tape on a computer, plus editing is much easier there are no belts or devices to eat up the dvd as as there is with vhs, if a dvd gets bad its less of a mess than an eaten up vhs tape plus the dvd doesnt need a tracking like vhs does as long as your player is compatable with the disc format it can play any dvd , i still have tapes that wont track on my vcr correctly, to even compare a vhs to a dvd is like comparing the cassette tape to a cd in quality and sound, but the most important thing about a dvd is that in a couple of years u wont be able to get a vcr at your local stores anymore, now that the dvd recorders have become so affordable they will phase out vhs soon.

TVFactFan · 01-01-2005, 08:56 PM

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Originally posted by Flying Dutchman
You can put down DVDs and the recorders and say i dont think they are nearly as good as VHS and in the same breath say ive never owned one tho, but if you ever had a dvd recorder like its been said ud never go back to vhs only, you get much better picture quality and sound quality with a dvd then with vhs, and its smaller easier to store comapatible with most computers, try playing a vhs tape on a computer, plus editing is much easier there are no belts or devices to eat up the dvd as as there is with vhs, if a dvd gets bad its less of a mess than an eaten up vhs tape plus the dvd doesnt need a tracking like vhs does as long as your player is compatable with the disc format it can play any dvd , i still have tapes that wont track on my vcr correctly, to even compare a vhs to a dvd is like comparing the cassette tape to a cd in quality and sound, but the most important thing about a dvd is that in a couple of years u wont be able to get a vcr at your local stores anymore, now that the dvd recorders have become so affordable they will phase out vhs soon.

VCR's will still be around they will just be combined with DVD recorders. It will be DVD recorder/VCR.

omenboy · 01-02-2005, 03:17 PM

"That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter."

Brain Damage - will all due respect, I have never heard any scientific evidence to back up this strange claim - how many people have had valuable vcr tapes eaten up by a hungry video cassette recorder, or had a master tapes' quality ruined by repeated playing? You will never see "drop outs" or rolling frames on a dvd just because it has been played often. The same cannot be said for a vhs tape. Also - it is much easier to accidentally record over a valuable program on a vcr - all you have to do is hit the wrong button on the remote in the dark and you have ruined the tape. WIth a dvd recorder, even if it is a rewritable disc, you are prompted several times to make sure the action is one you wish to take.

Not to mention, I have dropped BOTH vcr tapes and dvds and have NEVER heard of a dvd "shattering" - it is not made of glass...it may crack if you dropped it a certain way, from a certain height or angle - however I have had more cases of vcr tapes splitting apart when dropped, have had the little plastic bar on the front that lifts fly off, among many other problems, etc. Also - copying digital to digital is an exact transfer of exisiting quality, while vhs to vhs copies go down a generationm with each copy...

The bottom line is ANYTHING can break or be damaged if it is not properly taken care of - but for quality, ease of storage of recorded materials and overall durability, a DVD recorder beats a vcr hands down.

TVFactFan · 01-02-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by omenboy
"That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter."

Brain Damage - will all due respect, I have never heard any scientific evidence to back up this strange claim - how many people have had valuable vcr tapes eaten up by a hungry video cassette recorder, or had a master tapes' quality ruined by repeated playing? You will never see "drop outs" or rolling frames on a dvd just because it has been played often. The same cannot be said for a vhs tape. Also - it is much easier to accidentally record over a valuable program on a vcr - all you have to do is hit the wrong button on the remote in the dark and you have ruined the tape. WIth a dvd recorder, even if it is a rewritable disc, you are prompted several times to make sure the action is one you wish to take.

Not to mention, I have dropped BOTH vcr tapes and dvds and have NEVER heard of a dvd "shattering" - it is not made of glass...it may crack if you dropped it a certain way, from a certain height or angle - however I have had more cases of vcr tapes splitting apart when dropped, have had the little plastic bar on the front that lifts fly off, among many other problems, etc. Also - copying digital to digital is an exact transfer of exisiting quality, while vhs to vhs copies go down a generationm with each copy...

The bottom line is ANYTHING can break or be damaged if it is not properly taken care of - but for quality, ease of storage of recorded materials and overall durability, a DVD recorder beats a vcr hands down.

All that mAybe true but it's no need for a person to get rid of all their VHS tapes like it's 2067

omenboy · 01-02-2005, 08:45 PM

LOL - I would never, ever suggest getting RID of all your vhs tapes - lord knows I have way more than my share - I was just responding to the puzzling concept that video cassettes were somehow more durable than dvds, which is completely untrue...

TVFactFan · 01-02-2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by omenboy
LOL - I would never, ever suggest getting RID of all your vhs tapes - lord knows I have way more than my share - I was just responding to the puzzling concept that video cassettes were somehow more durable than dvds, which is completely untrue...

VHS tapes are easier to handle. U have to handle a DVD the same way you handle a new born baby-LOL

12-31-2004, 05:55 PM	#2
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12-31-2004, 06:57 PM	#4
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01-02-2005, 03:17 PM	#12
omenboy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 58	ATT: Brain Damage "That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter." Brain Damage - will all due respect, I have never heard any scientific evidence to back up this strange claim - how many people have had valuable vcr tapes eaten up by a hungry video cassette recorder, or had a master tapes' quality ruined by repeated playing? You will never see "drop outs" or rolling frames on a dvd just because it has been played often. The same cannot be said for a vhs tape. Also - it is much easier to accidentally record over a valuable program on a vcr - all you have to do is hit the wrong button on the remote in the dark and you have ruined the tape. WIth a dvd recorder, even if it is a rewritable disc, you are prompted several times to make sure the action is one you wish to take. Not to mention, I have dropped BOTH vcr tapes and dvds and have NEVER heard of a dvd "shattering" - it is not made of glass...it may crack if you dropped it a certain way, from a certain height or angle - however I have had more cases of vcr tapes splitting apart when dropped, have had the little plastic bar on the front that lifts fly off, among many other problems, etc. Also - copying digital to digital is an exact transfer of exisiting quality, while vhs to vhs copies go down a generationm with each copy... The bottom line is ANYTHING can break or be damaged if it is not properly taken care of - but for quality, ease of storage of recorded materials and overall durability, a DVD recorder beats a vcr hands down.

01-02-2005, 08:45 PM	#14
omenboy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 58	att: Tv SHow Analyzer LOL - I would never, ever suggest getting RID of all your vhs tapes - lord knows I have way more than my share - I was just responding to the puzzling concept that video cassettes were somehow more durable than dvds, which is completely untrue...

12-31-2004, 08:20 PM	#7
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	That's one positive thing about VHS tapes, they seem to be more durable. You could drop a tape and nothing would happen. Where as a DVD could shatter.

01-01-2005, 08:26 PM	#10
Flying Dutchman Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,266	You can put down DVDs and the recorders and say i dont think they are nearly as good as VHS and in the same breath say ive never owned one tho, but if you ever had a dvd recorder like its been said ud never go back to vhs only, you get much better picture quality and sound quality with a dvd then with vhs, and its smaller easier to store comapatible with most computers, try playing a vhs tape on a computer, plus editing is much easier there are no belts or devices to eat up the dvd as as there is with vhs, if a dvd gets bad its less of a mess than an eaten up vhs tape plus the dvd doesnt need a tracking like vhs does as long as your player is compatable with the disc format it can play any dvd , i still have tapes that wont track on my vcr correctly, to even compare a vhs to a dvd is like comparing the cassette tape to a cd in quality and sound, but the most important thing about a dvd is that in a couple of years u wont be able to get a vcr at your local stores anymore, now that the dvd recorders have become so affordable they will phase out vhs soon.