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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
When you digitize a tape it will always give you better quality then digitizing an already digitized DVD.
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In fact the opposite should be true. As digital is basically a bunch of ones and zeroes there is no room for introducing anything which could degrade playback which could result into hiss or snowy pictures for example. The only thing that could happen if you use cheap assed media and make another copy of an already digital video is errors could be introduced but normally speaking digital to digital is completely lossless.
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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
A tape has a longer life span
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There is little I can find on the lifespan of a VHS tape but going by
this article the guy basically urges anyone to copy stuff to DVD, which probably means you are wrong.
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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
A tape is more uniform
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If you mean uniform with regards to shape then I disagree.
A circle is surely always more uniform?
If you mean uniform with regards to playback I disagree too. Analogue playback is always more susceptible to "subjective" playback interpretation I reckon. There were sooo many factors on VHS recorders which could interfere with playback quality, some came with 2 playback heads, some 4, some with 6!
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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
a Tape has better boxes
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I prefer this
over this.
But if you like old tacky boxes it's a subjective matter I guess.
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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
A VCR hooked to a surround sound is killer
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Yeah and a DVD is even better as Holy One points out. But then try a Blu Ray, it blows both completely out of the water. Fact.
As Andy points out VHS doesn't even support 5.1, there is no room on the actual tape to support that many audio channels.