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GMAN
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:
Re: Why VHS is still better than DVD |
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In article <UaydnYmnmtOeZc7fRVn-1g@comcast.com>, <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote:
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"Pineapple" <pineap@sci.fi.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9630629D88173pineapscifiinvalid@130.234.4.54...
VHS is reliable. Nuff said.
No it's not. The tape wears down when used, and eventually is unviewable.
VHS has no regions either.
No it doesn't. It also has no subtitles for your own area. Or if it has
them, they cannot be turned off.
VHS never skips, freezes, or "layer changes". It's smooth as silk.
It skips and even breaks. It needs to be rewinded after viewing.
Even CDs are far more fault tolerant than DVDs.
Untrue. DVD has much higher error-tolerance per megabytes of data.
VHS has no equivalent of "disk rot".
Yes it does. The tape wears down if used. Dust and dirt damage it.
Magnets destroy it altogether.
VHS players don't go bad and/or format-obsolete every 6 months or so.
I have dvd-player which is made in 1998 - hardly 6 months ago.
VHS is a mature technology that took only 1-2 years to mature.
VHS was firs introduced in 1976 - it gained popular acceptance in mid-
80's and continued to develop all the way to 90's with added stereo,
better tapes and decks, LP, and SVHS.
VHS needs no special equipment to record or copy, just a VCR and tape.
Perhaps that is why it strikes fear into the hearts of hollywood
plutocrats.
Untrue. VHS can have Macrovision copyprotection just as DVDs. In fact,
many tapes have it and most decks have the macrovision chip which fucks
up your copy. Only if you have really old deck, you can copy it directly.
VHS may not be as good a theoretical medium as DVD (or for that matter,
good
old Laserdisc) but it is practical.
Untrue. The tapes are bulky, taking lots of room. They need to be
rewinded after use and have no chapter-search. They are relatively easy
to ruin physically and even accidentally. Even if you'd use them
carefully, they eventually wear down and each time you watch them, you
lose quality. Copies can be made with relative ease but each copied
generation loses quality. Portable players are an impossibility due to
sheer size they would be. Quality of image is poor (recording loses data
even from old tv-standards, let alone new ones.)
All of that is true. But where else can you find a device to time-shift TV
shows for $60, plus $1 for the tape?
Norm
DirecTV Tivo for $49 |
No tapes, dual tuners, can record 2 shows while playing back a 3rd. Sheer
heaven on fridays when i had to record and watch StarTrek Enterprise/
Battlestar Galactica/Stargate SG1/Stargate Atlantis all at the same time.
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Chillmax
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Mon May 16, 2005 4:04 pm Post subject:
Re: Toshiba V813B |
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Hi Dave
You may have one by now, but I have the manual for this VCR.
Best - Justin |
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ric
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Wed May 18, 2005 9:52 am Post subject:
Re: FA: ZENITH DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER COMBO |
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TJ wrote:
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Starting bid price too high for this item (used.) |
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Juanito
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ric
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Thu May 19, 2005 11:22 am Post subject:
Re: FA: ZENITH DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER COMBO |
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Juanito wrote:
Why would someone in the U.S. want to bid on an Australian DVD player? |
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tankusmaximus
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject:
Re: LG BC969NI dead apart from display flicker when powering |
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hi paul. i've got the lg bc969ni the dead vcr with a flikering front
screen, was wandering if you've found a way to fix it.
Thanks
Tank |
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markzion
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Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject:
What is DT on a Toshiba VCR |
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I Have a Toshiba Pro Drum VE35 VCR.
When I put a tape in I get a DT message on the VCR and only snow appears
on the TV. Yet when I press the OSP button I have audio. Have cleaned the
VCR and tried with several different tapes. Always the DT button lights up
on the VCR!
Am able to watch TV through the VCR so tuning is not the issue.
HELP |
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b
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Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject:
Re: Connecting tv/vcr/dvd/cable with RF modulator |
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atebark@gmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | Ok, so I am trying to hook up my TV/vcr/DVD/cable so I can watch
tapes/DVDs and also record Cable TV (I have a cable ready TV, so no
cable box). I also have this exact RF modulator
(http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1542598dt.jpg) for my
DVD player because my TV is too old that it only has a coaxial jack in
the back and that is it. My VCR has the necessary audio/video
input/output jacks and coaxial jacks. the DVD player also has the jacks
except for the coaxial jack.
Let me know if you need more info
thank you
Paul
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hope this helps:
dvd to modulator.
modulator rf out to 2-way rf switch box
along with your antenna cable.
rf switch box to vcr rf in
vcr rf out to tv antenna jack.
tune the tv to both
a) the vcr
b) the modulator
Ben. |
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Guest
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: FS Bang and offerson Video 2000 VCR |
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| Bang and offerson? |
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firebobby
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:
Re: Toshiba V813B |
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| I have a manual |
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Jaszmin
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:04 pm Post subject:
Re: Connecting tv/vcr/dvd/cable with RF modulator |
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If you have a set tha has no video in on it, you
should use that modulator to play DVDs on. There is
no need to thread it thru VHS players tho. Put a
splitter in backwards rather than a switch to the
set. Turn the DVD off when you want to watch
TV/vhs (threaded thru VHS player/recorder) and turn
the VHS player off when you want to watch DVD into
tmodulator into splitter, to reach the set. As long as
the two are not on at the same time, there will be no
collision. And yes, the modulator and the VCR should
be on the same channel. This way you don't have to
have a switch or use a switch.
Mike Rice
On 1 Aug 2005 08:44:46 -0700, "b" <reverend_rogers@yahoo.com> wrote:
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atebark@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, so I am trying to hook up my TV/vcr/DVD/cable so I can watch
tapes/DVDs and also record Cable TV (I have a cable ready TV, so no
cable box). I also have this exact RF modulator
(http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1542598dt.jpg) for my
DVD player because my TV is too old that it only has a coaxial jack in
the back and that is it. My VCR has the necessary audio/video
input/output jacks and coaxial jacks. the DVD player also has the jacks
except for the coaxial jack.
Let me know if you need more info
thank you
Paul
hope this helps:
dvd to modulator.
modulator rf out to 2-way rf switch box
along with your antenna cable.
rf switch box to vcr rf in
vcr rf out to tv antenna jack.
tune the tv to both
a) the vcr
b) the modulator
Ben. |
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E. Matthews
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
Re: What's available in variable speed VCR's ? |
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:16:05 GMT, E. Matthews
<deletespam@spamblock.org> wrote:
Hi....
I have a VHS videotape that I want to watch at both fast-speed and
slow-speed playback. Wikipedia says:
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A VCR may have the option of slow motion playback, sometimes at
various speeds; this can be applied to any normally recorded scene.
A VCR often has the option of fast motion playback, possibly at
various speeds; this can be applied to any normally recorded scene. It
is used for searching a scene, skipping advertising, etc.
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I am particularly interested in FAST-MOTION playback.
Does anyone know of any brand names, or is anyone familiar
with a VCR that has a continuously variable fast-motion
playback mode? How much speed increase is possible.... a factor
of 2 ?
Are they expensive?
Thanks in advance, Matt |
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