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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 07/29/06 15:13
[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.tech and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]
In article <LSyyg.187363$mF2.106094@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
spacecanoe@worldnet.att.net says...
> Hey, folks; I am a part-time video editor and have a bet placed on this
> question. Is the signal coming off of a standard VHS tape ( say a
> Blockbuster pre-DVD video rental movie) analog or digital?
>
> I have had 3 people I trust say analog and one person I trust say digital
> (because the tape holds "pulses" which are digital, rather than "levels",
> which are analog?).
>
> Any solution of this problem is desired.
Standard VHS (and Beta) is analog. There is a D-VHS variation that is
digital and supports HD.
A few references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vhs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS
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