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Posted by GMAN on 09/14/06 03:30
In article <JoONg.20241$RD.6060@fed1read08>, "Denzil Hathway" <hathway@cox.net> wrote:
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>"dgates" <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote in message
>news:kc1fg2pk5e1vba4gbjclfrgu6t2hrt0b43@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:53:24 GMT, hdoherty@NO SPAMns.sympatico.ca
>> (Hugh Doherty) wrote:
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>>>My first experience with using a DVD recorder to transfer from VHS has
>>>been
>>>disappointing. I have a large VHS collection. Many of the tapes are more
>>>than
>>>15 years old, many were recorded at the 6 hour speed, and their quality is
>>>quite acceptable. Far superior to single-layer DVD recorded at 6-hour
>>>speed,
>>>which is virtually unwatchable. Even 4-hour DVD speed results in poor
>>>quality.
>>>This may have something to do with my DVD recorder, a modestly-priced
>>>LiteOn
>>>LVW 5005, but I gather from reading this newsgroup that anything recorded
>>>at
>>>longer than single-layer 2-hour speed on a DVD recorder, regardless of the
>>>source or the price or make of the machine, will result in much worse
>>>video
>>>quality than the equivalent VHS.
>>
>> I'm not sure the correct comparison is between one VHS tape and one
>> DVD. After all, I can buy 2 (or even 3?) blank DVDs for the price I
>> once spent on a VHS tape. And 2 DVDs take up less storage space than
>> even a single videotape.
>>
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>Verily did Hugh Doherty pontificate,
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>" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but I gather from reading this newsgroup that anything
>recorded at longer than single-layer 2-hour speed on a DVD recorder,
>regardless of the source or the price or make of the machine, will result in
>much worse video quality than the equivalent VHS."
>
>Hastily Denzil rushes in saying ... not true! not true! not true! If our
>Canuck respondent were to invest some bread in a halfway decent machine, one
>with a hard drive (HDD) like one of the Panasonics, he'd find out how dumb
>his statement really is. Denzil, who owns two Panasonics and gets excellent
>results.
>
>
Exactly, not all hardware based mpeg2 encoders are alike. You will almost
always get a better quality recording using a Panasonic, Sony or Pioneer
settop recorder over the like of the under $100 walmart boxes.
Also, you must realize that when recording in 6 hour mode with that LiteOn ,
it is dropping down to mpeg1, 320x240 mode?
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