Posted by Rich on 09/04/05 18:56

On 1 Sep 2005 06:46:50 -0700, electrictroy@gmail.com wrote:

>
>Neill Massello wrote:
>> Diane <delenn@nospamatmindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>> > VHS isn't *that* old
>>
>> About as much time has passed since the introduction of VHS as between
>> the introduction of vinyl LPs and the first digital audio CDs.
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>VHS= ~30 years; Vinyl LPs---> CDs= ~40 years ; Also, DVDs aren't
>exactly young. It's now 10 years!

No, it's been 8 years. Mar 97 is when the first DVDs made their
appearance.
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>The reason I don't like renting DVDs is the playback problems...
>scratches, skipping, distorted picture... a DVD rental ends up having a
>worse picture than a VHS rental.
>
>troy

I haven't seen this effect personally.
Unlike VHS, DVD players as a group seem
to respond in many different ways when confronted with disks with
damage. Some will play through anything without many problems, others
seem more susceptable to things like scratches and sleeks, etc.
-Rich

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