Posted by chrisv on 06/23/06 12:43

JEDIDIAH wrote:

>On 2006-06-21, chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>
>>>Tape techology simply sucks.
>>
>> I agree. I was one of the very early adaptors of car (and home)
>> CD-players for this very reason.
>>
>> But, an affordable replacement to SVHS is not yet available, AFAIK.
>> When it is, I'll joyfully expunge the last bit of tape from my life.
>
> Sure it is. Dirt cheap DVD recorder consoles are all over the place.
>
> The media is cheaper, takes up less space and is more reliable.
>
> It's also easier to duplicate or modify.

That does not replace my SVHS, which gives me 8 hours of
satelite-quality recording on a single tape. DVD recorders can't do
that.

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