Posted by Tim Smith on 06/24/06 09:17

In article <hcon921qftvfo2iagkmbpu8bpabd1rqs56@4ax.com>, chrisv wrote:
>> 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.

You can get a DVD recorder that records to hard disk, and so can record much
more than 8 hours, and that can then transfer that to DVD discs. Since 8
hours worth of DVD discs will take up less space than a single 8 hour tape,
you come out ahead.

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--Tim Smith

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