Posted by meHomey on 11/15/95 11:54

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:30:19 GMT, "mt" <spacecanoe@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:

>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?).

The pulses on VHS are not digital. They are supposed to be either on
or off, but it is the time when they occur that is used to synchronize
your horizontal and vertical scans. They do not represent numerical
data.

>
>Any solution of this problem is desired.
>
>Thanks in advance;
>
>RT
>

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