Posted by Denzil Hathway on 09/13/06 07:26

"dgates" <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:53:24 GMT, hdoherty@NO SPAMns.sympatico.ca
> (Hugh Doherty) wrote:
>
>>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,

" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

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