Posted by - Bobb - on 01/03/07 17:27

"Jack Yazel" <jyazel@ds.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:40:54 -0500, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
> wrote:
>
>>On these stand-alone ( non-PC ) recorders ... The ones I've seen have
>>a
>>button that you press and it copies the VHS to DVD. What do I do when
>>I
>>have a 6 hr VHS and it won't fit onto DVD ? would it "fail" or would
>>it
>>record only 4 hrs ( or whatever fits) then close the DVD so that at
>>least the first 4 hrs is usable ? How to capture that last 2 hrs ? Any
>>6
>>hr DVD media out there yet ?
>>
>>I also have a lot of camcorder ( VHS-C ) video. Rather than buying
>>full
>>size 4 hr DVDs , could I buy physically smaller DVD's for less money ?
>>( do they exist ?) The point in asking is this is a LOT of family
>>video
>>( boxes full) that are maybe 20-30 minutes long and I'm wondering if
>>cheaper /easier to store the smaller dvd's since even one the "full
>>sized 4 hr DVD'd" it's still only gonna store only one vhs tape when I
>>hit the VCR =>DVD "record button". So it'll record 20 minutes then
>>"waste" the rest of the DVD.
>>
>>Bobb
> =================================
>
> I record a lot of 6-hour VHS and 6-hour DVD (-R and -RW).
>
> The quality of both depends on the viewer. I can't see any difference
> between
> the TV, VHS and DVD.
>
> Test a DVD recorder and decide for yourself.
>
> Jack

I will thanks. I was asking first though, since we have a library of
300+ homemade VHS tapes ( a lot are 4-6 hrs each) and if only 2hrs per
DVD - aside from the time/effort - that's 900+ blank DVD's to buy ! So
that would be a factor also into the decision to do them all too - so
maybe only old footage of the kids ??
One other thing ... DVD +R and -R - any recommendations/preferences or
is that still a box of worms we'd rather not get into here ?

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