Posted by Jeff on 01/04/07 09:46

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in news:r72dnc-
KceT_egbYnZ2dnUVZ_t6qnZ2d@comcast.com:

>
> "Jack Yazel" <jyazel@ds.net> wrote in message
> news:a27mp2lm3t89ctt4ds7n2ojkac84d2phim@4ax.com...
>> 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 ?
>
>

Many of the recorders will only work with +R _OR_ -R. Choose the
recorder according to the features you want then use whatever type DVD
that works in it.

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