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Betty
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Date Posted: 13:36:29 02/24/04 Tue
In reply to:
Joanne B.
's message, "FBI cd seal" on 12:03:41 02/24/04 Tue
Yeah, & now they just outlawed copying software to remove copy encription.
The catch is since the days of encripted VHS tapes one could buy a box that removed the encription anyway, even those on DVD or i-pod.
They cost $5-$20 & don't require any computer. Also you can send a DVD signal to the s-video jack on a webtv plus. The output has the original sig with no encription. Most of the boxes advertise they offer better pix, stability, & signal quality by removing encription... & they do, esp in with hi-end digital TVs. But they also work well for copying.
One that comes to mind (my fav) is made by Sima. Before DVD burners became so common, a good quality VHS machine, using a good tape, on the high speed gave a great picture, though usually half the resolution of a DVD, was still good. To this day, most of my DVD quality archiving is done on super-vhs through a Sima. It's the same resolution & quality as a DVD. Sima boxes are at Circiut City, Best Buy, & most other TV/Video outlets.
Super-VHS machines are highly under-trated, mainly because the people who tried them don't know how to use them, & can't even barely crank out a fair ordinary VHS tape. They use cheap 8-for-$10 tapes, the slow speed, the RCA-style or RF jacks for the video (Super-VHS machines have s-video jacks too-use them). They buy the cheapest Super-VHS deck on the market, & plug it into a cheap DVD player... they do not remove the copy guard. So their verdict? Super VHS is crummy.
Tapes-Will tapes degrade? Yep. Better ones degrade slower. Proper care makes them last longer too. If you're gonna play the same tape 10 times a year for 10 years, the quality will degrade. Don't store your tapes near magnetic fields, like near speakers, on or near the TV, motors, clocks, or most other electronic equipment. Don't store them near heat, like a window that gets sun, heat vents or radiators, stuffy hot closets or attics.
I have tapes recorded on the first Beta & VHS machines back in the 70s. Many of them still look as good as they did new. I have reel-to-reel tapes recorded in the 60s that still sound new & have no tape hiss (good tapes & machines are the trick).
Getting back on track. For ordinary TV archiving, not quite DVD quality (but I like it better than ordinary VHS) are the many VCD burners. 80 minutes of good video on a 5-10 cent disk (use 2 for most movies). Record audio in the video (data) mode so you can burn on cheap data disks instead of the more expensive audio-only disks. They'll play on most modern DVD players.
My fav external burner is a Terrapin VCD burner. It'll burn anything & ignore all protection, but like I said, not quite DVD quality (but top quality audio).
How many of you criminals copied your favorite show on VHS, or made a compilation of your fav tunes on a cassette? Did you know you committed a crime punishable by a $450,000 fine or 5 years in a federal prison, or both for each offense. How many times did you do it?
It's been going on since magnetic wire recorders, & wax cylinder recorders long before the first vinyl record disks.
The first Beatles recordings I ever owned were taped (audio only) directly from the TV audio to a reel to reel back in the 60s. Records & record players were bulky, so I always traveled with tape. We're ALL guilty!
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