Subj : If replacing VHS copies...
To : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Fri Sep 17 2021 09:31 pm
Hello Arelor!
** On Thursday 16.09.21 - 14:56, Arelor wrote to Nightfox:
>> If replacing VHS copies, I think it can make sense to buy
>> the DVDs or blu-ra if available. They usually do a process
>> so that the image takes advantage o the mediums' higher
>> resolution. If you record VHS onto DVD etc., then you'r
>> still really only getting a 480p(?) quality image from the
>> VHS tape.
A> I agree that getting a recent digital copy that has been
A> properly transefer is optimal, but from my end, I encounter
A> two issues:
A> 1) I am not buying a film I already own, even if for
A> upgrading from a format to another.
And.. sometimes there is a modest feeling of satisfaction of
having made your own transfer/copy in your own time using your
own resources.
I did something similar with a Kate Bush VHS not long ago.
Apparently, the DVD version was next to non-existent. So, it
was rather interesting to build separate recordings of each
song (they're still on the HDD DVR machine) and now be able to
watch anyone at any time instead of end-to-end on VHS.
Meanwhile, I could produce a DVD where I could pick any video
selectively.
The max 480i from the VHS source doesn't bother me, considering
that I didn't have to spend extra $s for my own DVD version.
A> 2) Many times, they botch the transfers by including
A> deleted scenes that were excluded from the original for a
A> good reason.
You mean "extended Director's cuts"? The DVD versions of old
VHS films that I've encountered have had the "deleted scenes"
as a special feature which could be ignored.
