VCR's (not very pianoistic!)

[Chris Currie]

And the next stage after "hard-drive VCRs" is rewritable digital-video disk
(DVD) machines.  You can get the players now, but the next generation or two
of DVD-RAMs and DVD-RWs will allow you to record and play on any machine --
and it's all digital, so no deterioration.  I'll probably get one for my
computer after the next DVD-RAM iteration in March, so I can edit and record
video from my digital camcorder. -- Chris Currie

----- Original Message -----
From: <LTpianoman@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: VCR's (not very pianoistic!)


> Susan,
> Even if your vcr  lasted an eternity, the tapes deteriorate after so many
> years. I've blown the dust off a few tapes and played them after about 8
or
> so years and really noticed a big resolution loss. A good idea would be to
> copy them after so many years onto newer tapes or, better yet, a new hard
> drive vcr. Which raises a question for me... how much data do these new
vcrs
> hold? That's probably the next marketing war!
>
> Larry Trischetta
>
> In a message dated 2/2/00 11:30:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
sckline@home.com
> writes:
>
> >  The prices have come down
> >  >drastically on vcr's because the next phase is digital vcr's. No tape
!
> All
> >  >your recordings are on a small hard drive inside the vcr.
Consequently,
> >  >current analog vcr's are on the way out. But for the price, I'll take
a
> > good
> >  >analog any day.
> >  >Good luck.
> >  >
> >  >Larry Trischetta, Pocono NE Chapter
> >
> >  I'd better get one quickly! My Mitsubishi is getting awfully old, and I
> have
> >  a lot of tapes which I don't want to become landfill. Same as with
LP's.
> >  Luckily I bought a turntable during the last gasp.
> >
> >  Susan
> >
> >