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| Thread ID: 55672 | 2005-03-16 20:05:00 | DVD format advice | Oxie (1318) | PC World Chat |
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| 334807 | 2005-03-16 23:30:00 | Beta players were so pig ugly they were destined to die.... | Metla (12) | ||
| 334808 | 2005-03-16 23:48:00 | Thanks for your comments, especially your input Godfather. I too have videos of, eg my parents wedding back in the 1950's. I no longer have the original film or a projector and had the film transferred to video tape about 20 years ago. To ensure the film survives we really must transfer it yet again to DVD. Let's hope we can continue transferring in the years to come so as to preserve what we have today. Oxie (Lyn) Don't delay. Oxide life is supposedly less than 10 years on tape under ideal conditions. I transferred ours at 10 years OK though. Once it is in digital format on disk, it could be transferred with no further loss of quality in the future. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 334809 | 2005-03-16 23:58:00 | Although DVD-RAM is only supported by a few manufacturers (Panasonic being one) it is a far superior recording medium for video/data. The major benefit being the superior durability ie 100,000 writes vs 1000 for DVD-RW. Also you can use DVD-RAM like a harddrive (simultaneous read/write) in that you can use timeshifting (or timeslip or chase play) and watch the start of a program while you are still recording the end of it. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 334810 | 2005-03-16 23:59:00 | No wishing to hijack this thread,but I'm about to start transferring my videos to DVD.Which format is the best to use?DVD-R or +R. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 334811 | 2005-03-17 00:11:00 | Neil McC, Don't worry, you are not highjacking the thread . I am interested as well, although I have not a lot of choice now as have already purchased the Panasonic DVD recorder which only supports DVD-R and DVD RAM formats . Godfather, It looks as if I had better get my videos transferred smartly if they are only supposed to last 10 years on video tape . Oxie (Lyn) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 334812 | 2005-03-17 00:38:00 | Thanks Oxie.I did check out the manual for my Sony DVD player,but it only mentions DVD-R,which mightn't mean anything,if it was printed a while ago. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 334813 | 2005-03-17 03:14:00 | Depends on your storage really . At 20° C and 50% relative humidity, an estimated life expectancy of VHS tape of ~30 years is indicated . If the storage temperature is raised to 25° C at 50% relative humidity, the life expectancy is reduced to ~10 years . However, if the relative humidity is raised to 80% at 20° C the life expectancy is reduced to ~5 years . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 334814 | 2005-03-17 04:02:00 | Depends on your storage really . At 20° C and 50% relative humidity, an estimated life expectancy of VHS tape of ~30 years is indicated . If the storage temperature is raised to 25° C at 50% relative humidity, the life expectancy is reduced to ~10 years . However, if the relative humidity is raised to 80% at 20° C the life expectancy is reduced to ~5 years . GF . . . . Does this mean that a tape in Auckland , hot & humid, would have a short life expectancy? Whereas a tape in some outback, middle of nowhere cold place, say like Rangiora or Ashburton would last a long time??? PJ :D |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 334815 | 2005-03-17 04:09:00 | So how long did the tape that Paris Hilton's boyfriend took of them last. By all accounts that was hot and steamy. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 334816 | 2005-03-17 18:02:00 | Did a bit of a readup on the topic on DVD-R vs DVD+R a while ago. The general drift I got is that DVD-R is the standard which "should" be supported by all standalone DVD players. Suited me fine as the DVD-R disks are generally cheaper to buy anyway. Haven't had issues yet playing DVD-R disks on my players, but then both are cheapies from DSE and Foodtown. Reading source: http://www.burnworld.com/ |
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