Which do you like?

[Zed]

...I like the little crackles you can see on the screen sometimes

LOL you're not serious? Little crackles vs. A perfect smooth screen at all times - no comparison.

I like what Drunken Monkey said, "Death to VHS!!!!". But I'm not that passionate about either really.

[pete376403]

DVDs - have two players. The video recorder still gets used for time shifting, but not for watching rented moies.

BTW Anyone remember the Philips Video 2000 format? (Double sided tape cartridge much like a music cassette, but bigger. Four hours per side)
I was sooo close to buying one, but got a Sharp VHS cos it was front loading where everything else (icluding the Philips) was top loading. The Sharp was a bargain at just under $3000.

[inlinefour]

Although I am well versed in VHS video use and record all important motorsports and sci-fi, I much prefer the DVD format, esp when I can record DVD on the computor

[Slingshot]

I've just got the special edition Tog Gun DVD set. The DTS 6.1 encoding sounds absolutly mint when the AV Receiver is cranked up to about 18Db.
The opening sequence is wicked!

That's what I like about DVD, it's all about the sound!

[Indiana_Jones]

That's what I like about DVD, it's all about the sound!

I'm not into sound that much, some people I know are pretty hard-out lol.
I guess I might get surround sound when I leave home, one day

-Indy

[pyrocam]

Niether, computer in lounge, DIVX or XVID

[Magua]

I'm not into sound that much, some people I know are pretty hard-out lol.
I guess I might get surround sound when I leave home, one day

-Indy

It's all about the sound dude. In saying that, dvds are too fucking quiet. The price to pay for quality?

[Mooch]

It's all about the sound dude. In saying that, dvds are too fucking quiet. The price to pay for quality?

They are have a greater dynamic range, just turn it up more for the vocals and get blown out of the room during the loud bits.
Seriously though , most DVD players let you change the dynamic range , go through the menus and find the something like "night" setting" or dynamic range on it's lowest setting , the should equalize the volume a bit more.( won't sound so quiet).

For movie nostalgia you can't beat the old 8mm film projectors, jittery picture, scratchy sound, has that really "retro" feel.
Mind you , I can't wait for "blue ray" or "enhanced DVD" 1080i formats , the picture is absolutely stunning , lots more pixels per frame , should be able to see the smoke coming of the motogp bikes tyres out of the turns.

[Mooch]

I'm not into sound that much, some people I know are pretty hard-out lol.
I guess I might get surround sound when I leave home, one day

-Indy

Mate , you haven't lived until your seen Topgun on a large hometheatre rig , makes it a completely different movie , the opening scenes will blow you away (Literally) .

[Slingshot]

Mate , you haven't lived until your seen Topgun on a large hometheatre rig , makes it a completely different movie , the opening scenes will blow you away (Literally) .

Agreed...love it as the music changes from the Top Gun theme to rock.

[Storm]

DVD quality is good, however full marks to VHS on the widescreen- I am bloody sick of missing half of the screen due to dvd's. Not all of us think that widescreen is all that and a bag of chips

[Waylander]

DVD quality is good, however full marks to VHS on the widescreen- I am bloody sick of missing half of the screen due to dvd's. Not all of us think that widescreen is all that and a bag of chips

Get yourself a wide screen TV. Then it would be the VHS that doesn't use the whole screen. Or better yet, get a projector. Then your veiwing screen is so big it doesn't matter if it's letterbox or full.

[Mooch]

DVD quality is good, however full marks to VHS on the widescreen- I am bloody sick of missing half of the screen due to dvd's. Not all of us think that widescreen is all that and a bag of chips

It's a trade off , your actually missing 1/3 t 1/2 the orginal film as the sides are cropped off to make it fit in 4:3 TV format. I'd rather see the orginal than the cropped version.

[Warr]

Just have computer with a 21'' screen and a TV tuner card.
Along with a VCR, that covers most things.
Place isnt big enough for more junk. The only addition I could see as benificial would be a projector.
Wide screen would be nice sometimes

[MikeL]

Death to VHS!!!!

Don't worry, it's dying...
But I for one will shed a silent tear when it goes. I've worked with pretty well every videotape format, consumer and professional, from the 1/2" B&W open-reel of the 1970s, to DV-Cam now, including the Philips V2000, Betamax and a funny little 1/4" cassette produced under the Technicolor name I think. For many years in the 80s I did event-recording using a JVC portable VHS which never let me down. The VHS system in terms of image stability (jitter) was arguably the worst of the domestic systems, but mechanically the mechanisms were rugged and reliable. If you didn't go beyond 2nd generation the quality was quite acceptable.
VHS was what made video affordable and user-friendly for the general public, and despite its imperfections I have a soft spot for it.
P.S. when I say "affordable", I perhaps should have added "relatively" - at least in the early years. My first VHS deck - the fabulous JVC HR7700 - retailed for $3,200.