what is the difference between vhs and dvd's?
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DVD picture quality is better\nThis is largely a smokescreen. While it's true that DVD theoretically has double the vertical resolution of VHS, this fact has nothing to do with how the picture is presented. The vertical resolution of your television set is fixed by your local standard (NTSC in the United States and PAL in Europe.) The fact of the matter is that DVD could *quadruple* the vertical resolution of VHS and there would be no visual gain from it! NTSC has a resolution of 648 x 486. PAL is slightly higher at 720 x 486. You can increase output resolution all you want, but as soon as you surpass the resolution of the display standard, it no longer matters.\n\nEvidence about the alleged superiority of DVD picture versus VHS is largely anecdotal and suspicious, given the fact that it mostly originates from the DVD manufacturers themselves. In fact, the actual peer-reviewed evidence tends to point the other direction. In a recent study by Brown University, one hundred students were shown a clip of the movie "Big Momma's House" on VHS and then were shown the same clip on DVD. The students were not told which clip was which format. They were then asked which of the two clips had better video quality, or if they were about the same. Nearly two-thirds of the students (63%) thought that there was no difference. Of the remaining students, 19% thought that the VHS tape looked better! In other words, the students with a preference (narrowly) favored the image quality of the "inferior" VHS clip!\n\n\nCheck the link for more information
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there's no difference between dvd-r and dvd+r disks. Some manurfacturers will put either + or -, but essentially the R just means recordable. You can only record on this type of media once.If you wanted to back up that could never be changed then you would use the recordable.  See this link for further details: \nhttp://www.dvdforum.org/tech-dvdprimer.htm#6
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The industry is in the process of phasing out VHS.  Honestly, I haven't seen any tapes come into my store in over three months, but we still have some older, more popular new release movies that have VHS right next to the DVD.
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Although it would be appreciated. because of what we have to carry a VHS machine isn't as portable as a mini DVD with its own screen.  I spent some time in Iraq and carrying some DVD discs was by far more convenient to throw in my ruck than when I went to Bosnia in the 90's and hauled around the platoon's collections of VHS tapes.
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Well, the obvious advantage is capacity. A DVD will hold much more on one disk than a CD.\n\nDisadvantages I can think of to using a DVD is that it may burn slower than a CD depending on your drive. It is also more expensive depending on the brand. Also, pretty much all computers have CD drives, but not all have DVD drives, so a CD is more compatible.\n\nBottom line, if a CD has all the capacity you need, that is probably the best choice. If you need to hold more data on each disk, go with DVD.
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you need to transfer the analog data from the VHS cassette tape into a form the computer can read.  one thing you could do is buy a DVD recorder, plug your VCR into it, and record it all in real time.  The Computer will then be able to read the digitized version of the video.  another thing you could do would be to buy an analog-to-digital converter for your computer.
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the only movies available are Disney movies, right?\n\nall those movies will take up precious space, so yeah i will buy DVDs. VHS is becoming obsolete.
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Videos on VCD have a lower resolution than DVDs, because they have a smaller capacity only 700mb dvds however have about 4 gigabytes, 5 times the size then it can have better qualities\n\nif the images jump, it might be cuased by the burner, or you vcd player, or the files on it is broken
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DVDs cost more for the same reason you pay more for CDs than for vinyl and cassettes, even though they cost less to make.  \n\nIt's pure corporate greed.  They had a new product and could make up any price they wanted, even though they could have sold them for less than VHS.\n\nIf you're willing to live without all the "special tricks" of DVDs, buy VCDs instead.  They cost less and they play the same way VHS did, a linear view from start to finish.
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I highly recommend the SONY DVD Direct model.  This is the world's first external DVD recorder which doubles up as a DVD burner...meaning you can use it to record video streams from a VHS, DVD, or a CAMCORDER and ALSO connect it to your computer to burn data for backup purposes.\n\nIt's ease of use is mindblowing.  I own one for myself and bought one for my father-in-law for Christmas.  It is really easy to use!!  Check out the website http://www.sonyburners.com/dvdirect for more info!\n\nTo answer your question, yes I have used it before.\n\nIs there a particular kind that is better?  I recommend going with a name-brand model, simply because they actually have a dedicated technical support team to assist you with any questions.\n\nIs there a particular kind that is easier to use than others?  Definitely!!  The SONY DVD Direct is the EASIEST one out there currently.\n\nCan store bought movies on VHS be turned into DVD?\nThe quick answer is YES.  However, if the VHS has copy protection, the picture quality on your DVD will be quite unsatisfactory.  Some copy protection on VHS will make the reproduced version have a brightness and darkness see-sawing effect. It will change from very bright to very dark and back and fort.  Other copy protection will simply distort the entire image..etc..\n\nI hope that helps!!
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DVD's only, VHS is on it's way out. Most new movies do not even come out in VHS anymore.
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They really should not have been called DVD's Digital Video Disks, because everyone incorrectly thinks it will only store Video. Just as a CD is not only for music.\nAs others have said the DVD holds 4.7GB and a CD holds 650MB - 700MB.\n(MB = Millions of Bytes. GB = Billions of Bytes)\nWhen it comes to your computer ANY data can be stored on eather disk. That data can be Movies, Music, Photos, E-mails, Letters you have typed, Programs you have downloaded, or as I said ANY data.\nSo in this case a DVD just holds more, MUCH more, data than a CD.
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VHS and DVD combo recorder\nIt can either transfer VHS to DVD or vice versa
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diff is that dvd-r and dvd+r are formats.. and it's a battle between the two. whoever wins.. right now dvd-r is winning.
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DVD /CDROM and Hard disks are different media. The way they are designed and how they are made are different. The software which sets up the hardware is the driver. Since the hardware is different the programming model (i.e. list of instructions to setup the hardware ) also is different. \n\nFor example DVD has much more features than a regular hard drive. It has support for error correction which is superior\nThat is the reason the drivers are completely different.
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DVD or the regular movie theatre?\n\nLC
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VHS is a pain to put online.  You will need an analog-to-digital video converter, which you can get for a couple of hundred bucks or less; I have one from Pinnacle which seems to work pretty well, and comes with Pinnacle Studio for video editing.  I recommend getting a digital camcorder to do any future recordings, though - it will eliminate one arduous step from your production process.