12-23-2008, 03:42 PM
Kraniac wrote:
Just be aware...if you have stuff archived on VHS that you copied to DVD as a future archive....
Do not throw out that VHS tTape is an excellent archive material...better than almost anything.
You home burned DVD's are not reliable at all. In fact, they are detined to crap out on you.
Hard drives are much better but tape is excellent.
A few years ago I took all my VHS home movies and copied them to mini-DV tapes via my Sony camcorder. That way I also have a digital copy of them all. And I recently hooked my old Panasonic VHS back up because my kids wanted to see these movies of themselves. It's amazing how well they've held up, considering most are 10 years old and older. Color is still pretty vibrant. I didn't notice any fading.