[TechAssist] Re: MY VCR PARTS ARE NOT FEELING THE LOVE!
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:07:40 -0400
I haven't done any full length 2 hour tape transfers yet so I can't give
you a solid answer, although you should be able to get at least 2 hours
of good quality video and stereo audio on a standard 4.7 GB DVD
recorable disc, especially since VHS resolution is less than MPEG 2
quality to begin with. Even if you have to compress the video to fit the
DVD, you shouldn't notice any degradation in quality from the VHS SP
mode to watching it on the DVD R copy.
Even when copying DVD's that are dual layer onto a DVD R that is only
single layer, you can usually compress the video and end up with just as
good or better quality than VHS SP mode (while removing un-needed data
such as extra scenes, foreign language tracks, etc.).
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
al m wrote:
> How many minutes do you get on the disc? I bought a recorder couple of years
> ago but I can only get 40 min on a disc.
> Al Marquardt
> ampm@xxxxxxx
> Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
> 206 W Main
> Girardville Pa. 17935
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>>Transferring from VHS to DVD is fairly easy and cheap on your computer.
>>You can use an ATI ALL IN Wonder video card which has video capture and
>>TV tuner built in. Just connect the VCR to the video card and record the
>>video onto the hard drive in MPEG-2 format. Then use any DVD authoring
>>software to copy to a blank DVD disc. The result is very good. You can
>>even get fancy and design your own menus for the DVD if you wish.
>>
>>Gary
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>>Gary McCartney
>>
>>McCartney Electronics
>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>Est. 1984
>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
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>>Phil Bader wrote:
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>>>That's something one could do from home even if their shop closed. That
>>>and getting senior's tv's back out of video mode or some such thing.
>>>Hooking up their accessories,etc. No overhead except your tires and
>>>gas.Make some nice cash.
>>>My feet are smiling already;-) (sorry, Leo Kotke)
>>>Phil
>>>
>>>Philip Bader
>>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>>>Fax (863) 299-8821
>>>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>J. Knoll wrote:
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>>>>I am going to invest in the equipment to transfer tapes to DVD. After
>>>>reading this the time will be coming soon where a little money can be
>>>>made in doing this, and I have been getting calls for tranfers now.=20
>>>>Jay Jay's TV
>>>>
>>>>On 7/2/05, Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>>A note:
>>>>>A customer of mine said he went to Best Buy (I think, or Circuit City)
>>>>>and they said they don't sell ANY VHS equipement anymore. NO VCRs at
>>>>>all.
>>>>>My customer was alarmed. What am I going to do to watch all our
>>>>>collectible tapes? I felt like saying. You el-cheapos wanted cheap and
>>>>>stores found no money in them anymore si you "cheaped" your way out of
>>>>>VCRs altogether. NO one wanted to invest a few bucks keeping their good
>>>>>heavy duty machines fixed "because Walmart has the same thing, only for
>>>>>39 bucks! I'm going there!"...
>>>>>So, go already.
>>>>>Maybe you will see people begging you to "restore" their units to enjoy
>>>>>their tape collection.
>>>>>Phil
>>>>>=20
>>>>>Philip Bader
>>>>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>>>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>>>>>Fax (863) 299-8821
>>>>>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>=20
>>>>>=20
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>>>>>John @ Myers TV wrote:
>>>>>=20
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>>>>>>Maybe you can make paperweights out of them? ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>John Myers
>>>>>>Myers TV Service Co.
>>>>>>376 E. State St.
>>>>>>Alliance, OH 44601
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545
>>>>>>Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>http://www.myerstv.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Work as if you were to live a hundred years,
>>>>>>Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.
>>>>>> Ben Franklin
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>becyn wrote:
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>>>>>>>OK,
>>>>>>>I see how it is...
>>>>>>>Maybe the trash man might want to go into the VCR business?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>(Naw, that would be a cut in pay...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Jim McVey
>>>>>>>McVey Alltronix
>>>>>>>327 Broadway
>>>>>>>Newburgh N.Y. 12550
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"If it doesn't play...
>>>>>>>CALL MCVEY !!!!!!"
>>>>>>>Factory authorized
>>>>>>>service for over 20
>>>>>>>major brands.
>>>>>>>845 561 8383
>>>>>>>(Last of the Mohegans)
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