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shakran · 01-05-2007, 02:36 PM

Because the transfer is still analog until it's encoded by the device. Analog transfers involve quality loss.

This doesn't just apply to VHS, but to betamax, umatic, beta SP, VHS-C, SVHS, hi-8, and other analog recording formats.

Newer digital tape (minidv, DV-Cam, DVCpro, Beta SX) does not have this problem.

It's not the tape itself that's the problem, but the information loss that isn't noticeable on digital.

01-05-2007, 02:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
shakran Tone. Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003	Because the transfer is still analog until it's encoded by the device. Analog transfers involve quality loss. This doesn't just apply to VHS, but to betamax, umatic, beta SP, VHS-C, SVHS, hi-8, and other analog recording formats. Newer digital tape (minidv, DV-Cam, DVCpro, Beta SX) does not have this problem. It's not the tape itself that's the problem, but the information loss that isn't noticeable on digital. Last edited by shakran; 01-05-2007 at 02:38 PM..