Ep Vs Lp... Vhs tape speeds...

[henree64@hotmail.com]

If I record a tv show using ep mode on a 8 hr blank tape. Will the
picture be worse or the same as recording it in ep mode but on a 6 hour
tape?
Also is there a vcr out there that tapes using lp mode. I really liked
the lp setting. And not a single vcr out now seems to have this
feature. Any one recommend any good vcr's with good picture quality. I
have a jvc combo dvd vhs player. I only bought it because it allows you
to watch tapes using the component outputs. And the picture is
noticebly better than using coaxial. But the picture is blurry when I
tape using this unit. My old Panasonic vcr had a much sharper picture
when it recordered programs.

[Clams Canino]

When you decrease tape speed, there is always some degradation. I also have
an older VCR for the same reason. I think "the future" is an HTPC that will
record digatally to the HD for later playback or burn to DVD. The days of
VHS are as numbered as 8-track / casette / LP.

-W

<henree64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If I record a tv show using ep mode on a 8 hr blank tape. Will the
> picture be worse or the same as recording it in ep mode but on a 6 hour
> tape?
> Also is there a vcr out there that tapes using lp mode. I really liked
> the lp setting. And not a single vcr out now seems to have this
> feature. Any one recommend any good vcr's with good picture quality. I
> have a jvc combo dvd vhs player. I only bought it because it allows you
> to watch tapes using the component outputs. And the picture is
> noticebly better than using coaxial. But the picture is blurry when I
> tape using this unit. My old Panasonic vcr had a much sharper picture
> when it recordered programs.
>

[jgmclean@my-dejanews.com]

henree64@hotmail.com wrote:
> If I record a tv show using ep mode on a 8 hr blank tape. Will the
> picture be worse or the same as recording it in ep mode but on a 6
hour
> tape?

Essentially the same, as the actual recording "speed" and information
density on the tape is the same. The 8-hour tape *might* be a bit
thinner and therefore more prone to problems now or in the future but
this is much more a factor of overall tape quality than cassette
length.

> Also is there a vcr out there that tapes using lp mode.

Tons of them on eBay, but nothing produced today to my knowledge. LP
was a hybrid of EP recording head speed and faster transport speed; the
picture quality was not significantly better than EP and the tapes were
sometimes incompatible between machines.

JGM

[Bob Maggio]

"Clams Canino" <nowayhose@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> ... The days of
> VHS are as numbered as 8-track / casette / LP.
>

Thank God! There is nothing more annoying than VHS on a TV bigger than a
notebook. We have a 55" PJ, and the few times I've attempted a tape it's
been worthless. Let it die.

Bob, first in line for HD-DVD. Loves his HS Cable lately

[Lucas Tam]

"Bob Maggio" <zekmoe@hotmail.com> wrote in news:KYdMd.26116$ZD1.1302
@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> Thank God! There is nothing more annoying than VHS on a TV bigger than a
> notebook. We have a 55" PJ, and the few times I've attempted a tape it's
> been worthless. Let it die.
>
> Bob, first in line for HD-DVD. Loves his HS Cable lately


I agree the VHS should die, but there isn't a recorder on the market that
is as easy to use or as practical as a VHS deck. PVRs are nice, but they're
limited on storage space, expensive, and lack portability. DVHS is
expensive and uses bulky tapes. DVDRs are not rewritable and have potential
compatiblity problems with older players/drives. Perhaps when HD DVDs come
out there'll be a decent DVDRW recorder : )

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No it didnt have a sharper picture, it just LOOKED sharper.
The human brain can adjust to almost anything. The old broadcast standard
was crap, but the best they could do at the time. It looked better than It
had a right to because of the almost infinite color range.
But when compared to something like a DVD forget it, your eye will
immediatly see the difference between the two.
And with new DVD recorders selling for as little as a 180 bucks (lite-on at
sears) the sales figures for VCRS is dropping faster than Russian built
airplane.
So you have a choice, stop watching DVDS , or get a DVD recorder and spend
the next few months converting all of your old tapes to DVD, like I'm
currently doing.
And if you must waste your money on a vcr, Panasonic and anything made by a
company called Matshuhita(parent company of Panasonic) has consistenly
supported the LP speed.
Not that it makes any difference. Todays vcrs look just as good at EP speed.
You might want to look at a S-VHS deck. I've had one for ten years, so long
that I refer to a s-video cable as a S-VHS cable. Their picture is broadcast
quality but do tend to have more noise. I'm currently phasing mine out
But stay away from 8 hour tapes, the best device invented by man for really
screwing up a vcr
<henree64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If I record a tv show using ep mode on a 8 hr blank tape. Will the
> picture be worse or the same as recording it in ep mode but on a 6 hour
> tape?
> Also is there a vcr out there that tapes using lp mode. I really liked
> the lp setting. And not a single vcr out now seems to have this
> feature. Any one recommend any good vcr's with good picture quality. I
> have a jvc combo dvd vhs player. I only bought it because it allows you
> to watch tapes using the component outputs. And the picture is
> noticebly better than using coaxial. But the picture is blurry when I
> tape using this unit. My old Panasonic vcr had a much sharper picture
> when it recordered programs.
>

[neilnewsgroups@hotmail.com]

Hmm... I don't have Tivo, but that looks to me to be the most
convenient way to record, even more "easy to use or as practical as a
VHS deck." And don't some Tivos now have DVD recorders too?

One thing that appeals to me about Tivo: If I don't save what it
records, eventually it's deleted. No unseen VHS tapes piling up here at
home. The portability issue doesn't matter much to me.

Another way to go: As pointed out in the latest Consumer Reports
magazine, some home DVD recorders (such as those from Panasonic) will
let you choose what to record from broadcast TV Guide listings.

But for now, I'm also sticking with VHS.