[Ham-Computers] VHS to DVD

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Use 4X and be happy. The faster speeds yield poor resolution. Remember, you 
are not copying VHS, you are converting it to a new format! A direct DVD to 
DVD copy may run at a faster speed because it does not need much, if any, 
conversion.

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
dfischer at usol.com
HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
http://www.w9wze.net
HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
http://hhrp.w9wze.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WB6BLV" <wb6blv at inreach.com>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:44 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] VHS to DVD


>I have been preparing to move some ham VHS tapes to DVD but there is
> something that I do not understand.  My new Emerson DVD/VHS recorder seems
> to not like DVDs that are the 16X speed I find in all the stores; a friend
> told me that for some reason certain machines will only accept 'slow' DVDs
> so I tried an old 4X and the machine accepted it instantly.  I though the
> 'faster' media was back compatible, so what is going on here?
>
> Color me Confused in California
>
> John
> WB6BLV at inreach.com
>
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