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The audio from vcr (and betamax) hi fi tapes - are they worth keeping ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 1064820" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>With the advent of all the more 'Carlos Fandango' standards of content delivery, I am wondering if the stuff I have (plus that found earlier today - no idea who or where it came from), is worth anything.</p><p></p><p>About 200 tapes , mostly prerecorded of movies that would have cost the original buyer a pretty penny, many still in shrinkwrap and with HMV/other pricing and BOGOF offers stickers on them. </p><p>Of course it won't be Hi Def vision, but my question revolves around the audio, and in particular the movies that really make the grade when it comes to budget/composer/orchestra and the overall cinematic experience of the sounds.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the titles in the boxes come with the detail 'digitally remastered' or with ' Dolby THX' on them, but then again they are tapes and might have possibly degraded in the time they have been stored.</p><p></p><p>So, does the audio playback of a VHS / Beta tape, that must have been carefully manufactured in the highest quality at the time, then shipped in their millions around the world (PAL and NTSC) and then never played, compare to more recent offerings, when current DVD/Bluray offers same in the spiel of consumerism spk?</p><p></p><p>I do have a decent VHS player, but would be hesitant to install a compatible audio system (beyond that whch I have already) to bring out the best in tape unless somebody here can confirm it is worth the trouble.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 1064820, member: 175144"] With the advent of all the more 'Carlos Fandango' standards of content delivery, I am wondering if the stuff I have (plus that found earlier today - no idea who or where it came from), is worth anything. About 200 tapes , mostly prerecorded of movies that would have cost the original buyer a pretty penny, many still in shrinkwrap and with HMV/other pricing and BOGOF offers stickers on them. Of course it won't be Hi Def vision, but my question revolves around the audio, and in particular the movies that really make the grade when it comes to budget/composer/orchestra and the overall cinematic experience of the sounds. A lot of the titles in the boxes come with the detail 'digitally remastered' or with ' Dolby THX' on them, but then again they are tapes and might have possibly degraded in the time they have been stored. So, does the audio playback of a VHS / Beta tape, that must have been carefully manufactured in the highest quality at the time, then shipped in their millions around the world (PAL and NTSC) and then never played, compare to more recent offerings, when current DVD/Bluray offers same in the spiel of consumerism spk? I do have a decent VHS player, but would be hesitant to install a compatible audio system (beyond that whch I have already) to bring out the best in tape unless somebody here can confirm it is worth the trouble. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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