Are you still using Video or DVD for films?

Not touched a VHS in about 2 years.

Both but get DVD if there's a choice.

I use both pretty much equally. Have a lot of videos in my collection but cannot a) be bothered or b) afford to update onto DVD but when buying films and stuff now I get em on DVD. Whoooooo the extras! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by John
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Goodbye Blockbuster!

DVD is far superiour to VHS. I'm gradually converting all my videos into VCDs. I no longer buy videos and DVDs are now just as cheap as videos used to be.

VHS RIP.

VCD

whats one of them??

use DVD's more now but buy VHS because they are cheaper.

i like DVDs better because of the 'special features' of them.

Daft Question to me :lol:

Im a DVD nut! :D VHS... pah, we dont do VHS ;)

I've had a DVD player for over 6 years...


VHS seem rather dated and the tapes look slightly unaesthetic from a 21st century viewpoint. :P

I'm not bothered really... They both play the same thing!

Originally posted by Fletch
whats one of them??

use DVD's more now but buy VHS because they are cheaper.

i like DVDs better because of the 'special features' of them.

VCDs are Video CDs.

They're the next best thing to recordable DVDs if you don't have a DVD writer.... most of the good DVD players will play them.

Originally posted by starchild
I've had a DVD player for over 6 years...
VHS seem rather dated and the tapes look slightly unaesthetic from a 21st century viewpoint. :P

:o I woman after my own heart! 5 years this year (6 if you count DVD-Rom)

:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Mosherchik
I use both pretty much equally. Have a lot of videos in my collection but cannot a) be bothered or b) afford to update onto DVD but when buying films and stuff now I get em on DVD. Whoooooo the extras! :thumbsup:

try play.com. i am gradually replacing my extensive collection of videos with dvd's and most of them are only £6.99 from here (Guernsey based, so no tax to pay - also free delivery even on one item).

i still use both, tend to use the dvd to watch films and concerts tho

I've replaced most of my sci fi video collection with DVDs due to them being worn out and also the fab extras you get - for example The Andromeda Strain on DVD. Unfortunately not all films yet on DVD [e.g. The Satan Bug] so some videos still linger, but they will meet their maker as soon as they come out on DVD :P

:D I'm too young to remember VHS :P i buy all my films on DVD

Judging by the result of the poll, I think VHS is going to die within 2 years or at least become very rare and more expensive than DVD.

Just like Record was to CDs.

Originally posted by John
Judging by the result of the poll, I think VHS is going to die within 2 years or at least become very rare and more expensive than DVD.

Just like Record was to CDs.

Just the same as Betamax Videos, Video 2000 (video tapes that played both sides i think) and what about the Laser Disc (large CD type discs as big as an LP)

I'd had DVD since the start, laserdisc too. I remember being amazed at the quality of laserdisc compared to VHS.

I also remember, in the early days being amazed at the quality of laserdisc compared to DVD ;-) I think the laserdisc actually helped to give us high quality DVD as it meant they had to get their act together encoding wise. For those who never saw the first generation DVD discs, think of watching a video on your computer in 256 colours with lots of blocks ;-)

The shame is... not all VHS is on DVD, nor even all the laser collection.

Longevity is also important, but after the CD fiasco, I don't trust DVDs to last for that long either :-(

Originally posted by Fairydreams
Longevity is also important, but after the CD fiasco, I don't trust DVDs to last for that long either :-(


What CD fiasco?

When CDs first came out they claimed they'd last for decades. The problem was the glue they used ate through the disc itself. The chances are that if you hold any original 80s CD up to the light you'll see holes in it. If you have a bad one you'll see a whole constellation of little stars. Laserdiscs also suffered the same problem (called laserdisc rot). They changed the glue but still holes do appear. CDs don't last for ever even if kept in their boxes.

Now CDs have error correction, so one or two holes don't matter, but lots make it unplayable. In my CD collection I have about 5 which are totally unplayable and many more with some holes. This is even after checking bought discs to ensure no holes at the time of purchase.

Of course, now that record companies are removing error-correction to add protection, the chance of a CD becoming unplayable due to holes or scratches is far, far higher. The benefit of CDs is once you see two or three holes appearing, you can just make a copy. Of course, with error protection they try to prevent you doing this. That is why I'll never buy a protected disc.

As DVDs are still fairly new there is no way to tell how long they will last. All estimates of longevity are based on just giving tough external conditions to a disc. None can check how the glue - metal - dye -etc are interacting in the longer term.