A question about video cassettes
21 February 2006, 02:26 PM
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A question about video cassettes
My old boy, aged 92, has a LARGE collection of home recorded videotapes of his favourite films, built up over the years.
He's read (in "The Mirror" I think
), that NONE of them will be of any use whatsoever, once full digital TV arrives.
Is this true, or more tabloid scaremongering?
Thanks,
Alcazar
He's read (in "The Mirror" I think
), that NONE of them will be of any use whatsoever, once full digital TV arrives.Is this true, or more tabloid scaremongering?
Thanks,
Alcazar
21 February 2006, 02:30 PM
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Nonsense.
Digital tv is the transmission medium. Your video recorder sends the signal over either SCART, or in the case of very old VCRs, RF. If tv's start to come to market without UHF reception (ie, analogue tv) and he's got a VERY old VCR without SCART, then he will need a RF to SCART adaptor - but most TVs (even those with digital receivers) are still sold with UHF reception capability.
Digital tv is the transmission medium. Your video recorder sends the signal over either SCART, or in the case of very old VCRs, RF. If tv's start to come to market without UHF reception (ie, analogue tv) and he's got a VERY old VCR without SCART, then he will need a RF to SCART adaptor - but most TVs (even those with digital receivers) are still sold with UHF reception capability.
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21 February 2006, 02:32 PM
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Complete rubbish. So long as you have a working VCR and a TV to plug it into (even a HD ready one, so long as it has suitable inputs and they all do!) you'll be able to watch them 
21 February 2006, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rik1471
WTF's a video?
Alcazar
Thanks for the other replies, he's had his mind put at rest
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Originally Posted by alcazar
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Originally Posted by rik1471
WTF's a video?
Don't forget to rewind them- remember that- you had to do that at the video shop or they got the hump with ya- oh those where the days- don't videos seem giant now or is it me?
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