Subj : Highly profitable
To   : Arelor
From : Moondog
Date : Sat Jul 16 2022 04:57 pm

  Re: "Highly profitable" Bay S
  By: Arelor to Andeddu on Sat Jul 16 2022 12:18 pm

 >   Re: "Highly profitable" Bay S
 >   By: Andeddu to Moondog on Fri Jul 15 2022 02:58 pm
 > 
 >  >   Re: "Highly profitable" Bay S
 >  >   By: Moondog to MRO on Fri Jul 15 2022 02:25 am
 >  >
 >  >  > Some films or shows I like to collect because they are not available o
 >  >  > or demand you to pay for each episode.  I don't like the idea of "buyi
 >  >  > virtual copy, then have the service go out of business or pull that ti
 >  >  > from it's library.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > On VHS I have the original Star Wars trilogy from before Lucas
 >  >  > digitally "enhanced" the series, and did stupid things like making Gre
 >  >  > shoot first.
 >  >
 >  > I had hundreds of VHS tapes but they all went into the trash because ther
 >  > no way to really use them now that video recorders are completely archaic
 >  > rare to see. I cannot remember how long it has been since I saw an old VH
 >  > recorder. The one my parents had was put into storage but eventually disp
 >  > of because we had amassed a huge DVD collection. I now see that DVDs are 
 >  > the same way as VHS tapes. I have limited room so I am unable to have too
 >  > vintage devices around. It's a shame because I would love to preserve som
 >  > old tech.
 >  >
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 > I saw the writing on the wall with VCRs and converted most of my VHS to digi
 > formats using an old VCR and avideo capture module. Most of the movies that 
 > actually worth it I got in DVD format too, since VHS was not that great.
 > 
 > 
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 > 
I mentioned this in anaother thread, but I imagine format conversion will be
a never ending hassle as digital media formats change over time.

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