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dave walsh · 11th Oct 2018, 10:33 pm

There was a lot of negativity about magnetic tape as a durable format over the decades Dave but it was mainly wrong. It was evident to me that material I recorded and used for a long time from the sixties, was going to sustain despite some adverse experiences. Until more recently 2" Video seemed to be used as a significant archiving medium for all sorts of info by large organisations and stored underground.The same thing is now being said about DVD Discs [as opposed to HD's]. In the end, we wait to see!

Dave W

11th Oct 2018, 10:33 pm	#32
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Is there any interest in old VCRs There was a lot of negativity about magnetic tape as a durable format over the decades Dave but it was mainly wrong. It was evident to me that material I recorded and used for a long time from the sixties, was going to sustain despite some adverse experiences. Until more recently 2" Video seemed to be used as a significant archiving medium for all sorts of info by large organisations and stored underground.The same thing is now being said about DVD Discs [as opposed to HD's]. In the end, we wait to see! Dave W Last edited by dave walsh; 11th Oct 2018 at 10:38 pm.