On Thursday 17 June 2010, Patrick Bartek wrote: >--- On Wed, 6/16/10, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, 2010-06-16 at 14:47 -0700, >> >> Patrick Bartek wrote: >> > An inferior format, VHS, image qualitywise, yes >> >> No. Have you actually compared them, or just >> repeating gossip? I have. >> They were both as bad as each other, in general. And >> when there was a >> difference, the Beta machines I've seen were worse. > >Years ago--25+ or so, when both machines were available in stores, I did > do a little recording/playback test in the store. Beta seemed a little > sharper and less smeary as I recall. But it was analog NTSC after all. > And tube TVs, not broadcast monitors. I bought a VHS recorder mainly for > the long play times. And it was cheaper. The quality was good enough > for my needs even on extended play. After all, it was only TV. ;-) > > >B > Yup, only tv. At its best, 1/2 the resolution NTSC was capable of. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature? -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men" -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
