[mythtv-users] OT: Converting VHS to digital with Ion vcr2pc

[Jonny B]

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:53 AM, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:
> Jonny B wrote:
>> The tapes that have macrovision are going to be things like the disney
>> collection, and those will be likely kept for the inherit collectors
>> value that original working Disney VHS will have.
>
> Interesting thought.
>
> It reminded me that the reason I went out and bought a DVD player was
> when I realized how bad the quality was getting on Disney VHS releases.
>  I disassembled my VCR to clean the heads *twice* before realizing the
> reason "The Rescuers Down Under" looked so grainy was that Disney was
> dubbing it onto poor quality tape.

I believe that they do that so that after your kids watch it a hundred
of so times, it stops working, and they HAVE to have a new copy... Our
disney movies didn't get that much use... I watched them a few times,
but I wasn't allowed much TV time as a kid... we had 10 acres, and my
dad expected me to be out enjoying it. For that I am glad - I didn't
miss much good tv in the '80s anyway... and what I did miss is
starting to show up on DVD.

~Jon