Will D-VHS catch on?

[Slaimus]

A big 50 GB tape in the shape of VHS for HDTV recording. The tapes are cheap but the deck is horrendeously expensive.

 

[filmmaker]

As soon as the decks get cheaper I can see this getting more popular.

 

[Anubis]

looks sweet. best way to backup yet.

 

[Ryan]

No, I'd rather have a dvd-recorder that can do that.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Well, I have S-VHS and the quality is pretty good. I'll go PVR when it breaks, in about 5 yrs I spose...

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Well, I have S-VHS and the quality is pretty good. I'll go PVR when it breaks, in about 5 yrs I spose...

I give it 3

 

[Zim Hosein]

Will D-VHS catch on?

I say no Slaimus, as the prices of HD's keep going down, I see Tivo & ReplayTV replacing VRC-Style decks for good 🙂

 

[rpc64]

Interesting. I've never heard of this before. How long has it been around? I think it would be weird to start going back to tape after the wild popularity of DVDs. Edit: and PVR duh

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: rpc64
Interesting. I've never heard of this before. How long has it been around? I think it would be weird to start going back to tape after the wild popularity of DVDs. Edit: and PVR duh

It's been around for 1-2 years

 

[RayH]

You can find D-VHS decks closer to $550 which probably isn't that much for anyone who has the money to buy HD equipment. Until blu-ray makes it over, D-VHS is the only available consumer tech for HD recording other than a htpc with an HDTV tuner. Current recordable dvd's don't have the capacity for recording full length HD movies.

 

[spidey07]

Yep, been around for a while.

The biggest advantage is the ability to view HD movies as well or record HD.

Most believe it is a niche product that will be replaced by recordable HD-DVD.

 

[conjur]

Don't see it happening mainstream

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Not really, its more of a niche market type thing. It is awesome quality, but unless you're a videophile you won't go throwing all that money around on a D-VHS player. I would if I could, but being a poor college student it doesn't really fit in my budget.

 

[Mday]

Originally posted by: Slaimus
A big 50 GB tape in the shape of VHS for HDTV recording. The tapes are cheap but the deck is horrendeously expensive.

not with me. random > linear. svhs didnt catch on either and it's the same company that's backing dvhs.

 

[aircooled]

Nope. Linear tape is tomorrows dinosaur.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

The problem with a tape is that you lose the ability to scan quickly, and the tape will deform over time.

 

[0roo0roo]

true, but you might not care if your just recording tv shows on a tape you just keep writing over again. will have to see if the blueray hddvds get reasonably cheap😛

 

[Liviathan]

It might for video editing......but for home use probably not. Its linear...can't jump around like a DVD.

 

[Koing]

PVR has limited recording capacity. The size of the HD is the killer. Can you back off PVR to pc? Don't think so............

 

[Nocturnal]

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