Did you know that VHS tapes are losing quality just by lying on a shelf?  Each time you play a VHS tape, the VCR heads rub against the surface of the tape slowly erasing its content.  The tape heats, streatches and wears down with each use.  Consider those factors and the fact that in 20 years nobody will be using traditional VCRs as we know them today, and you are beginning to see the advantage of DVD’s.

DVD VIDEO – ADVANTAGES

• high quality movies on your computer AND television
• better than CD quality sound
• interactivity
• a DVD is compact and portable
• the picture quality does no degrade with playback or storage
• easy menus to jump quickly to a segment
• no rewinding or fast forwarding
• digital technology standard of the 21st century
• long life (properly handled discs can last 100 years)

VIDEO TAPES – DISADVANTAGES

• low quality picture and tape
• picture quality degrades with every viewing
• degrades quickly on the shelf (5-10 years)
• inflexible delivery
• propensity for damage by heat
• VCRs have an innate ability to eat tapes

Don’t let your priceless memories get damaged in your old VCR, or wear out and degrade with age and use.