Why do we convert VHS to (S)VCD?

[SupaCoopa]

OK, there are obvious reasons for converting a DVD or DivX to (S)VCD, but why do we put ourselves to trouble capturing video from a VHS tape and making (S)VCDs if we can watch it from the tape?

[Triffid]

How can you vote for just one?? (I did, but there are so many good reasons......)

I actually started because I thought some of my old home videos were deteriorating. It turned out that one of the kids had pulled out the tape and crunched it up...but it's sort of the same thing anyway. And making backups of your VCD/SVCD/DVD masterpieces is so much easier, quicker, less-lossy, easier to store.....pity I hadn't done that for the tape they wrecked! (Besides I had to justify all the money I spent on the video card!)

[tendtend]

(1) easy for playing
(2) easy for storage
(3) easy for my kids to play it
(4) easy for money($0.25 per CDR disc)
(5) easy for backup (do not need 2 VCRs)
(6) easy for ...
(7) easy for ... ...
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[House de Kris]

Care to share with me what the "obvious reasons for converting a DVD to (S)VCD" are? I personally can't justify spending hours and hours converting just to make an inferior copy of a DVD that occupies two or more discs. Doesn't make sense.

[wellmashed]

Kris....mate......You mean to tell us you really dont know the obvious reason for making a copy of a dvd.......

You really must pay more attention in class...

[wellmashed]

Oh yeah.....Nearly forgot.

The first four all sound like a good reason to me.

[SupaCoopa]

Just being silly here and bumping thread up.

250 views and only 8 votes?!

[DMaarten]

+ with the right filters and settings you can make a svcd look better then the vhs You can get rid of all the noise and static resulting in a very clear and sharp picture .

None of the options of the poll applied to me so that 's the reason why I didn't vote.. can't speak for the rest or the people here though

OK, there are obvious reasons for converting a DVD or DivX to (S)VCD, but why do we put ourselves to trouble capturing video from a VHS tape and making (S)VCDs if we can watch it from the tape?

The main reson for me is to get hole runs of TV show line like Transformers for a fraction of the cost. The DVDs they offer now are $20.00 and there are 4 show on each one. At that rate it would cost around $500.00 for the hole set. Do not foregt they do not offer the hole run of Transformers on DVD. Other toons are almost as bad He-Man did 140 shows. well you do the numbers.

[mtb_boy18]

I think to be 100% honest allot of it is for something to do and create. Like somebody said it doesn't take a genius to work out the advantages of copying DVD to SVCD on 2,3 CD's. I am very happy with the results i get and would say that they are significantly better quality then VHS. So if you have lots of time on your hands and find this hole thing a source of personal pleasure and satifcation, why not..?

[DMaarten]

I think to be 100% honest allot of it is for something to do and create. Like somebody said it doesn't take a genius to work out the advantages of copying DVD to SVCD on 2,3 CD's. I am very happy with the results i get and would say that they are significantly better quality then VHS. So if you have lots of time on your hands and find this hole thing a source of personal pleasure and satifcation, why not..?

AMEN to that brotha

[zzyzzx]

It's a cheap and easy way to trade or share your stuff with anyone in the world and it doesn't take 2 hours to make a copy.