Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: Re: Photo CD
From: Spartacus/CUNY LC NY <LENBC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Date: Monday, 11 Jan 1993 13:24:54 EST
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

In article <m23r_0d@dixie.com>, jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) says:
>
>bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:
>
>>>Gee Greg, doesn't it bother you renting those same "2" beta movies
>>>everytime? :-) hehehehe
>
>>I know that's a funny, but in reality there are many VCR owners
>>- we are in the minority but there are plenty of us - who don't
>>rent movies.
>
>Count me in your crowd, Bill.  Why would I pay from one to three bux
>to rent a movie on shitty media to be viewed on inferior display
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>technology when I can to any of my local discount second run theaters
 ^^^^^^^^^^
>and watch the real thing for from 50 cents to $1.10?

At the theater owner's convenience I bet.
Well here in New York and I'm sure most of the
country those 'discount second run theaters' don't
really exist.

Hmm, now how did I get myself into this other discussion? hmmm

I didn't quite understand the statement I underlined above.
If you are complaining about display technology as in current t.v.
resolution then I agree with you.  After all thats what HDTV
is all about.  But you can't get better resolution that
what your television can put out, no matter what VCR format you
choose.  If you are saying beta gives better quality than VHS,
I heard this argument before.  My brother owns one of those
old dinosaurs you have.  He's an Audiophile type (I think thats
the current phrase).  I seen movies played on beta and they
sure don't look that much better than modern VHS VCRs.
My JVC HR-D850U can out perform it and its VHS.

Oh yes, I did managed to convert him to "the dark side' Muhuhahahahaha.
He now has a VHS, Muhuhahahaha!  You would be surprised how easy
it is for him *now* to get children movies for his kids.

John, we are VHS-Borg.
Join the collective.
Resistance is futile.
You will be assimilated.

Muhuhahahaha :-)


>
>>Of course I go WAY back with VCRs.    There weren't any rentals
>>or pre-recorded tapes when I got mine - 16 years ago next
>>month.   And I remember when "Magnetic Video" licensed  50
>>titles from 20th Century because they thought people would
>>like to use VCRs for more things than taping off the air.
>
>Likewise.  I bought Old Reliable, a Sony Betamax, in 1980.  The SVHS
>unit I finally capitulated and bought approximates the quality of
>this 12 year old machine.  Certainly not any better.
>
>Alas, Old Reliable finally expired last year.  General rot of all
>the rubber rollers.  Sooo.  Anyone have an old Beta recorder gathering
>dust you'd like to get rid of?  Remember now, it's "obsolete junk" so I
>can't pay very much.
>
>John
>--
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