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Which is still a bizarre claim. If anything is "the vinyl of analog video recording", it's actual film on reels, not videotape. It's more accurate to say that V
by amyjess 10y ago
Which is still a bizarre claim. If anything is "the vinyl of analog video recording", it's actual film on reels, not videotape. It's more accurate to say that VHS is the compact cassette of analog video recording.
- bitJericho 10y agoCassettes are making a comeback too
- __david__ 10y agoYeah, I don't get that either. All the "convenience" of tape and it sounds crappy, too! It can't just be nostalgia—my first portable playback device was a Sony Walkman and I can't ever imagine wanting to use one again.
- voltagex_ 10y agoTechMoan on YouTube has a great video on cassette tapes - granted he's got thousands and thousands of dollars worth of audio equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoSQP2yUYA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoSQP2yUYA
- eon1 10y agoWouldn't that be closer to the reel-to-reel of analog video recording? (..which is also making a somewhat more understated comeback)