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Can a VCR record HD broadcasts? I've never really thought about this because my use of the 2 never overlapped.
by callmeed 10y ago
Can a VCR record HD broadcasts? I've never really thought about this because my use of the 2 never overlapped.
- ams6110 10y agoYou would need to convert it to NTSC. Probably most set-top boxes still have a cable coax output on channel 3 or 4, which you could connect to your VCR.
- figgis 10y agoNo, VCR can only record SD. Although I believe you can use a digital converter/tuner.
- gcr 10y agoWhat defines the definition in VCR tape? The size of the magnetic grains in the tape or something like that? Is it possible to manufacture a special magnetic VCR tape that could write DVD-quality definition?
- eon1 10y agoIn practice it'd just be the standard of the signal that's being recorded (PAL/NTSC/SECAM). Wouldn't surprise me if the actual tape is capable of handling more..
- ams6110 10y agoConsumer VHS VCRs could not reproduce the full fidelity of a broadcast NTSC picture. Commercial VCRs, which typically used Betamax, were better and used by broadcasters until digital took over.
- __david__ 10y agoThe grains on the tape ultimately determine how high of a frequency it can record. And how close together the tracks can be.
- cJ0th 10y agoyes and no. there is dvhs. But even though the medium looks like a standard vhs cassette it is a different technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS Here is a video recorded on a dvhs in 1993. It aged rather well I think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY