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>DVD correctly handled will last forever while a VHS degrade over time, especially when you play it often True, but a mangled VHS can be still be recovered. Th
by nibnib 10y ago
>DVD correctly handled will last forever while a VHS degrade over time, especially when you play it often
True, but a mangled VHS can be still be recovered. The analog nature of the degradation means that VHS is still somewhat usuable, whereas damaged DVDs are often useless.
For many people there is also a huge nostalgia factor at play.
- neurotech1 10y agoThere are ways to repair minor damage to a DVD, with a "polish" that fills in the scratches. Sometimes vaseline works as a polish.
- nibnib 10y agoYeah sure, there is probably specialized equipment for recovery too. It just doesn't really compare to pulling the tape out of a shattered VHS cassette, taping it together, respooling on another cassette and getting something playable. As I mentioned in another comment, some of my thoughts on these kind of advantages are probably rooted in nostalgia :)