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The tech doesn't seem to be too complex, is there an open hardware project? Seems like one could go quite far in terms of performance with just some basic HW a
by MayeulC 5y ago
The tech doesn't seem to be too complex, is there an open hardware project?
Seems like one could go quite far in terms of performance with just some basic HW and an FPGA. Is there significant difference between multiple generation of the tapes themselves, or is it just data encoding patterns that change?
More specifically, I was a bit appalled by the "magnetic erasing" bit. Seems like DRM to me, on a medium that is conceptually extremely simple.
One could probably take a VHS drive and convert it to a data drive, unless I'm being naively optimistic about it?
- tssva 5y agoBack in the day there were a few backup products available which connected to standard VHS VCRs.
- justsomehnguy 5y ago> One could probably take a VHS drive and convert it to a data drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArVid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArVid > More specifically, I was a bit appalled by the "magnetic erasing" Nobody laments what there is no 'low level format' for HDDs anymore.
- zaarn 5y agoA VHS drive uses a different encoding pattern, the head of the VHS player is physically incapable of moving like the head of an LTO tape. Additionally it lacks precision as an LTO tape is much more densely packed. Lastly, LTO drives use different magnetic materials and signalling, so by all chance the VHS head is probably only going to pick up noise.