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Don't Let Your Precious Memories Fade Away
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By Jason Olson
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Some things last forever...videotape is NOT one of them. Theexpected life of a VHS videotape is only 10-15 years.
In the current world of electronics, the safest way to preserveyour precious video memories is to transfer them to DVD. Many ofour customers have already begun to notice that VHS videotapesrecorded only a few years ago are showing wear.
WHY DVD?
Unlike videotape, DVDs will not deteriorate after every timeit's played. Each time a videotape is played, its tiny magneticparticles rub off causing it to degrade. Eventually, this maycause your video to experience "drop outs" or other loss ofquality and, in time, the video may not be viewable at all.
Rather than magnetic particles, a DVD is made up of encoded bitsof information that are read by a laser. Because the laser neveractually touches the disc, there is no deterioration with eachviewing.
ARCHIVAL BENEFITS OF DVD
DVDs cannot be erased or accidentally recorded over. Besides ofits durability, DVD is also resistant to heat. The only way todamage your DVD is to physically damage its surface.
The current life expectancy of a VHS videotape is 10-15 yearswhile a DVD's life span is indefinite, often approximated at 100years.
DVDs are also capable of storing or archiving still images, topquality audio, and direct links to the Internet. The longevityand variety of use, combined with its compact size, make DVD theperfect choice for archival storage.
EASE OF USE WITH A DVD
There is no rewinding or fast forwarding with a DVD...as thereis with a videotape. You can instantly scan forward or backwardwith a DVD and it's much easier to locate a certain portion of aDVD than on a videotape. DVDs can contain titles and chaptermarks to save considerable time when searching.
WHY DUPLICATION MEDIA?
Let Duplication Media preserve your training, marketing, andfamily videotapes by converting them to DVD with ourprofessional DVD recorders. We can transfer from more than 15different video formats - consumer, professional, and broadcast.
Videotapes won't last forever so preserve them before thememories fade away.
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