[Utah-astronomy] Re: Video tape or DVD?

Thanks for your thoughts, Michael. Two things I did not mention in my initial post on the subject were that the DVR set up is bulkier and that the DVR requires 110 VAC, both of which make field use a bit more difficult. So I was already leaning toward staying with the VCR anyway. The reason for even trying the DVR was a salesperson's assurance that I'd be able to record straight to the DVD and then edit the video from the DVD in my computer without doing any conversion. Obviously he was wrong. Your comments about compression make a lot of sense. So I'm sticking with the VCR for now. Anybody want to buy a nearly new DVR? Used only once. :) Patrick Michael Carnes wrote:

They're both problematic, but in different ways: