Finish This Sentence: "I Like DVD's Better Than Video Tapes Because..."

[arwalden]

... because of the deleted scenes that never made it into the final version.

-- Allen

[Aristus]

1. You don't have to rewind the suckers.

Plus, chapter find. Plus deleted scenes. Plus, director's commentary. I love DVD's!

[Wickerman]

2. Because digital looks one hell of a lot better

than washed out videotape.

[meegbear]

3. The porn ones ...

offer different angle shots and you don't have to fast forward or rewind to get to the good parts.

[SPICYHOT]

4. have great sound and

i don't have to rewind the whole thing after

[Robb]

5. Like most things digital

It either works or it doesn't. This means not starting a movie only to find the sound screws up about halfway through....

[Ashcroft Kutcher]

6. Because

If you say I have "The Great Outdoors" on DVD people will be like "WOW, he must really like that movie, it must be a cult classic or something. But if you say I have The Great Outdoors taped of Cinemax people will be like "Get this creppy kid away from me, that movie is old and lame".

[FauxNewsBlues]

7. When you freeze frame a dvd

You get a clear picture of hooters, unlike the fuzzy view you get when using a VCR.

(sexist pig mode on)

[Javneh]

9. They maintain quality for far longer than VHS

due to the way the media is read. You could have a scratch on a DVD perhaps but you don't usually hear about the DVD 'wearing out' from repeated use like with VHS

[soleft]

8. I'm supposed to?

[arwalden]

14. Very good, Annelle! Spoken like a true smart ass!

-- Clairee Belcher

[tabasco]

10. They don't take up as much space

Half the size of a videocassette.

[alonso_quijano]

11. They take up less room on the shelf.

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[Paul1574]

12. no double tapes....

i found when i came to canada some movies that are long eg titanic are on two vhs tapes unlike UK where its all on one tape ~ and while i know this due to longer vhs tapes wearing out faster it is annoying i mean if i wanted a break like that id have bought a VCD player or older 'flipper' DVD's

[regnaD kciN]

13. ...they haved vastly better video and audio quality...

...generally come in original widescreen format (important since I have a widescreen RPTV), and won't erase with time, as videotapes will.

[LynneSin]

15. Because they don't take up as much damn space

Any questions?

[Kellanved]

16. ... the original (undubbed voices) sound.

And I hate them because of the Region Codes.

[4_Legs_Good]

17. ... of the director's commentaries

I *love* director's commentaries.

I also like the convenience, the sound/picture and all the bonus features.

I was terrified when they first started coming out that they would kill the laser disc market and then just duplicate VHS content, but there's been a great effort to add extras to the discs.

david

Kucinich 2004

[indigo32]

26. A second vote for Directors Commentaries

I always thought I was a bit nerdy for liking that but I do LOL

[DoctorBombay]

29. Third vote

The commentary rules!

[Forkboy]

18. they have a better trajectory

when you launch the bad ones out the window.

[denverbill]

19. OTOH, I hate that you can't rewind DVD's.

You can jump back an entire scene, but not just a few frames. Kind of a pain when you are used to VCR's and PVR.

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Uh

Yes you can, at least I can on my DVD player...I have hi/lo speed reverse and forward.

[denverbill]

24. Maybe I'd better get those damned directions out again:). n/t

[TahitiNut]

32. Yeah...

... and both 1/2 and 1/4 speed foreward, which makes some action sequences (and goofs) fun to watch.

[Spirochete]

20. DVD's never

wind themselves around the gears in the machine and get ruined.
That's one of the many reasons - picture quality, sound quality, less space required, direct access, extra features, can put 5 at a time in the machine, etc.

[Kamika]

21. because you get alot of versions of the movie

You get the directors cut (which is longer and more scenes), and also you get interesting comments

[ForrestGump]

22. Because

1. Picture quality (also, I only but widescreen releases unless the original was TV)

2. Sound quality (especially Surround)

3. Compact (good for those of us who move a lot, especially)

4. Don't go mouldy in tropical climes

5. Players seem more reliable, as does the media

6. Special features

From a viewing standpoint, it's the special features that I love the most. Deleted scnes and featurettes are a real attraction, but I also really love to listen to the commentary tracks. Great way to learn a lot about the process of film-making or to appreciate what went into making your favorite films.

[AntiCoup2K4]

25. Prices are much better for DVD's.

It wasn't that long ago that new releases on VHS would be anywhere from $39 to 89 dollars for a crappy video that would be worthless after 5 viewings. Now you can pick up the DVD at Costco for under $20 and get bonus material along with it, on a medium that looks the same after the 50th viewing as it did the first.

[BigMcLargehuge]

27. they fly better when I fling them angrily...

across the room.

I review the worst movies ever made at www.horrorview.com, so I do alot of flinging.

[arwalden]

28. because I can watch them on my computer.

== Allen

[sendero]

30. I agree with most of the comments....

... except....

I've never had a VHS tape "degrade" from repeated viewings. Must take a *lot* of views :) I have had some "go bad" where the tape jammed or whatnot.

I have some VHS tapes I recorded over 20 years ago, they look as good now as ever.

I like DVDs but find the "user interface" on most players (and the part the DVD itself does) somewhat lame. Too often I have to muck around to get it to do what I want. There is no reason for that IMHO.

Another thing - DVDs almost certainly cost a lot less to manufacture than VHS tapes, I sometime see movies on DVD for less than $10. That has got to be a plus :)

[ikojo]

31. DVDs don't get "eaten" by the DVD player....n/t

[BiggJawn]

33. The guy down at Best Buy told me I would...

I miss 2" Hi-Band Quad, shot with 3" I/O tubes...

Not even Digital can equal something shot with a RCA TK-43 and taped on a TR-600A....