Do they make anything more than a 9hr. VHS tape for taping?
10-02-05, 11:12 AM
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Do they make anything more than a 9hr. VHS tape for taping?
and are they sold at any B&M? I know this isn't exactly tv, but it is what i need them for. I'm not into the whole DVR as of yet and still rely on the trusty VHS for my weekly shows.
So is there more than a 9hr., like 10 or so and can be easily found?
Thanks for any help...
So is there more than a 9hr., like 10 or so and can be easily found?
Thanks for any help...
10-02-05, 11:16 AM
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*** insert TiVo comment here ***
I know you can get 20+ hours on a D-VHS tape... but I've never heard of a standard VHS tape going that long.
I know you can get 20+ hours on a D-VHS tape... but I've never heard of a standard VHS tape going that long.
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10-02-05, 11:32 AM
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and are they sold at any B&M? I know this isn't exactly tv, but it is what i need them for. I'm not into the whole DVR as of yet and still rely on the trusty VHS for my weekly shows.
So is there more than a 9hr., like 10 or so and can be easily found?
Thanks for any help...
So is there more than a 9hr., like 10 or so and can be easily found?
Thanks for any help...
So unless someone mentions something else videotape wise, looks like your stuck with a 9 hour tape. (I assume you talking Maxell right? My local Rite Aid Drugstore still carries those for $2.99 per single tape.)
LB...
10-02-05, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
If you can afford a vacation, you can pony up for a Tivo or ReplayTV.
10-02-05, 05:42 PM
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i could get a tivo, but frankly i have no interest. i don't need to pay a service fee each month when i can set a vcr to tape every show i watch for the whole season. the quality of the taping isn't great, but it gets the job done.
i just want as much hours as possible to avoid switching tapes...that is the only annoyance for me and it is minor as i don't usually tape more than 8 hours anyway, but sometimes i can't watch before next week and thus the need for longer........
i just want as much hours as possible to avoid switching tapes...that is the only annoyance for me and it is minor as i don't usually tape more than 8 hours anyway, but sometimes i can't watch before next week and thus the need for longer........
10-02-05, 05:48 PM
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Tapeworld.com out of PA. has T200 VHS(10 hr) tapes-5.99 apiece.
10-02-05, 09:46 PM
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Buy (or borrow) a second VHS player, record some shows with the first, some others with the second.
And yes, I'm also one who just tapes shows onto VHS. I know that Tivo users love their Tivos, but there's no way I'm paying $12.95 to tape a show when I can do it just as well with my tape player. OK, maybe not as well, but it works.
And yes, I'm also one who just tapes shows onto VHS. I know that Tivo users love their Tivos, but there's no way I'm paying $12.95 to tape a show when I can do it just as well with my tape player. OK, maybe not as well, but it works.
10-02-05, 11:43 PM
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Or you could just use your cable company's DVR. Mine's not as "slick" as a TiVo, but it's only $6.95/month and has two tuners *and* HD support (two things that *mots* TiVo boxes don't do yet)... plus, if it breaks I just drive 10 minutes to the cable company office for a new one.
Seriously - call up your cable company. Use it for one month and if you don't like it, return it and I'll send you a check for $20 for the box and your troubles. But I guarantee that you'll keep it. Everyone I know that has some form of DVR - be it a TiVo, cableco DVR, or HTPC - says that "they'd never watch TV without one again". And it's true. It's as revolutionary as (or even better than) color TV.
Seriously - call up your cable company. Use it for one month and if you don't like it, return it and I'll send you a check for $20 for the box and your troubles. But I guarantee that you'll keep it. Everyone I know that has some form of DVR - be it a TiVo, cableco DVR, or HTPC - says that "they'd never watch TV without one again". And it's true. It's as revolutionary as (or even better than) color TV.
10-04-05, 10:44 AM
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i could get a tivo, but frankly i have no interest. i don't need to pay a service fee each month when i can set a vcr to tape every show i watch for the whole season.
10-04-05, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by GMan2819
Find one of the first generation Tivo's or ReplayTVs. No subscription required. The ReplayTV's should still have free guide service while the Tivo has to be manually programmed like a VCR.
10-04-05, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by scott1598
i could get a tivo, but frankly i have no interest. i don't need to pay a service fee each month when i can set a vcr to tape every show i watch for the whole season. the quality of the taping isn't great, but it gets the job done.
i just want as much hours as possible to avoid switching tapes...that is the only annoyance for me and it is minor as i don't usually tape more than 8 hours anyway, but sometimes i can't watch before next week and thus the need for longer........
i just want as much hours as possible to avoid switching tapes...that is the only annoyance for me and it is minor as i don't usually tape more than 8 hours anyway, but sometimes i can't watch before next week and thus the need for longer........
10-04-05, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
Maybe it isn't a priority, shock of shocks. Not everybody needs the latest and greatest.
10-04-05, 01:10 PM
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I just got my DVR this last week... I can't believe how much more convienent it is for me... I too was using VHS and missing out on a lot. Now I can get entire shows, even if they're on at the same time as others (example: Las Vegas 9-10/RAW 9-11), and all the sports games I'd miss at night...
I could never go back. If your cable provider offers it, I'd pick it up. Mine's only $15 more a month, definatly well worth it...
I could never go back. If your cable provider offers it, I'd pick it up. Mine's only $15 more a month, definatly well worth it...
10-04-05, 01:31 PM
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I switched from the ol' VCR to DirecTivo this past June, and I will never, ever go back. It's so easy, the quality is superb, and it's so versatile.
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OR you can forget about tivo, replay and vhs tape and get a :
A HDD/DVD RECORDER( THEREBY WHEN YOU BUY IT, YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY ANY MONTHLY FEES.
I still don't know why tivio is such a big deal? why not save your save the trouble and get a hdd/dvd recorder. I use it and thibks it absolutely fantastic.
A HDD/DVD RECORDER( THEREBY WHEN YOU BUY IT, YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY ANY MONTHLY FEES.
I still don't know why tivio is such a big deal? why not save your save the trouble and get a hdd/dvd recorder. I use it and thibks it absolutely fantastic.
