VHS and camcorder tapes degrade with time because they are made of magnetic tape. The tape could even end up being left blank with the passing of the years. Transferring your video tapes to DVD will make them last a lifetime.
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Digitize Film/Video to Stop Degradation
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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What is the shelf life of a video tape?
January 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A video tape degrades with time because it is made of magnetic media. What you see ten, twenty years later is nowhere as sharp as when the tapes were first created. So, what is the shelf life of a magnetic tape (which includes Betamax, VHS, 8mm and mini-DV)?
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