VCR tape to DVD

[Tim Wunder]

On 3/5/2003 12:51 PM, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Tim Wunder wrote:
> 
>>On 3/5/2003 9:25 AM, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Tim Wunder wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes, more details would be good.
>>>>BTW, How much video (time) can be written to VCD?
>>>
>>>
>>>That entirely depends on the quality of the video (both sound & audio),
>>>plus the size (resolution) of the picture.
>>>
>>
>>Well, can you give me something like:
>>High quality=X minutes
>>Medium quality=Y minutes
>>Low quality=Z minutes
> 
> 
> Its more than just the quality, the resolution of the picture is also
> important.  I honestly don't know the formula off the top of my head, i'd
> have to Google for it.  I just do know that this isn't a black & white
> thing, there are many shades of gray.
> 

OK, I didn't have much success googling last night, but didn't try real 
hard. My brother has some VHS tapes he wants to convert to digital and 
I'm trying to determine if he can do it with his CD burner, or if it's 
worth invsting in a DVD burner for the PC (and associated 
hardware/software), or if he should by a DVD-RW deck (at around $500), 
or if he should wait 6 months...

Thanks,
Tim