Is it true that DVD has better sound and picture quality than video tape? From my experience it seems true. Bu

Answer 1

yes and no. It all depends on what KIND of video tape your talking about, and other factors as well. If its an analog format, usually yes (although betacam is an exception to the rule, but dont worry about it, you wont use it unless you work in a tv station). If its a digital format, sometimes yes, sometimes no. As a rule, miniDV tapes have better quality than DVDs overall (if the two cams were similar, that is). I think what youre thinking about is VHS, which is a lot worse than DVDs. In a nutshell, dvds are better than analog, and minidv digital tapes are better than dvds.

However, like I said there are exceptions, like betacam, and even SVHS in some cases. Also, dvds might be better than digital8 video in some cases. There are a ton of exceptions, so Im not gonna list them, but just remember for most instances analog tape

Answer 2

That depends. DVD's contain digital recordings of video and sound, and so have the potential to be of higher quality than video tape.

Most commerical DVD's are indeed much higher quality than tape.

However, home-recorded DVD's can suffer quality loss depending on how they were recorded. If a very low "bitrate" is used, say 4000 kbs or lower, objects in the video will appear to "pixelate" as they move. This is not the same type of loss you'll see in a tape, but it's bad nonetheless.

Sound quality on home-recorded DVD's can also vary a great deal. There are a number of different sampling frequencies that can be used for each audio type (usually LPCM, Dolby, MPEG). In general anything less than 224 KBS is going to sound crappy.

In general, home-recorded DVD's which were recorded at 8000 KBS or higher are far superior in quality to tape.

Obviously if you record tapes to DVD, there will be some signal loss during the capture process and what you get could be a little lower in quality than the original recording. If you do it right, though, and have a good capture card and software, you won't be able to see a difference.

A lot of that is personal opinion. Go here to get the rundown on all sorts of quality issues:

www.videohelp.com

It takes a while to find what you want on this site because there's so much stuff - but eventually you'll find user input and articles discussing the tradeoffs between quality and the various recording parameters used to make home-recorded DVDs.

Good Luck,
Big Al Mintaka

Answer 3

Video tape uses an "analog" format while DVD uses a "digital" format. Digital format is far superior in sound and video quality.

Answer 4

Yes dvd is better quality.

Answer 5

ummm ya if u say from your experience it seems true then ofcourse it is...duhhhhhhhhhhhh

Answer 6

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