ot. old home videos.

[scaredyclassic]

we have a box of old unplayable mini videotapes that go in an adaptor and are played in a vcr. we havent watched them since at least 2001, probably earlier, because that was the last time we had a tv/vcr.

so we borrowed a friends little vcr tv combo.

hilarious.

we have some tapes we made on our honeymoon that are so painful to listen to, so soft and insipid that i had to run out of the room. myw ife was howling with laughter. i had to plug my ears.

the ones of the children are great, but as to me, also weird. i look and sound so soft and weak and young and stupid. my wife looks like she’s around 19 years old.

not sure i want them converted to digital. its good having this stuff very inaccessible.

[CDMA ENG]

So using the math created at this blog site…

If a picture is worth and thousand words…

And a word is worth a milli-picture…

Then…

For video… depending on how much talking is happening…

The law of diminishing returns quickly kicks in past the first words and the video is worth nothing!

Burn the tapes!

😛

CE

[svelte]

I converted all my parent’s 8mm and all my home VHS to digital about 2 years ago.

I am very glad I did and recommend you do too.

Not because you’ll watch them often – I don’t because as you accurately point out they can be painful to watch – but because of the next generation.

We have grandkids now who are trying to figure our their place in the universe and family tree. They are just getting the concept that they will mature and that, at one point, their parents were little kids who lived with their parents. They’ll jump up on my lap while I’m at the computer and request that we watch old family movies. Watching old films and saying “there’s your dad when he was your age!” helps make it all click in their mind and certainly makes it more real than mere words.

If for no other reason than the above, I’d recommend you convert to digital before you start losing tapes to old age.

[scaredyclassic]

There’s a funny part where I’m pointing at the small kids and bellowing YOU ARE A GOOD BOY in my most authoritative voice.

Kids thought that was hilarious the other day…

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=svelte]I converted all my parent’s 8mm and all my home VHS to digital about 2 years ago.

I am very glad I did and recommend you do too.

Not because you’ll watch them often – I don’t because as you accurately point out they can be painful to watch – but because of the next generation.

We have grandkids now who are trying to figure our their place in the universe and family tree. They are just getting the concept that they will mature and that, at one point, their parents were little kids who lived with their parents. They’ll jump up on my lap while I’m at the computer and request that we watch old family movies. Watching old films and saying “there’s your dad when he was your age!” helps make it all click in their mind and certainly makes it more real than mere words.

If for no other reason than the above, I’d recommend you convert to digital before you start losing tapes to old age.[/quote]

Ugh. Ok.

[svelte]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=svelte]If for no other reason than the above, I’d recommend you convert to digital before you start losing tapes to old age.[/quote]

Ugh. Ok.[/quote]

It may sound unappetizing now since you are pre-grandkid, but I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy the moments they spend on your lap watching old videos. And be thankful you took your collection digital.

You’re a man who enjoys his family and I have no doubt that trait will continue in the coming decades.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=svelte][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=svelte]If for no other reason than the above, I’d recommend you convert to digital before you start losing tapes to old age.[/quote]

Ugh. Ok.[/quote]

It may sound unappetizing now since you are pre-grandkid, but I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy the moments they spend on your lap watching old videos. And be thankful you took your collection digital.

You’re a man who enjoys his family and I have no doubt that trait will continue in the coming decades.[/quote]

but…they’ll laugh…

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