Dvd Verses Vcr
The DVD Player Verses the VCR
Tracy Bratton
COM/170
April 4, 2013
Carole Miller
The DVD Player Verses the VCR
Both DVD and VCR offer a lot of advantages in home entertainment thought impossible just a few short years ago. With time, both of these systems are sure to find solutions to the few advantages and disadvantages held by each, and will prove to offer amenities that we are not even able to imagine. I remember when CDs replaced tapes, they were 3 times the price of cassettes but we all went out and bought them because they were cool. Then the DVD came out and we had to replace VHS with DVD’s. By the time DVDs came in I was now well aware of the drawbacks of trading thick plastic protecting the memory of the tape, which you could basically run over with a truck and still get a decent sound with a flimsy unprotected disk that became scratched if you so much as took a breath in its vicinity. Did anyone think of this as they rushed out to buy the latest and greatest fad?
DVD Player Advantages
The Digital Video Disc (DVD) player was recently developed, and has undergone some major advancement through the use of rapidly advancing technology. DVD uses a disc, similar to music CDs. Movies in DVD form also prove to be reasonably priced. Maintenance for DVD players seems to be restricted to keeping the machine and discs free of stray dust and scratches. You can skip, fast forward, zoom in, look at the movie at different angles. The DVD rewinds the movie on its own once it is done. Bonus material such as deleted scenes, extended scene, and alternate endings are also included on DVD’s. Don't have to worry about tracking. You can put the movie you’re watching in slow motion. You can pause the movie. Another big selling point is that I can watch DVDs as many times as I like with no reduction in quality. I can start in the middle of a movie or watch the end first if I want to on a DVD player.
DVD Player Disadvantages
While DVD players have many advantages to consumers
Tracy Bratton
COM/170
April 4, 2013
Carole Miller
The DVD Player Verses the VCR
Both DVD and VCR offer a lot of advantages in home entertainment thought impossible just a few short years ago. With time, both of these systems are sure to find solutions to the few advantages and disadvantages held by each, and will prove to offer amenities that we are not even able to imagine. I remember when CDs replaced tapes, they were 3 times the price of cassettes but we all went out and bought them because they were cool. Then the DVD came out and we had to replace VHS with DVD’s. By the time DVDs came in I was now well aware of the drawbacks of trading thick plastic protecting the memory of the tape, which you could basically run over with a truck and still get a decent sound with a flimsy unprotected disk that became scratched if you so much as took a breath in its vicinity. Did anyone think of this as they rushed out to buy the latest and greatest fad?
DVD Player Advantages
The Digital Video Disc (DVD) player was recently developed, and has undergone some major advancement through the use of rapidly advancing technology. DVD uses a disc, similar to music CDs. Movies in DVD form also prove to be reasonably priced. Maintenance for DVD players seems to be restricted to keeping the machine and discs free of stray dust and scratches. You can skip, fast forward, zoom in, look at the movie at different angles. The DVD rewinds the movie on its own once it is done. Bonus material such as deleted scenes, extended scene, and alternate endings are also included on DVD’s. Don't have to worry about tracking. You can put the movie you’re watching in slow motion. You can pause the movie. Another big selling point is that I can watch DVDs as many times as I like with no reduction in quality. I can start in the middle of a movie or watch the end first if I want to on a DVD player.
DVD Player Disadvantages
While DVD players have many advantages to consumers