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DVHS on a Budget

Posted by Zonk on from the scissored-ingenuity dept.

Kerhop writes "ecoustics.com has an article on how to convert SVHS tapes to work in DVHS recorders which is similar to modifying a floppy drive (like we did years ago) to double the storage. There's two holes on a DVHS cassette and a single hole on the SVHS tape. The hole common to both permits DVHS tapes to handle SVHS signals; the hole unique to DVHS is what we want to focus on. Just cut off the top four to five millimeters of the pin within the recorder itself."

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  1. Good plan by DavidRawling · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha! Now I've got you. Instead of purchasing $10 media validated to work in DVHS mode, I'll modify my $500 player! Let's ignore any fundamental quality, design or implementation differences while we're at it ...

  2. Soon to come on hackaday.com by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Funny

    Upgrade your Betamax tapes to D-Betamax with a toothbrush!

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  3. Re:I don't get it... by rs79 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The clue that you,
    so badly need,
    is in TFA,
    you didn't read.

    The article does not answer the question "what should I use" the article tells you how to save on tapes if you have a DVHS machine.

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  4. Ya, but it doesn't work for everything... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've tried and tried to use a hole punch to double the storage
    of my CD's but they just don't play as well with the extra holes...