"lending" a DVD out for $20 is RENTING (or Hiring, as the federal warning states). lending ONLY refers to the free exchange. and as far as i know, the warning at the beginning of the DVDs is the same as the one before VHS movies, as it is the Federal copyright warning.
I like DVD as much as the next person, however, it is far from perfect. It will be a long time before it can replace tapes completely. Now, I'm not sure about the quality of DVHS, because i've never seen a recording on it, but I do see that, at its current setup, DVD does not compare to the professional systems of Digital-Beta (and other digital incarnations), or even Betacam. As for the consumer environment, DVHS has a market base for two reasons: - people have VHS tapes, and do not want to toss their machines; they will upgrade for the quality and compatibility - tape IS a more convenient medium in some ways. DVDs have random access, but it'll be YEARS before we see a recordable DVD that works that way. for the time being, they'll have to be burned, much like CDR-s. The advantage of tape here is that you can tape over a section, leaving the rest intact. This isn't necessary for movies, but for those who tape tv shows to watch later, then tape over, it's great.
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"lending" a DVD out for $20 is RENTING (or Hiring, as the federal warning states). lending ONLY refers to the free exchange. and as far as i know, the warning at the beginning of the DVDs is the same as the one before VHS movies, as it is the Federal copyright warning.
I like DVD as much as the next person, however, it is far from perfect. It will be a long time before it can replace tapes completely. Now, I'm not sure about the quality of DVHS, because i've never seen a recording on it, but I do see that, at its current setup, DVD does not compare to the professional systems of Digital-Beta (and other digital incarnations), or even Betacam. As for the consumer environment, DVHS has a market base for two reasons: - people have VHS tapes, and do not want to toss their machines; they will upgrade for the quality and compatibility - tape IS a more convenient medium in some ways. DVDs have random access, but it'll be YEARS before we see a recordable DVD that works that way. for the time being, they'll have to be burned, much like CDR-s. The advantage of tape here is that you can tape over a section, leaving the rest intact. This isn't necessary for movies, but for those who tape tv shows to watch later, then tape over, it's great.