I tend to have a lot of respect for tape; got lots of stuff that was recorded in the fifties, including some paper-back stuff, and it still sounds great. But I have noticed a big difference in how more modern stuff ages. Some recordings from the 80s look like they are live while others have become unwatchable. I would hate to go through the time and expense of dubbing everything I care about to DVD only to discover the new copies won't outlast the old. Looks like, as with most things, you need to seek out the highest quality. The DVD equivalent of all my old Certon audio tapes just won't do.
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Bryan
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