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Forum: General Discussion 03-22-2024, 01:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 782
Posted By lingyi
Thank you for sharing! Get lots of rest, get...

Thank you for sharing!

Get lots of rest, get well and be well!

Edit: Hope you don't mind. Sharing your post at Videohelp for more positive energy sent your way!
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-12-2023, 02:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 562
Posted By lingyi
https://www.digitalfaq.com/search-results.htm?cx=p...

https://www.digitalfaq.com/search-results.htm?cx=partner-pub-4514618784715630%3Aap9axi-dpon&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=mold&sa=Search

Pay special attention to lordsmurf's posts.
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2023, 08:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 297
Posted By lingyi
The standard being anything other than the super...

The standard being anything other than the super thin dollar store cables.

Monster Cable is 99.9% overpriced, overhyped, over promised marketing.

The reasons are discussed here:...
Forum: Computers 04-27-2023, 01:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 309
Posted By lingyi
How full is the second drive? Are you writing to...

How full is the second drive? Are you writing to an empty drive or overwriting existing files? Both are SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) and SMR slows down as they get full at roughly 50% capacity....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-26-2023, 12:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 701
Posted By lingyi
lordsmurf's humility drives me crazy! :eek: ...

lordsmurf's humility drives me crazy! :eek:

Buy a complete workflow from him, https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/marketplace/8057-sale-complete-workflow.html

Guaranteed working top quality!
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-10-2022, 01:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,078
Posted By lingyi
There's a long a active thread at videohelp.com ...

There's a long a active thread at videohelp.com

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/394168-Current-status-of-ld-decode-vhs-decode-%28true-backup-of-RF-signals%29
Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-19-2022, 11:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,013
Posted By lingyi
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/407327-Convert...

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/407327-Converting-Betamax-tapes-to-digital-via-Windows-10

I don't assume things often, but I trust lingyi to not make unsubstantiated comments (as that's just...
Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-19-2022, 02:28 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,013
Posted By lingyi
Depends on the content and how much I want the...

Depends on the content and how much I want the best possible, up to the limits of the original. Several hundred dollars per tape wouldn't be too much. I've paid comparatively more for other non-video...
Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 10-18-2022, 08:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,013
Posted By lingyi
FYI, the OP has started a thread at videohelp and...

FYI, the OP has started a thread at videohelp and says his customer gave him 100 tapes! And he doesn't know how to connect two versions via RF. Even calls it the VHF/UHF connector!

I respect a...
Forum: General Discussion 10-08-2022, 12:23 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 416
Posted By lingyi
Techmoan reviews lots of old tech, including...

Techmoan reviews lots of old tech, including videotapes. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=techmoan

The 8-Bit Guy shows numerous video formats that many have never known about....
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 09-01-2022, 12:13 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,747
Posted By lingyi
lordsmurf! lordsmurf! lordsmurf! Ahhh...I...

lordsmurf! lordsmurf! lordsmurf!

Ahhh...I can smell those smurfbucks coming to me! :laugh:
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 08-28-2022, 04:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,747
Posted By lingyi
Okay, okay, you caught me! He pays me to talk...

Okay, okay, you caught me! He pays me to talk nice. Only problem is it's all in smurfbucks! :eek: LOL
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 08-28-2022, 02:19 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,747
Posted By lingyi
I absolutely love you blue guy, but you're way...

I absolutely love you blue guy, but you're way too humble! The ultimate answer is always get only lordsmurf approved equipment and get it from here in the marketplace, ideally from the blue guy...
Forum: General Discussion 08-24-2022, 01:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 970
Posted By lingyi
Don't see the relevance to this thread, but...

Don't see the relevance to this thread, but please expand on the connection to the format war.

Yes, Coronation Street did run on PBS. Though I don't believe it was required to be broadcast on...
Forum: Computers 08-17-2022, 12:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 619
Posted By lingyi
https://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/...

https://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-xp-x86-32-bit-service-pack-3-service-configurations/

You can probably use the barebones settings. There's also guides for Win...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 06-05-2022, 04:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,488
Posted By lingyi
Your choice to ignore lordsmurf, but understand...

Your choice to ignore lordsmurf, but understand and accept that his posts, this thread and this forum is not only for you. He and others, myself included, post to share our thoughts and experiences...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 06-04-2022, 12:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,488
Posted By lingyi
LOL! A long time ago when I first...

LOL!

A long time ago when I first encountered lordsmurf at videohelp.com, I thought he was an arrogant, grumpy, know-it-all. Over years he's mellowed a lot, at least in my opinion. What hasn't...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-24-2022, 05:32 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
It's your call, but to my eyes, different...

It's your call, but to my eyes, different machines and S-Video out definitely made a difference in the visual quality between the 20+ Betamax(s) I had and viewed on my Sony PVM2530 back in the day. ...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-24-2022, 05:24 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
It's your call, but to my eyes, different...

It's your call, but to my eyes, different machines and S-Video out definitely made a difference in the visual quality between the 20+ Betamax(s) I had and viewed on my Sony PVM2530 back in the day.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-23-2022, 07:33 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
@Closecall IMO, I would get a Japanese...

@Closecall

IMO, I would get a Japanese ED-Beta machine. While not cheap, they're a relative bargain, assuming they're in good working order at <$1000. You'll pay at least twice that for a...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-23-2022, 07:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
Ahhh...and I thought I knew about Beta! Never...

Ahhh...and I thought I knew about Beta! Never heard of SuperBeta Pro. Here's some info about it: https://www.palsite.com/950ovi.html
https://www.palsite.com/tapes.html...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-23-2022, 12:00 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
Have to defend my beloved, but long gone Betamax....

Have to defend my beloved, but long gone Betamax. The SL-HF2100 looked like something out of Star Trek. The front panel folded down to show a buttonless touch panel and the remote was also...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-22-2022, 11:52 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
Smurfions? :D Minimurfs?

Smurfions? :D

Minimurfs?
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-22-2022, 11:09 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,884
Posted By lingyi
There's also the Japan only EDV-8000. The...

There's also the Japan only EDV-8000. The EDV-7000 and EDV-9000 were the Japanese versions of the EDV-7500 and EDV-9500.

Edit: I thought the EDV-7XXX and EDV-9XXX where the only ED-Beta machines....
Forum: General Discussion 03-19-2022, 08:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 970
Posted By lingyi
Sears, JC Penny, Montgomery Ward. Here's a site...

Sears, JC Penny, Montgomery Ward. Here's a site with the catalogs from those years.



If you haven't already read them, Fast Forward: Hollywood, the Japanese & the VCR Wars: James Lardner and...
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