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   Joseph Nebus to dgates   
   Re: MST3K - SpAce Mutiny   
   18 Jun 07 23:05:24   
   
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   From: nebusj-@-rpi-.edu   
      
   dgates  writes:   
      
   >I've only bought a couple episodes on DVD, because I still have them   
   >all from back when, on VHS, or on VHS that's been copied to DVD-R.   
      
   >I'm wondering: How much better is the picture quality on the DVD   
   >versions.  Now that we've got a nice HDTV, it's been hard to watch old   
   >VHS tapes, or VHS-to-DVD-R conversions.   
      
   >Is the quality of, say, Space Mutiny, on DVD better than I could hope   
   >from my own VHS copy the I recorded directly off ("Best" quality) TiVo   
   >back when the show first aired on Sci-Fi?   
      
   	Yes.  It's vastly better.  The digital formats allow for a   
   nearly lossless transmission of the source movies' lack of quality.   
      
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