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Old 11-22-2003, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Kathleen
A VHS tape will lose quality just sitting in a drawer without being played. Over time the tape becomes brittle and it can tear, snap etc.
Actually, the more serious problem is the fact that the magnetic charge that causes the images and sounds to appear, will weaken in time. A CD or a DVD is recorded with a laser that "burns" bumps in the material. The bumps stay "on" a lot longer than the magnetic charge. Though, some claim that a CD might loose it's info in a few years. I don't quite buy that, but it's been said.

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