[hi-v-rocknroll]

I wonder if content on VHS tape can be read and/or post-processed better than the best Toshiba or Sony (PAL|NTSC) VCR in history using fancier techniques and modern technology.

[Sesse__]

https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

[hi-v-rocknroll]

Awesome, thanks. I guess one just needs benchmarks of the sensitivity of various compatible hardware solutions.

[actionfromafar]

Was about to say that.

[stavros]

I wonder if the newer reading technology offsets the degradation of the magnetic tape, or whether it's better to digitize X years ago, using the older digitizing technique, but with a stronger magnetic signal.

[hi-v-rocknroll]

Every time it's played, there is mechanical wear on the tape surface and mechanical stretching to place it under tension.

Probably always best to digitize it then because there's quite a bit that can happen to tape magnetically and to the plastic tape itself.