Thank You As Christmas approaches, we have now reached the point where we can not complete any new orders in time for Christmas. Over the last few months, we have seen old faces in the form of customers from a few years ago, regular returning customers over the last year, as well as all our new customers. We would like to thank everyone that has visited our site, gave us a phone call or stepped through our office door for their support, kind feedback and most importantly, their trust in us to take care of their precious tapes to complete their orders, making this mad christmas period, our most busiest and successful one to date! Trustpilot A few of our customers have placed a review on Trustpilot. As of time of writing this we currently have 12 reviews and would love for all our existing customers over the last year to leave a review also. By spending a couple of minutes leaving a review, you can help us grow bigger and better by showing the world that we do exactly what we say we do without any hastle. Visit Trustpilot here https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/vhstodvdwales.co.uk Christmas Hours We will officially be closing this Friday (21st December 2018) and reopening on Thursday 3rd January 2019, therefore unless agreed to pick up on a different date and time, all orders will need to be collected by 5PM Friday evening to have in time for Christmas. As we offer a full 30 day guarantee on all disks, if anyone has any issue with their DVD or Blu-Ray while we are closed, please email us on info@vhstodvdwales.co.uk or via our CONTACT FORM and we will honour any requests during the days that we are closed. We wish all of our past, current and future customers a merry christmas and a happy new year.
No one talks about the differences between two things if they are not similar in any way. PAL and NTSC are similar because they are television standards that can be recorded on VHS and DVD video format or transmitted. I can summarize the differences between these formats by simply telling you that the PAL standard was introduced to cater for the deficiencies of the NTSC. End of article, up next …!! However, you will remain in virtually the same level of vagueness. First, let me differentiate between these two formats by giving more information on each of them. Phase Alternating Line(PAL): While broadcasting at 625- line per 50 fields, broadcast television system in several countries uses a color encoding system called PAL. These countries are now categorized into two, Countries that have converted PAL to DVB, DTMB or ISDB. Countries that are yet to convert PAL to DVB, DTMB or ISDB. PAL is predominant in European countries, Australia and some few countries in Asia. National Television System Committee (NTSC): Mostly used in the Americas, NTSC is a standard implemented when broadcasting at 525-lines per 60 fields. Differences between the PAL standard and NTSC standard There are two major differences. These two differences will be explained in this article. Difference in Electrical Frequency The easiest way of identifying the difference between PAL and NTSC is by observing the underlying electrical power system. Because electricity is generated in the United States at 60 hertz. Signal is distributed at 60 fields per second. Hence, the video standard adopted by each country highly depends on the electrical frequency adopted by the country. However, because electricity in Europe is being generated at a constant frequency of 50 Hertz, its signal is distributed at 50 fields per seconds. The use of an interlaced system is often adopted to help the NTSC as it sends images in different batches that includes 30 lines. While for PAL, 25 lines of images are sent. Therefore, due to this difference in electrical frequency. Can you watch a PAL movie on a NTSC television? Yes! Simply add 5 more frames to the 25 frames on ground and enjoy your movie. In PAL, actors on the television’s screen move faster than actors on the screen with NTSC. Difference in resolution Since PAL does not produce as much frames as NTSC, there is a significant difference between the resolution of PAL and the resolution of NTSC. Therefore, the difference in resolution is the most profound difference. The number of resolution lines that NTSC broadcasts is 525 lines while PAL broadcasts 625 lines of resolution. What difference does this make? There is often a positive correlation between resolution and visual information or between resolution and video quality. The more lines of resolution there is the higher the amount of visual information and vice versa. Hence, PAL produce better image quality and gives our vision a higher amount of visual information. Finally, dont forget… Before it is too late, convert your VHS to DVD today!! And Finally Head over to Facebook to give us a like.
Christmas Day Filming – What have you let yourself in for? Have you ever experienced Christmas Day? With visiting loved ones, cooking Christmas dinner, entertaining guests, keeping the kids under control, theres a lot to do and little time to do it in. Christmas Day can go by in no time, making capturing the magical moments of the day can be pretty stressfull. However after the day is over and you can sit back and relax, it is very rewarding to watch back the magic of Christmas, so regardless if you are using your phone camera or an actual camcorder, here’s some quick Christmas Day filming tips. 1. Film, Film, Film… Film everything. It is better to have too much footage than not enough. Film your surroundings, Film your unopened presents, Film your breckfast, Film your family waking up, Film everything and more! 2. Get yourself on camera too In 10 years time when you look back on your footage, theres nothing worse than everyone wondering where you are. You have lots of footage (or you should do) of your family but you are not in it at all. Interact with everyone and share the camera duties. 3. Keep Filming Refer back to tip number one. If the day has not ended, get that camera back rolling. 4. Preperation At some point before Christmas, set up your camera to best capture the moment rather than fiddling around with settings and missing the action. You could also set up your camera on a tripod in a strategically located place, and ideally with a reasonably wide angle lens. A Go-Pro could be best for this. 5. Back Up your footage Get your footage backed up safe on a hard drive. No doubt you will want to get your camera out on Boxing day or New Years Eve so you will want the space back on your SD card (that is if you followed tip 1 & 3). Finally… When you have all your footage together, why not send it to us to edit your home footage professionally so that you can view it on DVD, Blu-Ray or USB. Place your order before January to get 15% off the total price. Don’t forget to give us a like on Facebook.
Do you still have them at home? What? Video Home System(VHS)!! They are far from being useless. Are you a member of the “golden” VHS generation? This was almost two decades ago. However, those memories are just like yesterday. Can you still remember how precious and valuable those VHS tapes were? If you don’t, I will remind you, in those VHS videos lies some of our most treasured family events, celebrations, graduation, funerals and weddings. Others contained our favorite classic movies, music albums, sitcoms and concerts. Those still with them might sometimes wonder. Can the videos could ever be retrievable? Giving up on these videos is not an option, and I designed this article to tell you why you should convert these VHS videos into DVD format. VIDEO QUALITY During the VHS period, because having a VHS player was a necessity in every home made it seem perfect!! However, its video quality was very poor. Hence, don’t ever think of purchasing a ridiculously outdated VHS player. This is not a good solution to getting your videos back. Because of their delicate nature, time can easily damage these cassettes. Sharing of Videos Even if you have a VHS player at home, you can hardly share these wonderful moments “caught in the act” with families and friends. Why? Most homes don‘t have a VHS player anymore. In years to come, your purpose of keeping these videos will be terribly jeopardized. In the nearest future, nobody will use a VHS video player any longer. Right now VHS players are on their way to extinction. They will become artifacts for the museums; just to play a video, you will need to “steal” one out of a museum. That is way too risky!! So, why not just convert to DVD. Repair and Maintenance What if I tell you that the cost of repairing a VHS player is more than then cost of buying a whole DVD player? This is uneconomical. How about repairs? VHS repairers are rare to come by. Preserving these great old memories by converting your VHS to DVD will eventually turn out to be the greatest gift you could ever give to your future generations. Memories are Invaluable It is typically an octogenarian’s quote “the past has passed and can never be recalled”. This quote doesn’t just evoke emotions, it is a fact of life. However, cinematographers have tried in the past to constantly keep the past. People have stored billions of memorable scenes and momentous events in videos worldwide, and almost everyone could relate with the wide range of emotions we often feel when memories are brought to the fore in videos. As each day passes by, the time left is reduced. Your now playable VHS will one day become unplayable. Why not take a step to preserve the future by preserving the past? Why not save these momentous occasions from the claws of destruction? Losing these priceless memories will truly be saddening. VHS is analogue, this is a digital era. Before it is too late, convert your VHS to DVD today!! And Finally Head over to Facebook to give us a like.
