On 24 Jan 2000 01:54:34 GMT, daggo66@aol.comnospam (Tom DeGraw) wrote:

>Neither should produce any discernable difference. You are limited by the
>capability of the format.

Hmmmm....
Not so sure that that is true...
Look at all those commercial movie tapes on VHS that
look durn good! A combination of processing and
higher-quality source material can make a difference
in what copies on lowly VHS look like, I think.
I've had better results with mini-DV copied to VHS
than with Hi-8 copied to VHS, and better results yet
with EQ'd mini-DV copied to VHS (boosted contrast
and sharpness, reduced color saturation). These
things are interactive, and improving one thing will
improve the result (though not above the absolute
limits of the medium). I suspect that this is similar
to the film-sharpness vs. lens-sharpness issue, and
the answer to that one often surprises people: improving
either will improve the resulting on-film sharpness.
Also, you can do a little with EQ'ing to compensate
a bit (by illusion) for the shortcomings of the
VHS format.