Facts that you should know about Video Tapes

1. Videotapes have a Finite Life
2. Your personal videotapes will not be playable within 15 years.
3. The oxide will shed with age and the colour will fade even if you don’t play your tapes. Each time you play a tape you lose some quality
4. All or some of the information stored on videotape can be erased easily and be lost forever by careless handling
5. DVDs will last a minimum of 100 years, though some tests suggest in excess of 200 years.
6. DVDs are easier to use.
7. Did you know that while your tapes are safely tucked away in your cupboard that they are deteriorating anyway
8. VHS video tape is no longer being made and will only exist in your cupboard, 8mm High8 and Digital8 cameras are no longer being produced and you won't be able to play these tapes if your camera dies.
   Time is running out to save these videotapes.
   Have them professionally transferred now… Remember Beta?