TriX wrote:
Regarding the quality, how do the tapes look when played on a modern HD TV? Is the digitized version worse? If so, it may the particular digitizer you’ve chosen (you didn’t mention the manufacturer). VHS was never a high resolution low noise media, and if recorded at the slower speeds, it’s worse. We typically used to view them on a smaller lower resolution screen SD in the days they were popular, so the deficiencies weren’t so glaring then as they are now on a large high res HD screen.
It looks the same low quality when viewed on TV as when I see it on my 4K PC monitor. I know that today's video quality is leaps beyond what was available 30 years ago so I have no high hopes. I want to preserve something from the family's past especially people who are no longer with us.