Benefits of digital video

What are the benefits of digital video? When comparing digital video to other media like VHS tapes, you will find there are some significant advantages to using digital video.

Digital video has these benefits.

Image quality: The image quality is awesome comparatively. The picture is crisp, clean, and you can see the small details. This is all due to the higher resolution image range and frame rate speed.

Reliability: DVRs are now going through extensive testing procedures to make sure that they are reliable, and longer lasting.

Affordability: DVRs can now be purchased for less than $100. Or, they can be rented or leased for $4.99 per month through cable, and satellite companies. Remember you get what you pay for. If you are looking for dual tuner, high definition DVRs, you are likely looking at $600 or more. However, the prices are lowering, and the quality is going up. So it is just a matter of time and DVR prices will be comparable to other forms of viewing devices.

Flexibility: If you go through the satellite or cable company, you will usually find very flexible conditions and terms of use. Also, if you just want to purchase your own, you will find that there are many different functions that are available.

Ease of Use: Now the design of these DVRs is set up with easy set up and use. The user manuals are easily understood, and if that does not work, then the help and support team will be there to answer any questions. If you receive your DVR through your cable or satellite company, you will likely find that they will show you how to use it.

Power: If you want power with your video, this is the way to do it. This digital video opens an entire new world of watching movies and television. From watching and recording on two different channels, stopping a picture and rewinding a television show, because you did not get the jest of the joke. All the power is in your hands, and remote.

Storage Room: Depending in the different modes you record in, you can record up to 1.5 hours of video per 1GB of hard drive space for digital video. Being that many of the DVRs come with at least 40GB hard drives and there are some that have 400GB hard drives, as you can see your storage room is all up to you. You can record many hours of video.

Improved management: Management of videos is much easier with DVR. In fact, you can record digital video to DVD and then store your videos, in a much smaller space, than that of VCR tapes.

Faster Distribution: If you are sending information out via digital video, you can record, and within an hour, send the information via the Internet. This creates a much faster distribution solution, and ease of convenience.

If you want to hook up digital video in your home, you can purchase a DVR, or go through your cable company for digital video and they will lease you one of their DVRs

All you need to make your own digital video is a Windows PC or Mac, a Fire wire link, a Digital Camcorder, and software for running and editing. It really is simple to set up, and surprisingly you can do it for a small amount of money.

Digital video has many benefits. When you find the right DVR and digital system for yourself, you will find that this new technology will not leave you wanting. The benefits out weight the cost of change.