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Analog vs. Digital video is a debate many people have when deciding what kind of video recorder to purchase or whether to digitize their videos. An analog video can be very similar to the original video copied, but it is not identical. Digital copies will always be identical and will not loose their sharpness and clarity over time.
DVD's can be stored in regular of slim jewel cases unlike the large cumbersome format that VHS tapes come in. Thus DVD only requires less than half the shelf space.

Analog Format:
requires information representing images and sound to be in a real-time continuous-scale electric signal between sources and receivers.
Digital Format:
is based on images represented in the form of digital bits (or numbers). A digital video signal is actually a pattern of 1's and 0's that represent the video image. With a digital video signal, there is no variation in the original signal once it is captured on to computer disc.

Limited Lifespan:
Tape heads wear on the tape during every viewing and chemical processes are at work destroying your tape even while it sits on a shelf. Also, if you play repeatedly, eventually it will wear out and eventually erases it. The older the tape is, the more deterioration will take place each time it's played.
Durability:
A DVD, on the other hand, should last 100+ years if properly cared for. And the image is as good on the 100th year as it is the first time you watch it.
It's a fact that videotape deteriorates over time. DVD is an inherently more stable and permanent medium.

Random Access To Scenes
DVD-Video can be organized into chapters. Instead of fast forwarding to a specific spot in your video, a DVD lets you skip right to a specific point, bypassing all of the video in between. The DVD Menu lists "Chapters" which are the places where you want to be able to skip to (usually a new scene or event). The ease of navigating your video.

Digital video can also be played over and over without any degradation, whereas analog videos loose their quality over time and in poor storage conditions. The magnetic tape of a VHS video wears away with repeated play. Eventually, the magnetic tape becomes thinner and thinner until the video cannot be played at all. Through digitization of old VHS tapes, the video colors and sound can be preserved. The picture quality of the DVD disc is consistent from the first play to the thousandth play and do not require rewinding after viewing.