VegesNerd

Hey guys, Thanks so much for your advice. The unit I bought is a SONY RDR-VX535 which up-converts to 1080p. So burning a DVD from VHS and then playing it should increase the video resolution to an acceptable level for viewing on my 52" T.V. As you can imagine, watching VHS tapes at their native resolution on this T.V. just doesn't cut it, especially now that I've been spoiled with DIRECTV's H.D. DVR. Gary

I just purchased a Sony set top DVD-VCR combo so I can archive some of my VHS tapes to DVD. I have no idea what type of recordable media will give me the best results. Below is a list of the media I copied from the Sony spec. sheet. Will someone please advise me as to what these various media can and can not do? Thank you for any info you can give me. Playable Media CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, SVCD, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD, CD, Video CD, DVD+R DL Recordable Media DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL

Gentlemen, My bad, not trying to turn this post into a political discussion. And, of course, the automobile analogy isn't really valid. However, G.M. and their after market partners do continue to support everything they have ever produced. I have no problem getting parts for my 1974 El Camino. Even modern fuel injection and electronic ignition systems which make my car run better than when it was new. Unlike Microsoft who no longer supports Win 98. So what about those less affluent among us who cannot (especially in this economic environment) afford to upgrade their systems.

Geek, Thank you for your advice even though it simply verified my worst fears. ChiefZeke, I took a look at the RAYN and DriverPacks sites but haven't a clue as to how to make use of them. I'm a fairly competent hardware guy but when it comes to Software my brain goes numb. As a side note: Maybe G.M. could take a lesson from Bill Gates here. Simply require all new car purchases be registered (activated) with G.M. Then when the customer modifies his vehicle, with after market parts, the on board microprocessor shuts down until the owner calls G.M. and requests re-activation, for an additional cost of course. And when the vehicle is sold into the used (pre-owned) market, the new owner would also be required to re-register the car with G.M. at an additional cost. And if G.M. priced this cost high enough, it could effectively eliminate its used car competition. G.M. might sell this plan to the American public by pointing out that Taxpayer money wouldn't be needed to bale out they're ASSES anymore. And why stop here. After all, T.V. sets, Refrigerators, Washer/Driers, etc. etc. are all controlled with microprocessors now a days. If you think something like this couldn't happen, then you don't really understand the corporate mind set. ANYTHING TO ENHANCE THE BOTTOM LINE. Gary

I presently own a Pentium 3 running at 450 mHz with XP Pro. (FULL VERSION NOT AN UPGRADE) installed on a 100 gig HD. I need to upgrade to a faster machine. QUESTION: If I simply transfer the HD to the new machine will the O.S. still be activated? If not, will an OVER THE TOP reinstall get me up and running again? Thanks for any advice. Gary