Comment on NSA Claims It Can’t Watch a Tape It Recorded in the 1980s
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months agoYes, they do show up on ebay, but usually not in working condition. Then you have to find someone that can do a restoration. Keep in mind that there may only be one chance to play the tape before it falls apart, so the player needs to be working perfectly.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Which means they need a player AND a way to digitize it from that player, so if it does die, it will still be recorded.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Digitizing is the easy part. Even though it’s an ancient format, it’s still just NTSC composite video and analog audio. You digitize it just like you would a VHS tape.