Gulf Air War video
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ChemicalChaos

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10,712 posts

189 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Evening all,

I have the following VHS tape:




I am currently trying to update the last vestiges of my video collection to dvd, which now means trying to source all the obscure special interest videos on DVD if available. Does anyone know who the video was made by, or when? The only clue on the box states "Leisure View Video LVV 3588", which returns nothing on google.

Thanks,

Matt

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

215 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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You tried YouTube?

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

213 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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That's a bit 'Rich' - a Gulf War video with a pair of F3s on the cover!

Z06George

2,519 posts

218 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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There's the exact video with an F-117 on the cover (I think), I have both thinking they were different. So it may be worth looking for that one too?
I'll try and post a picture later for reference as Google isn't helping me.

JVaughan

6,025 posts

312 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Ive been scouring the internet and ebay for a full length copy of "The Boys from Bahrain" for years now. Dont suppose anyone has a full length copy and not the 5 minute one on youtube ?

Munter

31,331 posts

270 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Given DVD isn't a really current format. Would you not be better off copying the tape onto your PC.

There must be plenty of VHS to PC conversion gadgets and software.

ChemicalChaos

Original Poster:

10,712 posts

189 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Munter said:
Given DVD isn't a really current format. Would you not be better off copying the tape onto your PC.

There must be plenty of VHS to PC conversion gadgets and software.
There are, and I have got one. But the quality is shocking when you play a 600x400 video in dvd resolution, especially not helped by the constant aliasing as the 2 resolutions do not divide cleanly into each other.

If Dvd isn't the current format, then what is? BluRay remains an expensive diversion for Availability purists with a TV big enough to actually notice an appreciable quality difference. Plus, DVD is truly multi-platform

ecsrobin

18,643 posts

194 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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BluRay is a reasonable price now and I am slowly buying old films to replace the versions I had. I even have Dr Strangelove in BluRay new I paid about £6-8

But realistically it's all gone digital now.

Simpo Two

92,670 posts

294 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Stick with DVD. Then you can't accidentally lose the data and you don't have to sit in front of your PC to watch the telly.

fomb

1,405 posts

240 months

Wednesday 14th January 2015
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Simpo Two said:
Stick with DVD. Then you can't accidentally lose the data and you don't have to sit in front of your PC to watch the telly.
People still do that?

Druid

1,312 posts

210 months

Wednesday 14th January 2015
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JVaughan said:
Ive been scouring the internet and ebay for a full length copy of "The Boys from Bahrain" for years now. Dont suppose anyone has a full length copy and not the 5 minute one on youtube ?
Not 'The Boys from Bahrain' but I took loads of footage during the Gulf War in Bahrain whilst with XV Squadron. One day I'll get it published. Were you there?