I think you're going to need the VHS player a lot more than the Blu-Ray, but a
Blu-Ray player does play regular discs, so if you find a combo Blu-Ray/VHS, you
should be good. I'm having a hard time picturing technical films being
distributed in high definition...
By HDMI, do you mean making sure the projectors can display Blu-Ray level
resolution?
Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State
University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Valerie Gangwer
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:17 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Blu-Ray vs. DVD players for training videos
Granted, there are not a lot of these, but I did locate a couple of models that
do both. If you find one you like, make sure you buy extras for replacement
units. I think since BluRay players can run standard DVDs, that combination
would be the simplest for your user group (IMHO). From experience, I know that
faculty don't always think about ordering a special player ahead of time, and
hooking one into a podium or equipment cabinet at the last minute can be a
hassle for support staff. Good luck, whatever you decide.
Val Gangwer
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Jane Blume
mailto:jbl...@btc.ctc.edu>> wrote:
My media person and I are meeting with the AV consultants for a new building
this afternoon. I need your collective wisdom.
Our college is a small, two-year technical college. The library purchases very
few non-technical media. We mainly purchase industrial training or health
related media. We still have many VHS tapes. We are systematically updating
them, but we refuse and cannot afford to purchase a DVD that is the same the
same as the VHS tape. For example: Ohms Law has not changed in that last
several hundred years. We have also subscribed to some streaming media such as
the Health Collection from Films On Demand.
Our AV consultant spec'd out a Blu-Ray/VCR combo, but it is no longer
available. They have proposed just a Blu-Ray player with a no VHS. We are
thinking that a DVD/VHS unit with several Blu-Ray players that can use an input
on the Extron controller would be more appropriate for our use.
But we want to be forward thinking. We keep telling the AV consultant to design
for the future. For example, we had to fight for HDMI.
Do you see our type of training media going to Blu-Ray in the near future?
Thanks for your input.
Jane
Jane Blume
Director, Library and Media Services
Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-752-8472 - phone
360-752-7272 - fax
mailto:jbl...@btc.ctc.edu
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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
distributors.