Benefits:

Chapter Points:

A DVD has many advantages over video tapes.  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).  By pressing the MENU button on your DVD player's remote, you can access your menus and move to the exact spot you want.

Tape consolidation:

DVD offers a great way of consolidate your favorite video clips from multiple video tapes onto one single DVD. 

Lines of resolutions:

One of the best things about DVD is the quality of the video.  While a normal VHS tape only offers 200-300 vertical lines of resolutions, a DVD allows a full 480 lines of resolution.  This means that your picture is sharper and more detailed.  

Storage capacity:

DVD is the next generation of video storage.  With the capacity for high quality sound and video, DVD has surpassed video tapes as the new industry standard in quality video storage.  A DVD is similar to a CD (compact disc), but has 8 to 10 times the storage capacity.  DVD is the first video format that will truly last a lifetime.  All the major players  in video media (Sony, Pioneer, Toshiba, Etc.) have embraced DVD, and together have reaped the benefits of DVD being the fastest selling consumer electronic in history.

Lifespan:

Tape is a great medium to shoot in but a poor one to store in.  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.  Tapes as little as 10 years old could be in serious jeopardy from wear, disintegration, and magnetic fields.  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.

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