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Old 20th May 2015, 8:07 pm   #19
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Default Re: What VHS tapes do you like to use?

This thread is certainly bringing back memories. Our first video was a Panasonic NV333, which came with one E180 from the shop. We only had the one until I recorded The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie on it and refused to let anyone record over it! I remember my Dad coming home with one more tape and that brought the grand total to two.

Remember the smell of the BASF chrome tapes? I still have some Beta ones of them and they still smell just the same. Quality is pretty awful now though, which is surprising.

Ben, I have one of those Cosmag tapes tucked away somewhere. I think I got it as a Christmas pressy, as I always saved up and bought quality tapes.

Anyone ever seen a Tandy cassette, as in the photo. I got this free with a pack of ten 5 1/4 floppies. The strange thing is, it actually lasts for four hours, not two! I never bought E240s, as I always thought the tape was too thin, as with C120 audio cassettes.

Mark.
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