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julie_m · 30th Oct 2017, 6:19 pm

I think PAL Beta machines were already Long Play (only, no Short Play option); because although I had heard the claim that "you can't fit a full feature-length movie on one cassette" levelled against Beta, I also remember L-750 cassettes being good for 3 hours and 15 minutes (i.e., two films, if you could be bothered to pause out the advertisement breaks).

The first time I saw VHS LP was about 1988, when my Nan and Grandad upgraded their old Ferguson 3V22 to an all-singing, all-dancing machine with long play and Hi Fi sound.

30th Oct 2017, 6:19 pm	#18
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: What year did Long Play (LP) become available on UK VCRs? I think PAL Beta machines were already Long Play (only, no Short Play option); because although I had heard the claim that "you can't fit a full feature-length movie on one cassette" levelled against Beta, I also remember L-750 cassettes being good for 3 hours and 15 minutes (i.e., two films, if you could be bothered to pause out the advertisement breaks). The first time I saw VHS LP was about 1988, when my Nan and Grandad upgraded their old Ferguson 3V22 to an all-singing, all-dancing machine with long play and Hi Fi sound. __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.