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Welsh Anorak · 2nd Nov 2017, 5:41 pm

I'm sure our friend Mike Phelan penned some articles about doing just that.
I think the OP was meaning LP on VHS which meant that the machine could work in both standards. Philips had the VCR and VCR-LP systems. Anyone who's tried to play an N1500 tape on an N1700 (or vice versa) will tell you they aren't compatible, and I'm certain there wasn't a dual-speed machine due to the different head gap width.
Glyn

2nd Nov 2017, 5:41 pm	#27
Welsh Anorak Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Wales, UK. Posts: 6,925	Re: What year did Long Play (LP) become available on UK VCRs? I'm sure our friend Mike Phelan penned some articles about doing just that. I think the OP was meaning LP on VHS which meant that the machine could work in both standards. Philips had the VCR and VCR-LP systems. Anyone who's tried to play an N1500 tape on an N1700 (or vice versa) will tell you they aren't compatible, and I'm certain there wasn't a dual-speed machine due to the different head gap width. Glyn