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Dee4707

Ice Is Slippery - Alexie Yagudin
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I was wondering if anyone had any idea what is a good brand of tapes? The reason I am asking, I purchased a couple of tapes from 2 separate sources and both tapes were Sony. I had to send the tapes back. One had a buzzing noise in it , the other I couldn't even play in the VCR. Do you have any insight into what are the best tapes out there?

Dee
 

heyang

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
I've done well with Fuji and JVC. A lot of people like Maxell; I find that they record well the 1st time, but not as good when taping over.
 

Dee4707

Ice Is Slippery - Alexie Yagudin
Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 28, 2003
Country
United-States
Heyang, thanks for that info about Maxwell. I did buy some and I will remember that. I plan on hitting sales before the skating season starts and wanted to see what tapes others were using. VCR tapes have come a long way even in the last 2 years. I was watching something from a couple of years ago and the picture didn't seem as crisp. I have used JVC and Fuji and haven't found any problems with them. I am not sure now about the Sony tapes but Pookie said she likes them, so maybe I will give them a try.

Dee
 

windspirit

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
I'm using Fuji now. They have:

(from the lowest quality to the highest -- at least I think what it is ;) ):
1. HQ: High Quality (Multi-Purpose Videotape)
2. PRO: Premium High Quality (For Videotape Libraries)
3. MASTER: Master High Grade (Special Event Videotape)
4. S-VHS: Premium S-VHS Videotape (For Super VHS Video Recorders)

I've never used the 3 and 4, but the 2 is, I think, very good. But never buy the 1. Someone bought them for me by mistake, and when I saw the quality of the recording I wanted to return them immediately. And I would've if I hadn't already recorded one quite rare performance on it. :\

I also used Maxwell, and was happy with them. I don't like TDK, and I'm not so sure about Sony. But I guess it all depends on the level of quality of those tapes. If you want to use "High Quality" (which I think is the lowest level), I'd recommend Maxwell.
 
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