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Re: Best tape for svhs.

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Posted by John C. - Aussie on July 24, 2001 at 04:36:33

In Reply to: Best tape for svhs. posted by Akouo on July 24, 2001 at 00:23:39:

Hi

We have two S-VHS recorders in regular use here time shifting from two digital satellite sources (our best pictures) as well as other "free to air". I gave up using S-VHS tapes a long time ago. When the first machine was purchased I also bought 10 Panasonic tapes but found the quality little different to high quality TDK VHS so have not pursued the special, more expensive tapes. My experience is that BASF, Agfa and Sony tapes (even the more expensive ones) are inferior to Maxell & TDK. Avoid the cheaper stuff and let the recorder do its job with quality VHS tapes. The better circuitry in the S-VHS recorders makes investment in them wothwhile but IMO the extra cost of the tapes is not justified.
We project the images on to a 96 inch wide screen from a Barco so this really tests image quality. DVD is currently the winner with top software but digital satellite often exceeds it. VHS tape is not that far behind on good program sources. Bear in mind we have the PAL video system here.

Hope this helps

John

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