Some "Blank Tape" Tips.

[callmetootie]

Ok people, if you want your tapes with your favorite shows on them to last, you need to follow some instructions, and care for them as your own child.

Here's some tips:

#1: Never leave your tapes where it's hot. The tapes can melt and get fuzzy if they are left near your lights, or outside.

#2: Trynot fast fowarding too much. This can wear out the tape, and can get jammed.

#3: Try not stacking your tapes. You should keep them in a nice row, sideways.

4: Don't put stickers all over the tape, or try not writing on them.

#5: Make friends with your tape. Talk to the tape, and tuck in in it's case at night.

#6: The most important thing is that you don't carry them around with you from country to country, or even street to street. Blank tapes are very cheaply made.


These are the tape brands that are best to use:

Maxell Bronze is the best.
Fuju Film tapes the super bowl moments, and it lasts.
Sony tapes are good.
TDK are the only ones that I worry about. the t-140's brake the easiest, although they are expensive ones.

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Andrew Carden

[The T]

thanx for the tips dude!

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[theshark8777]

Or you could burn your old tapes to VCD format, and watch them on your DVD player. They last alot longer that way, no tape to break!!

[cp]

as soon as i get enough money i want to put all in the family and archie bunkers place on recordable DVD. still to expensive for me yet.

[theshark8777]

I agree, DVD-R is gonna be sweet when it gets cheep enough for the average person!!

[Robert Tilton]

Another tip:

Set your VCR tape speed to the highest setting to use more tape. On my VCR theres 3 kinds:

SP: Real basic to me; it only allows you to record 2 hours of program

LP: Slightly better: allows 4 hours

SLP: The Best http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/biggrin.gif it allows 6 hours of recording. For a 30 minute sitcom you could record 12 shows! And if you're lucky enough to be near the VCR you can pause at the commercials or stop the tape for 2 minutes. Or fast forward if you wish to not pause constantly.

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[callmetootie]

Originally posted by Robert Tilton:
Another tip:

Set your VCR tape speed to the highest setting to use more tape. On my VCR theres 3 kinds:

SP: Real basic to me; it only allows you to record 2 hours of program

LP: Slightly better: allows 4 hours

SLP: The Best http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/biggrin.gif it allows 6 hours of recording. For a 30 minute sitcom you could record 12 shows! And if you're lucky enough to be near the VCR you can pause at the commercials or stop the tape for 2 minutes. Or fast forward if you wish to not pause constantly.



Robert, you've got it all wrong. SP mode is the greatest quality, and it lasts longer. LP can stay in a fairly good condition, although it can wear out because of all of the fastforwarding. SLP is only if you want your tapes to look like a sheep jumped on the screen.



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[Meg07945]

I don't really care about quality. I just want to watch the show...like if I'm out of town...so I always tape in SLP

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[Robert Tilton]

Originally posted by Meg07945:
I don't really care about quality. I just want to watch the show...like if I'm out of town...so I always tape in SLP



That's the time. In fact I've always been able to use an SLP setting with no problems. It gives you more tape for quick watching. So use SLP when you'll just watching. But if you plan to trade tapes with a friend especially a hard to find episode (well like the ones Nik skips) use SP. Its shorter record time but better quality. I like using SLP cause you don't have to keep buying tapes & you have more shows on just a few tapes.

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[Robert Tilton]

Or better yet get you a Tivo.

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[theshark8777]

Or better yet get you a Tivo.

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Rock on, Tivo Rules!!

[Sean Snow]

I disagree! SLP (also called EP) does last! I record all my shows in that format. All of them have lasted in good quaity. Only one episode I have recorded did not come out right-and that's because there was a bad reception.
Any way, I don't have LP mode. My family has 3 VCRs. One is from 1986, but you can't play recorded tapes on it, because it makes the show all fuzzy on the screen and with bad sound. The second one is from 1999. It has SP, LP, and EP (SLP). The one I have inmy home (to record Three's Company and so I can watch TV cause of my brother who hogs the main television) has SP and SLP mode.
I also skip commercials.

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[nancysbiggestfan]

i agree with u Sean Snow. I use SLP/EP and i have lots of tapes from over 5 or 6 yrs ago and they are great condition




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