tjo@gypsy.UUCP (01/06/86)
I've come across blank VHS tapes by Akai that are 3 hours long;
the designation is E-180, and the price is pretty good: $5.25.
(This price is at a place that sells Scotch, TDK, JVC, etc.
T-120's for about 4.50)
Has anyone used these, or any other 180 minute tape? Are they
prone to breaking? Is the recording quality better or worse than
120 tapes? What does the "T" in T-120 mean? What does the "E"
in E-180 mean?
The blurb inside the Akai tape says they also make E-240's; anyone
ever see these?
Tom Ostrand
Siemens Research, Princeton, NJ
...ihnp4!princeton!siemens!gypsy!tjoalbert@kim.BERKELEY.EDU (Anthony &) (01/17/86)
In article <32100002@gypsy.UUCP> tjo@gypsy.UUCP writes: > > I've come across blank VHS tapes by Akai that are 3 hours long; > the designation is E-180, and the price is pretty good: $5.25. I think these are European tapes, and are actually only 2 hours. I don't know what the E stands for. Anthony Albert ..!ucbkim!albert albert@ucbkim.berkeley.edu
ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (01/18/86)
> > I've come across blank VHS tapes by Akai that are 3 hours long; > > the designation is E-180, and the price is pretty good: $5.25. > I think these are European tapes, and are actually only 2 hours. > I don't know what the E stands for. They are two hours long. I just got one in Ecuador that plays perfectly well on my VHS machine, and it's two hours (and a tad) long. The "E", "T", and "L" designations have also been a mystery to me. Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl ****************************************************************************** * Get a Usenetter on the ballot at Confederation! * * Nominate MARK R. LEEPER for Hugo for Best Fan Writer in 1986! * ******************************************************************************