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From: amir@digi-g.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Consumer Reports reviews VHS tapes
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 11:47:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 31 11:47:31 1984
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In article <> stassen@trwspp.UUCP writes:
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>	A recent issue of _Consumer Reports_ reviewed the VHS T-120 Video
>cassettes made by several manufacturers.  Tapes were scored in about 6
>different categories, such as picture quality and sound quality.  I don't
>have a complete list, but I do remember a few:
>
>	#1: Scotch (With a "score" of 99)
>	#2: Scotch "Gold" (95)
>
>	....
>
>	Sony, Radio Shack, and Maxell were all in the bottom half of
>the chart.  I found this a real surprise, as Scotch tapes are the least
>expensive in this area.
>				-- Chris


If Consumer Reports has said that, then I say they are getting some under
the table money.

4 of my friends and I, who had  used Scotch tapes before, had problems with
the damn tapes.  To my opinion they are as lousy as their floppy disks are.

I have not had any problem with TDK and Maxell, both in Video and Audio dept.