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From: brown@nic_vax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Why are prerecorded tapes so ?!$# expensive ?
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Date: Wed, 8-May-85 21:57:15 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  8 21:57:15 1985
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> One factor is the fact that (for all practical purposes) most videotape
> duplicating is done in realtime.  With discs, you just stamp them out.
> With audio tapes, you can do high speed duplication.  But for helical
> video, there are major problems with high speed duplication and most
> (if not all) of the manufacturing is done in 1:1 realtime.  This
> is a slow process, and it is reflected in the costs.
> 
> --Lauren--

That doesn't explain why Paramount has such great prices.  They use
B&H/Columbia for duplication.  B&W does lots of other companies tapes
as, for higher prices.
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