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From: dob@ihlpa.UUCP (Daniel M. O'Brien)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Cheap places for tape.
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 13:41:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 13:41:41 1985
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>    About three weeks ago I purchased three Scotch standard grade
> VHS tapes. 
 ...
>                                                      Well, the
> number of drop-outs on all three of these tapes was extremely
> high, the worst I've ever seen.
 ...
>    I can't believe the Scotch tapes that I had were the same that
> Consumer Reports thought to be so good.  Their quality control
> must be horrible.

I can second that!  I bought two Scotch tapes, one the standard grade and 
one the XHG.  The standard grade was just fine, no dropouts but the XHG was 
terrible (no - I didn't get them switched!).  I sent the XHG back to the 
factory for exchange asking for a standard grade.  In the meantime I bought 
a second standard grade.  Quality was only ok - a few dropouts.  The factory 
finally sent me a standard grade that was only slightly better than the 
second standard I purchased.

The very first tape, the best of the bunch, appears to be from a different 
lot that than other two.  

Oh well, maybe I'll try KODAK next!

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			Daniel M. O'Brien (ihnp4!ihlpa!dob)
			AT&T Bell Laboratories
			IH 4A-257, x 4782
			Naperville-Wheaton Road
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