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From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Beta L-830 tape
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Date: Sat, 15-Sep-84 09:06:06 EDT
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> From:	uwvax!neves           11-Sep-1984 13:28:13  
>
> Anyone have experience with ... 830 tape (the
> 5 hour Beta tape)?  Is 3 hour tape going to last longer or give
> better quality than 5 hour tape?

Well, there doesn't really seem to be a detectable difference in quality between
the different length tapes. However, from all that I've read, the consensus ap-
pears to be that the L-830 tape is thinner than is really desirable. I use it to
"archive" things that I'd like to save, but won't watch too often, but otherwise
I'll stay with the L-500 or L-750 lengths. At the Beta-III speed, the L-750 is
4-1/2 hours, which should be good enough for most purposes. Unless that extra
half-hour is really crucial, you're better off with the L-750.

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA)

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