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From: ecl@ahuta.UUCP (e.leeper)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: video tapes:  which good, which bad
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Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 09:29:33 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 09:29:33 1985
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> Surprised to see Memorex rated low, I'm not.  I had the misfortune
> to record on that crap.  It's a waste to have something you want
> ruined that way.  It came out black and white.  Never had any other
> brand of tape do that (I use TDK primarly but there are a few Sonys
> and other brands thrown in there).

It sounds like the problem was not the tape, but the tuner--I have also had
this problem when recording distant stations (pre-cable).  I would tune it and
adjust the antenna (rabbit ears!) for best reception, then set the timer and go
away.  When the timer turned on, either the adjustment had shifted slightly or
the fact that my body was not present to act as additional antenna (anyone who
has ever had rabbit ears knows what I mean) made a difference and the picture
either didn't come in at all or came in as black-and-white.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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