Rod, at 12:41 on Mar 12 1997, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> It wouldn't be the first time that cheap tapes have caused problems...

RG> This is true.  'course, I've also had problems with expensive tapes too.

Damn right, and is especially applicable to 5-hour (E300) tapes. 

BG> Do they carry the official VHS logo?  Some cheapies don't, 

RG> These ones do.

That actually costs them money.  Very interesting.

BG> its use incurs a royalty fee which is directly payable to JVC. 

RG> I dunno if you snipped it, or whether I never said,

The latter.

RG> but these tapes are made under licence by the Victor Company of 
RG> Japan (JVC)

That could merely apply to the use of the JVC-owned VHS logo, as I've
actually seen that stated on tapes which have quite obviously NOT been made
under licence to anybody at all...

RG> I'm guessing that it is possibly the bonding at fault - 
RG> assuming the bonding is normally a brownish colour, like the 
RG> ferrite itself, and in this instance they decided to use a 
RG> clear bonding. Tis just a guess though.

I doubt that we'll be losing any sleep worrying about it though.  :)

Regards, Bill

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