What are the best brands of tapes to use?
Another well argued question. Again, each trader has their own preference. Whatever tape you decide to use be sure it is VHS certified. You can tell this if it has the [VHS] logo on cover (this is the same logo that’s on your VCR.) That means this tape was approved by JVC (who invented VHS) some tapes just have VHS in regular letters (NOT in the proper logo font) AVOID THEM! I have decided to review the different brands I have used and the results I have experienced. NORMAL GRADE TDK HS My personal favorite regular grade blank. The picture and sound quality are really good, even in SLP recording. Panasonic has just come out with the STD which in my experience is not as good as HS. MAXELL EX My same feelings as the TDK normal grade. In the past they started bulk loading cheap tape from Korea into their shells and charging the same price as they were before (when they were using the better quality tape) As I understand it now, they stopped doing it but check the “Made In…” label on the
