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MAXELL T-160HG High Grade VHS Video Cassette

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Even in the age of DVRs and Tivo some of us still use VHS to record our programs. This tape although still produced is hard to find in stores but Amazon supplies it. For years Maxell has been the best VHS tape and even though their product line has gotten smaller their High Grade line (formally HGX-Gold) are simply the best out there. Awesome picture quality that will look better than the original broadcast. Still use a monoral VCR? No problem. Sound Quality in SLP mode is marvelous (which is what I use because I want the maximum amount of recording time). I recommend the 8 hour length because of the extra two hours of recording time. I used to use TDK 8-hour Hi-Fi or Extra High Grade tapes but TDK has stopped producing good tapes at long lengths so I moved to Maxell which is more than satisfactory. If you can't find these in stores buy them here.

I had about given up hope on my VHS recorder because the tapes just were not turning out right. I finally tried a DRY cleaner vs. wet and this first quality tape. It is worth the price, every recording I have made has been perfect and I have re-recored over the tape a dozen times. Before you give up on your old machine try this tape !

The first of these loaded into the VCR and refused to come out. I trashed that VCR. The second one loaded into a more expensive VCR seemed to work fine (6 hrs) but after 4 uses the edge was crinkled and making noise on rewind. Again this my be my old VCR's that I no longer own as I switched to a Magnavox MDR515H DVR and no more tape plus it also burns CD's or 500 GB hard drive! (LinkMagnavox MDR515H 500GB HDD and DVD-R with Digital Tuner

One of the cassettes spit up a hairball and began to drag; I had to rewind it on another VCR. Seems OK now.