Customer Reviews

Maxell HG T-120 VHS Tape (4-Pack)

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Even though nowadays I am into using blank DVD media for recording any video content (whether from the television or the PC), I 'did' buy and use these for recording some programming to my DVD/VHS combo unit from the television.

For VHS tapes these 'do' seem to be suitable for "high-quality" recordings. My results were very clean-looking.

So, based on that, I give these 5 stars!

The picture is wrong, this sale is for Maxell tapes and not Fuji! I have only two of these tapes and they are the best I ever have had. In my area only TDK high quality tapes (eg. VIVID and EHG) are sold. Ocassionaly, the Maxell tapes will be sold, but at the time I don't need any. Yes, these tapes are a little pricey (to me) only because I've bought an 8-pack of tapes for the same price. Now Amazon just needs to sell Maxell's T-200 HG tapes (purple case) and then I would buy from them.

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" as well as an avid music collector, and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write about and or discuss various recording tapes.

Maxell HG T-120 VHS Tape-

Maxell's stellar reputation for VHS and cassettes tapes have been a staple of the industry for decades.

The Maxell HG will give you terrific clarity and the ability to preserve the recording if you plan to use it only one time or be durable to erase after each viewing.

Please make sure the VHS heads are clean or the tape will not give you the optimum results regardless of the brand.

A quick note that even if the 8-hour VHS tape seems like a bargain, stay away from it. The standard of the industry is six because anything above means a thinner tape has to run through the machine and is absolutely more susceptible to breakage.


Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Although it is becoming harder and harder to find the tape, I still use a VCR (part of a DVD.VCR Combo.) to tape shows. It's quick, simple and the tape can be used countless times without losing quality, assuming that you use a quality tape. That is where Maxell comes in. I have been using Maxell VHS tape for many, many years and have had no problems at all. And, for the relatively little additional cost, I have always chosen the High Grade tape or better. I couldn't begin to list the number of times that I have used an individual tape but it is easily in the hundreds and, perhaps, in the thousands. The Maxell HG tape, however, has yet to fail!

The seller sent them late but called to notify me & apologize. Tapes are good quality AND i WOuLD RE-ORDER LATER W/O HESITATING

Maxell manufactures excellent high grade six hour blank VHS tapes for better quality images than regular VHS tapes can pick up on, as well as all purpose general recording of audio-visual media. As long as you have the right kind of equipment, these tapes record television programs off TV or they can be used to make copies of a non-copyright protected VHS tape. These tapes have up to six hours worth of blank recording space; and this is useful when recording television shows, for example.

In addition, you can record onto these tapes using different speeds so that the tape records two hours worth recording time, four hours worth recording time and six hours worth of recording. (You use your VCR to set this.) The best image quality will be at two hours worth of recording time but many people say they're satisfied with the image they get using the six hour recording time speed.

The tapes allow you hours upon hours of viewing enjoyment because you record onto them over and over again countless times although after some use the picture quality will eventually begin to gradually deteriorate. This is true even though these tapes are advertised as "high grade."

Unfortunately, these high grade tapes still cannot produce the same quality recording reproduction as a digitalized copy would give you. This means that if, hypothetically, you were to copy a DVD-R onto another DVD-R instead of a Maxell blank VHS tape, the quality of the audio-visual media on the DVD-R copy would be sharper and clearer than a high grade Maxell tape or any other brand of video tape could give you. Moreover, VHS tapes can break if not handled with care. These shortcomings frustrate me and therefore I will have to take off one star to make this a four star review.

The tapes have small pieces of plastic on the narrow front edge of each VHS tape which you can punch out easily so that accidental recording over an existing recording is impossible. If you do wish to record over an original recording then you can merely place a small amount of regular tape over the hole. The VHS tape is now ready to record a fresh recording.

Overall, Maxell makes a great choice when you want reliable blank high grade VHS tapes to record television shows or anything else that you wish to record with a better quality image than standard blank VHS tapes can produce. I have used this brand for years and I cannot think of any major complaints. I highly recommend Maxell high grade six hour VHS tapes for you to use when you need to record something onto a VHS cassette tape.