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Old 05-14-2014, 05:58 AM   #1
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Default Something I never quite understood about VHS tapes
VCRs typically had 3 speed settings.

SP = record for up to 2 hours
LP = record for up to 4 hours
SLP (EP on some VCRs) = record up to 6 hours

How come when buying a movie that was close to the 3-hour mark, you got TWO tapes? Examples include Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997).

I don't see why studios couldn't just put the movies on at the LP speed? I've heard that the higher you go, the lower the quality; but I've recorded several things off the TV at the SLP speed and never noticed a drop in picture quality.
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