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05-14-2014, 05:58 AM	#1
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	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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