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Review on πŸ“Ό Maxell High Grade T-120 VHS Tape (3 Pack): Premium Quality, Extended Recording Time by Alvaro Delic

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Now made in Korea and now terrible quality! Avoid!

I have been using Maxell tapes for over 30 years and have been surprised at the exceptionally low quality of these tapes. 8 hour records are just as bad as these 6 hour records. They are now made in Korea instead of Canada, which may have to do with the severe drop in quality. After 1-4 uses the image scrolls on the screen and won't resolve with the tracking controls, there are severe dropouts and the tape mechanism makes such loud noises I honestly thought my VCR was broken and I needed a new one buy one. I have tested some of my new Maxell tapes and most have had the same results. I have tried TDK tapes and was relieved to find my VCR still works great so I threw away all my new Maxells and now use TDK and Sony tapes which work perfectly. I'm so disappointed in Maxell but I think they don't care about the quality of the VHS tapes anymore.

Pros
  • Excellent picture and sound quality
Cons
  • Big and chunky