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== How to Tell ==
== How to Tell ==
* Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette.
* Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette.
* Numerous tapes from this duplicator are duplicated in EP/SLP mode and lack hi-fi sound.
* Numerous tapes from this duplicator are duplicated in EP/SLP mode, use oversized reels and lack hi-fi sound.
* Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen test pattern at the very end and have oversized reels.
* Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen test pattern following the static at the very end.
* Most tapes have the record tab intact, except for ones from Goldstar Video Corp.
* Most tapes have the record tab intact, except for ones from Goldstar Video Corp.

Revision as of 16:44, 7 October 2023

List of Customers

  • New Age Video/Alpha Video Distributors (1985-present)
    • The Chipmunk Library (1987-1989)
  • Goldstar Video Corp. (1992) (some tapes)

How to Tell

  • Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette.
  • Numerous tapes from this duplicator are duplicated in EP/SLP mode, use oversized reels and lack hi-fi sound.
  • Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen test pattern following the static at the very end.
  • Most tapes have the record tab intact, except for ones from Goldstar Video Corp.