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* Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette, nor anything in the vertical blanking interval. |
* Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette, nor anything in the vertical blanking interval. |
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* Several tapes use oversized reels, while some of them use regular reels. |
* Several tapes use oversized reels, while some of them use regular reels. |
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* Most tapes from this duplicator were duplicated in EP/SLP mode and lack hi-fi sound. However, some tapes under the Chipmunk Library label were duplicated in SP mode. |
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* Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen following the blank space at the very end. |
* Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen following the blank space at the very end. |
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* From 1991-1993, tapes from this duplicator had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the very end. |
* From 1991-1993, tapes from this duplicator had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the very end. |
Revision as of 06:02, 24 November 2023
Former names
- New Age Video, Inc. (1985-1990)
List of Customers
- New Age Video/Alpha Video Distributors (1985-present)
- The Chipmunk Library (1987-1989)
- Goldstar Video (1992) (only some tapes under the Random House Home Video label)
How to Tell
- Not a single tape from this duplicator has any form of printing on the cassette, nor anything in the vertical blanking interval.
- Several tapes use oversized reels, while some of them use regular reels.
- Most tapes from this duplicator were duplicated in EP/SLP mode and lack hi-fi sound. However, some tapes under the Chipmunk Library label were duplicated in SP mode.
- Numerous pre-1990 tapes have a silent red screen following the blank space at the very end.
- From 1991-1993, tapes from this duplicator had a few extra seconds of black screen following the blank space at the very end.
- Some tapes have the record tab intact.
Locations
- South Plainfield, New Jersey