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VHS BLANKS STILL AVAILABLE

Posted by DS.UK on October 22, 2008 at 03:49:14:
I love classic videotape formats (VHS, S-VHS, Beta, ED-Beta etc...) and use VHS HQ to record from TV and DVD to buy pre-recorded stuff on, blank VHS tapes are still very easy to find in the UK (I wish Beta was still offered as well) and are seemingly still selling in large numbers in 2008, here is what is available in my part of the UK (Salford, Eccles and Manchester) if this is of any interest to any videotape fans;

JVC E180SX (Morrisons)
JVC E240SX (Morrisons, Poundland)
MAXELL E240SQ (Exclusive to Lidl)
MAXELL E180M (Morrisons, Wilkinsons, Argos, HMV, Maplin)
MAXELL E240M (Morrisons, Poundland, Home Bargains, HMV, Maplin)
SAMSUNG E180SUPER RD (Myladoor)
SONY E180CD (Woolworths)
SONY E240CD (HMV, Poundland, Boots, Sony Centre)
TDK E180TV (HMV, Maplin)
TDK E240TV (HMV, Poundland, Poundworld, Super Pound Store, Maplin)
TDK E180HS (Central Radio)
TDK E240HS (Central Radio)
TDK E300HS (Maplin)
TDK E180E-HG (Central Radio)
TDK E240E-HG (Central Radio)
TDK SE120XP (Central Radio) -SVHS-
TDK SE180XP (Central Radio) -SVHS-
TDK SE240XP (Central Radio) -SVHS-
TESCO E180

These tapes could be found in the last 2-3 years in my area but have are are either discontinued or just no longer stocked;

FUJI E180SD
FUJI E240SD
FUJI E180F
FUJI E240F
JVC SE180SV -SVHS-
MR.VIDEO E180
MR.VIDEO E240
SAMSUNG E180RD
SAMSUNG E240SUPER RD
SKY E180
SKY E240
TDK E240TVR (Excusive to Aldi, dropped earlier this year)

Of course, in the 70's, 80's, 90's and early 2000's there have been an almost never ending amount of different brands, grades and lengths, I love collecting them - I find them fascinating with their different packaging and tape shells unlike boring blank DVDs. I love video!

What tapes are available near you?