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TDK Extra High Grade tapes I find to be pretty good, A few more ?'s than the normal tapes but well worth it I think!!

You only get what you pay for

Can't recommend a brand but will say cheap tapes not only detiorate quicker they can cause damage to the heads of the VCR

Personally I'd go for a brandname thats on special for taping stuff that you might rarely watch and the best for something you consider worth keeping

Anybody know what the life expectancy of a VCR tape is?

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B....OZ

They were advertised as a 'lifetime use' (sorry ID), but I have some in their original sleeves with the 1988 Seoul Olympics advertised, and they do seem heavier than modern tapes, but Im honest if I say I won't dare use them incase they bollock my VCR heads up.

i have some JVC tapes too in the orig sleeves from 1990 adverising world cup italy on the front somewhere.

I recall an article in the paper about this, and the manufacterer stressed 'his tapes' were THEIR lifetime guarantee, not the consumers. So, if a tape has a lifetime expectancy of 18 months, anything after is a bonus.
Sneaky advertising IMO

.......as a lawyer told me, 'lifetime' in this context means the lifetime of the tape. Whatever that is.
Hmmmmmmmmmm........