On 10 Apr 2002 13:38:22 GMT, andyscam@aol.com (Andys cam) wrote:

>>BTW, yes I did ruin
>>the heads when switching from the old to the new
>>Sony tapes in a camera I use as a deck, when I followed
>>Sony's 10-second cleaning-tape pass advice three
>>times after experiencing playback problems at the
>>time of the switch to the new tape type. I was left
>>with an obviously "varnished" drum that would not
>>play tape, and it was replaced (no other tape brand
>>or version had been in the camera before having
>>this problem...).

>You make that giant leap to the conclusion that it was a Sony to Sony tape
>fault but I'm sure the repair tech NEVER even hinted that was the problem, that
>was your own invention. Why would that cause you a problem and no one else in
>the country?? I still am regularly mixing the old and new Sony MiniDV and full
>size DV tapes without a hint of problem!

You do have a propensity for leaving out "inconvenient"
quotes from the original, so that you may "answer" a
non-existent statement... You left out:

"As it was, I reported that there
***MAY*** be a problem with mixing the two formulations.
I have not had more than minor dropouts since, when
occasionally playing older-type Sony tapes in gear
that mainly has had the newer type in it."

I simply reported what happened, in my own experience,
as I try to do with all my posts, leaving out rumors,
repeated 2nd-hand material, etc. as much as possible.
Would that others would do the same...

So, what is your explanation for what happened,
given the conditions enumerated in my post...?