On Fri, 17 May 2002 15:21:45 GMT, "Neb Okla, MS-MCP/InterDev" wrote:

>A friend of mine said he heard that the Sony DVM60EX tapes are better for LP
>recording than Sony DVM60PR tapes.
>
>I've been satisfied with LP performance of the DVM60EX I've used so far.
>What types of issues (if any) can arise from using the less expensive
>DVM60PR tapes?

Very few, I suspect...;-)
The EX is claimed to have 2db (whew!;-) better S/N, but one
wonders if that would affect at all the recording longevity
in storage, or the dropout rate... Surface and materials
quality may be an issue for shedding and wear with many
passes, but I've heard nothing convincing on this. Even so,
for archiving dual masters of edited work, I use the EX;
for shooting, I use either...