Lake Placid TV Broadcast

[RichS]

And lately, missing an RIP third period has been significant! :-D

[Beeeej]

My fabulous 1997-vintage RCA VCR with "Commercial Advance" records on SP, LP, and SLP.  Don't think I've ever bothered using LP, though.

Beeeej

[Greg Berge]

Tapes don't even say "LP" on them anymore.  This is a dumb question but... can you use that setting?

My favorite moment of the ESPNews 'cast of the selection show -- a graphic showing the record of the "Cornell Crimson."

[rhovorka]

Tapes don't even say "LP" on them anymore. This is a dumb question but... can you use that setting?

On the sleeve of the Sony 8hr tape I bought to record the ECAC final:
"Recording Time: EP 8 hours, LP 5 hours 20 minutes, SP 2 hours 40 minutes"

I use LP (certainly available on the Panasonic VCR I bought in '98) because of the good comprimise between recording time and quality.  That extra time sure helped in getting all of the final, BTW.  Also, I own a vintage 1978 (not a typo) VCR that can't handle EP (aka SLP).  I can't dub some of the '96-'97 games because of that.

[marty]

The LP question depends on the brand of the VCR that you use.  Since JVC "invented" the VHS standard and they never approved the 4 hour LP speed, their machines won't record at that middle speed but they will play back those tapes made on machines that do.

Panasonic machines continue to support all three speeds in recording and playback.

[CowbellGuy]

Most decent VCRs will record LP and all will play back. Since you need to add an additional head to record, most lower end models don't offer it. And since EP/SLP is so crappy, I'd never buy a VCR without LP recording. But that's all moot with a 181-hour TiVo :-D