Naw, only a handful. Most never came out in Widescreen, which a purist such as myself must have. DVD's offer that though, and much better picture quality. I have to admit, digital trumps analogue here. I'd still rather see movies off a reel-to-reel projector in a theatre, though. ;) --- Mark Martin <1966.newport@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Let me guess, you have a huge collection of VHS > movies as well. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Pittinaro" <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: IML: 8 track tapes & Player > > > >I have PILES and PILES of 8 tracks at home. More 8 > > tracks than CD's, and almost as many as I own > records. > > Occassionally you can find an NOS 8 track player > on > > eBay, and this is the sort of thing you want if > you > > want to truely experience the "fidelity" of the 8 > > track. Of course, it will likely need some > attention, > > the drive belts tend to crumble and break over > time if > > not used. > > > > 8 track tape is basically 1/4" reel to reel tape, > > which is pretty durable stuff. I've got some > > reel-to-reels that are 30 years old and play just > > fine. The weak point in the 8 track is the joint > in > > the tape, where the metal foil exists to trigger > the > > jump from track to track. This can be repaired > with > > patience, skill, and a little luck by using a flat > > bladed screwdriver to carefully pry the housing > apart, > > and some scotch tape cut with a razor blade to > splice > > the tape. Aluminum foil can be used if the metal > part > > is gone, again, cut it with the razor blade. > > > > A cassette tape is 1/8" tape, and while you will > have > > more "room" to store audio signal on a cassette > tape > > (1/8" / 4 tracks = 1/32" per track, vs 1/4" / 16 > > tracks = 1/64" per track) than an 8 track, the > 1/4" 8 > > track tape will not stretch as much, so wow and > > flutter will be reduced, and of course the tape is > > more durable. I have seen cassettes warped by > sitting > > in a hot car; never have I seen an 8 track ruined > by > > anything other than brute force! > > > > --Mike Pittinaro > > > > "Forsake Inhibitions. > > Pursue thy Dreams." > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial > Mailing List. Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > attachments) for the > > Administrators should be sent to > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > --Mike Pittinaro "Forsake Inhibitions. Pursue thy Dreams." __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm