TAPE SPEEDS PAL/SECAM « Europe » 173 meters of tape, average for one T-120 (2 hr) cassette SP-2: 23.39 mm/sec (1.403 meters/min) 2 hrs, 3 mins, 18 secs LP-4: 11.70 mm/sec (0.702 meters/min) 4 hrs, 6 mins, 37 secs NTSC « U.S.A. » 246 meters of tape, average for one T-120 (2 hr) cassette SP-2: 33.35 mm/sec (2.00 meters/min) 2 hrs, 3 mins LP-4: 16.67 mm/sec (1.00 meters/min) 4 hrs, 6 mins EP-6: 11.11 mm/sec (0.67 meters/min) 6 hrs, 9 mins FTS-300 « NTSC-U.S.A., never made » Cassette housing would have been at least two inches wider and one inch deeper to accomodate the longer tape. 372 meters of tape, average for one T-120 (2 hr) cassette SP-2: 50.00 mm/sec (3.00 meters/min) 2 hrs, 4 mins LP-4: 25.00 mm/sec (1.50 meters/min) 4 hrs, 8 mins EP-8: 12.50 mm/sec (0.75 meters/min) 8 hrs. 12 mins Record-Play times, each format PAL/SECAM « Europe » name meters feet SP-2 LP-4 ============================================= E-30 45 m 147.63 f 30 min 60 min E-60 88 m 288.71 f 60 min 120 min E-90 130 m 426.50 f 90 min 180 min E-120 173 m 567.58 f 120 min 240 min E-180 258 m 846.45 f 180 min 360 min E-240 346 m 1,135.17 f 240 min 480 min E-300 432 m 1,417.32 f 300 min 600 min VHS NTSC « U.S.A. » name meters feet SP-2 LP-4 EP-6 ======================================================= T-20 44 m 144.35 f 20 min 40 min 60 min T-30 64 m 206.97 f 30 min 60 min 90 min T-45 94 m 308.39 f 45 min 90 min 135 min T-60 125 m 410.10 f 60 min 120 min 180 min T-90 185 m 606.95 f 90 min 180 min 270 min T-120 246 m 807.08 f 120 min 240 min 360 min T-160 326 m 1,069.55 f 160 min 320 min 480 min T-200 407 m 1,335.30 f 200 min 400 min 600 min FTS-300 « NTSC-U.S.A., never made » name meters feet SP-2 LP-4 EP-8 ======================================================= F-30 102 m 334.54 f 30 min 60 min 120 min F-60 192 m 629.92 f 60 min 120 min 240 min F-90 282 m 925.19 f 90 min 180 min 360 min F-120 372 m 1,220.47 f 120 min 240 min 480 min F-150 462 m 1,515.74 f 150 min 300 min 600 min F-180 552 m 1,811.02 f 180 min 360 min 720 min |