I've always been leery of the term "high grade" from what I've read over the years Beta and VHS were made in 3, maybe 4 different factories and were just "rebranded" for the various brands (just slapping on packaging and logo), be they some crappy store brand (Blockbuster or CVS or whatever) or Maxell/JVC/Sony. To make matters worse, some brands even would have 3 color grades (low, medium, high) and be priced accordingly. I've opened these up over the years and the guts look exactly the same, with the same internal pieces.
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