Definitions for "Long Play"
Keywords:  pal, cassette, tape, betamax, double
This is mode Beta III in which the tape speed is reduced in order to allow more material to be fitted on to a fixed length tape. It was never implemented on PAL Betamax machines.
Cutting the tape transport speed by half to double the recording time of cassettes. The Long Play function ensures excellent tape utilisation for timer recordings in particular.
doubles the length of video tapes by recording and playing back at half speed.