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White Screen of Death

This screen occurs on tapes from 1980 to 1992.

The Bell & Howell - Video Systems/Rank Video Services America/Deluxe Video Laboratories test pattern is a test card that appears at the end of 1978-2005 videocassettes that are duplicated at Bell & Howell - Video Systems, Rank Video Services America or Deluxe Video Laboratories. It actually looks more grayish in color when compared to real white, but people call it the "White Screen of Death" because it comes after a black screen on a videocassette and does so in a manner that may startle most inattentive viewers. This is found on tapes distributed by: 

  • Allied Artists Video Corp.
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Mainly on EP Mode pressings and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Time-Life Video (mainly on copies of 1978-1982 releases duplicated at Bell & Howell)
  • Walt Disney Home Video (mainly during the Fotomat Era and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa, also seen on various 1987 pressings of Mickey Knows Best)
  • Walt Disney Home Entertainment (on tapes distributed by VideoVisa only)
  • Touchstone Home Video (on some 1989 printings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Fotomat Video
  • MCA Home Video
  • MCA/Universal Home Video
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Mainly on EP mode pressings, pre-1994 printings and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • DreamWorks Home Entertainment (on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • CIC Video (on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Sony Wonder
  • Hallmark Home Entertainment
  • Family Home Entertainment
  • Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment / RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Mainly on EP mode pressings and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Diamond Entertainment Corporation (On some copies of Legends of Entertainment Video among other tapes)
  • MGM/UA Home Video (mainly during the Fotomat Era and on some copies of MGM/UA Sings All Dogs Go to Heaven and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • MGM Home Entertainment (on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Warner Home Video (mainly during the Fotomat Era and on some pressings of Batman, Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters City of Angels, The Avengers (not to be confused with the 2012 Marvel Studios film with the same name), Wrongfully Accused, Battlefield Earth (Yes, THAT Battlefield Earth), Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-Traordinary Adventure and on other tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • New Line Home Video (on some pressings of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Blade)
  • Lorimar Home Video (Seen on a pressing of Jane Fonda's Workout: Workout with Weights)
  • Feature Films for Families (Seen on a pressing of Willy the Sparrow, same ending shown in 30 seconds, perhaps among other videos distributed by VideoVisa)
  • CBS/Fox Video
  • FoxVideo
  • 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Seen on some 1995 pressings of Miracle on 34th Street (1994), a 1999 British pressing of The Simpsons: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  • Alpha Video Distributors (On some pressings of Christmas Classics)
  • Columbia House Video (On some tapes duplicated by Rank Video Services America)
  • View Master Video
  • Thorn EMI Video
  • Thorn EMI/HBO Video
  • Media Home Entertainment (seen on a 1984 pressing of Felix the Cat in Outer Space)
  • Cinema Group Home Video
  • J2 Communications
  • VCI Home Video
  • Prism Entertainment
  • World Video Pictures
  • World Wide Home Video (seen on a 1984 pressing of Two a Penny)
  • Golden Book Video
  • Random House Home Video
  • Royal Sound Video (On some copies of Cartoon Greats series; duplicated at Rank Video Services America)
  • PBS Home Video (On some pressings of My Name is Zora)
  • D.K. Vision (Dorling Kindersley)
  • Pacific Arts
  • Barney Home Video (Only on tapes distributed by Tycoon Home Video)
  • Avid Home Entertainment
  • Feature Films for Families
  • DEJ Productions (On some pressings of The Curve, Game Day and Kill the Man)
  • Concord Video
  • SVS Triumph
  • Rank Home Video
  • Live Home Video
  • Vidmark Entertainment
  • Simon & Schuster Video
  • Republic Pictures Home Video
  • Price/Stern/Sloan Video
  • Nintendo of America INC
  • VideoVisa Video
  • TeleVisa Video
  • Central Park Media
  • Continental Video
  • VCL
  • RTC Video
  • Tycoon Home Video
  • Mattel Video (Seen on a pressing of The Story of P.J. Sparkles)
  • Tyndale Christian Video


Here is what tones were used on tapes from these companies:

270hz (Ultra Lowest Pitched)[]

  1. MCA Videocassette Inc. (heard on a 1980 pressing of Cheech and Chong's Next Movie)

400hz (Lowest Pitched)[]

  1. Family Home Entertainment (heard on a 1995 pressing of Christopher and Holly)
  2. Fotomat Video
  3. Paramount Home Video (heard on a 1980 pressing of Little Darlings)
  4. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (in 1982) (heard on a pressing of The Cat and the Canary)
  5. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (in 1982-1983)
  6. MCA Videocassette Inc. (in 1982) (heard on a pressing of The Last Married Couple in America)

463hz (Lowest Pitched)[]

  1. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (in 1981) (heard on a pressing of Seems Like Old Times)

500hz (Lowest Pitched)[]

  1. Time-Life Video (heard on a 1978 pressing of Life at the Movies, a 1979 pressing of Olly Olly Oxen Free and a 1980 pressing of Gas Pump Girls)
  2. Paramount Home Video (heard on 1980 pressings of The Shootist, Mandingo, Star Trek Volume 1, Star Trek Volume 2, and on 1981 pressings of Rosemary’s Baby and Bottoms Up '81)

880hz (Low Pitched)[]

  1. MCA Videocassette Inc. (1980-1981)
  2. Paramount Home Video (1981) (some tapes)

910hz (Low Pitched)[]

  1. Paramount Home Video (heard on a 1983 reissue of Urban Cowboy and the 1984 pressing of Terms of Endearment)
  2. MCA Videocassette Inc. (heard on a 1982 pressing of continental divide.)

933hz (Low Pitched)[]

  1. Paramount Home Video (heard on a 1984 pressing of Hatari)
  2. MCA/Universal Home Video (on some printings of The War)
  3. FoxVideo (on some printings of True Lies and Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog)

963hz (Slightly Low Pitched)[]

  1. Fotomat Video (heard on the 1979 pressings of Nashville, Players and Star Trek Collection #3, the 1980 pressings of Smokey and the Bandit and Xanadu, and the 1981 pressing of The Elephant Man)
  2. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (in 1983)
  3. Columbia pictures home Entertainment (1982) (Heard on a pressing of Fail Safe.)

1000hz (Normal Pitched)[]

  1. Paramount Home Video
  2. Paramount Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  3. Walt Disney Home Video (heard on a 1987 pressing of Mickey Knows Best and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  4. Walt Disney Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  5. Touchstone Home Video (heard on some pressings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  6. Buena Vista Home Video (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  7. Buena Vista Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  8. MCA Videocassette Inc.
  9. MCA Home Video
  10. MCA/Universal Home Video
  11. Universal Studios Home Video (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  12. DreamWorks Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  13. CIC Video (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  14. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
  15. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
  16. Columbia TriStar Home Video
  17. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  18. SVS Triumph
  19. Media Home Entertainment (heard on a 1984 pressings of Felix the Cat in Outer Space and Snoopy's Home Video Library: It's Magic Charlie Brown/Charlie Brown's All Stars)
  20. Sony Wonder
  21. Diamond Entertainment Corporation (heard on some copies of Legends of Entertainment Video among other tapes.)
  22. MGM/UA Home Video (heard on a 1996 pressing of MGM/UA Sings All Dogs Go to Heaven and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  23. MGM Home Entertainment (heard on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  24. Warner Home Video (heard on some pressings of Batman, City of Angels, The Avengers, and Wrongfully Accused and on other tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  25. D.K. Vision (Dorling Kindersley) (heard on some pressings of the Hullaballoo Videos)
  26. New Line Home Video (heard on some pressings of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Blade)
  27. Lorimar Home Video (heard on a pressing of Jane Fonda's Workout: Workout with Weights)
  28. Feature Films for Families (some tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  29. CBS/Fox Video (some tapes)
  30. Key Video (some tapes)
  31. Playhouse Video (some tapes)
  32. FoxVideo
  33. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (heard on some 1995 pressings of Miracle on 34th Street (1994), a 1999 British pressing of The Simpsons: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and on tapes distributed by VideoVisa)
  34. Alpha Video Distributors (Heard on some pressings of Christmas Classics)
  35. Columbia House Video (Heard on some tapes duplicated by Rank Video Services America)
  36. View Master Video
  37. Thorn EMI Video
  38. Thorn EMI/HBO Video
  39. J2 Communications
  40. Golden Book Video
  41. Random House Home Video
  42. PBS Home Video (Heard on some pressings of My Name is Zora)
  43. Pacific Arts
  44. Barney Home Video (Heard on tapes distributed by Tycoon Home Video)
  45. World Wide Home Video (heard on a 1984 pressing of Two a Penny)
  46. Feature Films for Families
  47. DEJ Productions (Heard on some pressings of The Curve, Game Day and Kill the Man)
  48. International Video Entertainment
  49. Live Home Video
  50. Family Home Entertainment
  51. Hallmark Home Entertainment
  52. Vidmark Entertainment
  53. Simon & Schuster Video
  54. Republic Pictures Home Video
  55. Price/Stern/Sloan Video
  56. Nintendo of America INC
  57. VideoVisa Video
  58. TeleVisa Video
  59. Central Park Media
  60. Continental Video
  61. RTC Video
  62. Tycoon Home Video
  63. Spartan Home Entertainment
  64. Time-Life Video (on Bell & Howell duplicated pressings from 1978-1982)
  65. Mattel Video (heard on a pressing of The Story of P.J. Sparkles)
  66. Fotomat Video
  67. Tyndale Christian Video

1020hz (Slightly High Pitched)[]

  1. Paramount Home Video (heard on a 1980 pressing of Rough Cut, some 1981 pressings of The Elephant Man, and a 1991 RVS screener pressing of Funny About Love)
  2. Fotomat Video (heard on the 1979 pressings of A Christmas Carol, Harold and Maude, and The Servant.)
  3. Nintendo of America Inc. (heard on a 1996 pressing of Nintendo 64: Change the System)

1130hz (High Pitched)[]

  1. Paramount Home Video (heard on 1980 pressings of Star Trek Volume 4, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Barbarella, Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!), Breaking Glass, True Grit, The Hunter, Airplane!, James Clavell's Shogun, Starting Over, Downhill Racer, and Marathon Man, and the 1981 pressing of When Worlds Collide)
  2. MCA Videocassette Inc. (heard on a 1980 pressing of Xanadu, a 1981 pressing of Flash Gordon, and a 1981 pressing of Bedtime for Bonzo)
  3. Family Home Entertainment (heard on some 1995 pressings of Nick & Noel)
  4. Fotomat Video (heard on a 1980 pressing of Airplane!)

1173hz (Higher Pitched)[]

  1. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (heard on a 1982 pressing of Eraserhead)
  2. Fotomat Video (heard on a 1979 pressing of The Godfather)
  3. MCA Videocassette Inc. (heard on a 1982 pressing of The Amazing Spider-Man)
  4. Paramount Home Video (heard on a 1980 pressing of Downhill Racer)

Changing tone[]

  1. Warner Home Video (Germany) (Heard on the 1993 German pressing of The Bodysnatchers)
  2. Paramount Home Video (Heard on a pressing of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

With clicking tone[]

  1. Paramount Home Video (sometimes with an 880 Hz tone)
  2. MCA Videocassette Inc. (with an 880 Hz tone)
  3. MCA Home Video
  4. MCA/Universal Home Video
  5. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
  6. Columbia TriStar Home Video
  7. SVS Triumph (Seen on some copies of John Wayne: Paradise Canyon)
  8. Sony Wonder
  9. Warner Home Video (heard on some early pressings of Batman)
  10. CBS/Fox Video
  11. CBS/Fox Children's Video (Heard on the 1991 VHS reprint of A Boy Named Charlie Brown)
  12. Key Video
  13. Playhouse Video
  14. FoxVideo
  15. Columbia House Video (Heard on some tapes duplicated by Rank Video Services America)
  16. View Master Video (sometimes with letterboxing)
  17. J2 Communications (sometimes with letterboxing)
  18. Golden Book Video (sometimes with letterboxing)
  19. Random House Home Video (sometimes with letterboxing)
  20. PBS Home Video (Heard on some pressings of Zora is My Name and on other Pacific Arts-distributed tapes)
  21. Pacific Arts
  22. International Video Entertainment (sometimes with letterboxing)
  23. Live Home Video
  24. Family Home Entertainment (sometimes with letterboxing)
  25. Vidmark Entertainment
  26. Simon & Schuster Video
  27. Republic Pictures Home Video
  28. Price/Stern/Sloan Video
  29. Central Park Media
  30. Mattel Video (heard on a pressing of The Story of P.J. Sparkles)
  31. Tyndale Christian Video

Letterboxed with top and bottom red bars[]

This variant only appears on SP mode and EP mode tapes from 1986 to 1989.

  1. Golden Book Video (appears on some pressings of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 1987 VHS, Heathcliff's Mom 1987 VHS, Heathcliff Gets Framed 1988 VHS, the Schoolhouse Rock! 1987 VHS’s, and My Little Pony: The Glass Princess 1988 VHS)
  2. International Video Entertainment (appears on EP Mode copies of Rambo III 1989 VHS, RedHeat 1989 VHS, and Extreme Prejudice 1989 VHS)
  3. Family Home Entertainment (appears on the 1989 VHS's of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas, A Very Merry Cricket, The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, and Mouse on the Mayflower)
  4. View Master Video (appears on some 1987 Kidsongs VHS's)
  5. Random House Home Video (appears on some printings of The Berenstain Bears: No Girls Allowed 1989 VHS, The Berenstain Bears: Get in a Fight 1988 VHS, and The Berenstain Bears: Learn About Strangers 1988 VHS, as well as a few others)
  6. J2 Communications (appears on some pressings of Dorf on Golf 1987 VHS)
  7. Tyndale Christian Video (appears on some pressings of Little Marcy: Learning to Do God’s Work 1988 VHS)

Silent 5 or 6 minute black screen, followed by the moaning sound[]

This only appears on some EP mode tapes from 1989-1998. This was known to appear on some tapes by:

  1. Family Home Entertainment
  2. Random House Home Video
  3. Paramount Home Video (Seen on a pressing of The Adventures of Corduroy: The Circus.)

Silent[]

Sometimes, a version with no tone can be heard. This is usually seen on tapes duplicated somewhere other than B&H/Rank/Deluxe, such as:

  1. Media Home Entertainment (1978)
  2. Simon and Schuster Video (1986)
  3. CBS/Fox Video (1987) (Seen on a British pressing of When the Wind Blows.)
  4. MCA Home Video (1988) (Seen on a pressing of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial.)
  5. Interglobal Home Video (1988) (Seen on a Canadian pressing of Elmer Fudd and Friends)
  6. FoxVideo (1991) (Seen on a Canadian pressing of Home Alone.)
  7. Blockbuster Video (1993)
  8. WorldVision Home Video (1993) (Seen on a pressing of Happily Ever After.)
  9. Video Bargins (19??) (Seen on a pressing of Roy Rogers' Great Western Video Cavalcade: Volume Two) (The screen also flashes multiple times.) (Happens after the Static Roll.)
  10. Universal Studios Home Video Canada (2001) (Seen on a Canadian pressing of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.)
  11. ABC Video (1994) (Seen on a pressing of Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier.)
  12. MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (Seen on a pressing of Freddie the Frog.)
  13. National Film Board of Canada (1995) (Seen on a pressing of Paddle to the Sea.) (Appears for a split second and happens after the Color Bars.)
  14. WarnerVision Entertainment (1995-1996): (Seen on pressings of Jenny Craig: Let's Get Started and People)
  15. Starmax (19??): (Seen on a South Korean pressing of The Thief and the Cobbler)
  16. Nintendo of America Inc. (1997-2000)
  17. Sony Music Entertainment (1994-1999, 2002): (Seen on pressings of The Beginner's Bible: The Story of Noah and Elmo's World Family Feature, perhaps among other tapes.)
  18. Sony Wonder (1994-1999, 2002) (Seen on pressings of The Beginner's Bible: The Story of Noah and Elmo's World Family Feature, perhaps among other tapes.)
  19. Columbia Music Video (1994-1997)
  20. Epic Music Video (1994-1997)
  21. Random House Home Video (1994, 1997-1998): (Seen on pressings of Richard Scarry's Best Sing-Along Mother Goose Video EverGreen Eggs and Ham, and Arthur's First Sleepover.)
  22. Warner Bros. Publications (1994) (Seen on a pressing of Guitar Basics: Step Two)
  23. Energy Savers Unlimited, Inc. (1995) (Seen on a pressing of Coralife: The Reef Aquarium: Soft Corals of the Captive Reef.) (Appears for a split second.)
  24. Marathon Music & Video (1996) (Seen on the pressings of Cowboy Heroes of the Silver Screen: Volumes 3 & 4.) (Appears for a split second.)
  25. Family Home Entertainment (1997): (Seen on a pressing of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town.)
  26. Video Master (Saudi Arabia) (1997-1998): Seen on the Saudi Arabian pressings of A Prayer in the Dark, The Defenders Payback and Top Gun.)
  27. Pioneer Entertainment (1999): (Seen on a pressing of the English-subtitled version of Sailor Moon S: Hearts in Ice.)
  28. Paramount Home Entertainment (1999): (Seen on a pressing of Blue's Clues: Blue's Discoveries.)
  29. Walt Disney Home Video (1994, 1995, 2001): (Seen on pressings of Spot Goes to School, Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World and Recess: School's Out.)
  30. Manga Entertainment (2002): (Seen on a pressing of the English-dubbed version of The End of Evangelion.)
  31. Big Idea (2003): (Seen on a pressing of VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe.)
  32. VCI Entertainment (2005)
  33. DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1998, 2000, 2005): (Seen on a pressing of Saving Private Ryan, as well as a pressing of The Road to El Dorado and a pressing of Shark Tale.)
  34. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005-2006) (Seen on pressings of Today You Die, Left Behind: World at War, the 2005 Canadian Demo VHS of Lightning in a Bottle, the 2005 Demo VHS pressings of Look at Me and Walk on Water, and the 2006 Demo VHS pressings of The Net 2.0 and Sueno.)
  35. Polygram Video (1984, 1998) (Seen on a British pressing of Doctor Snuggles, as well as a pressing of Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie.)
  36. Lyrick Studios (2001) (Seen on a pressing of ​​​​​​Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It?.)
  37. Various Mexican Spanish VHS tapes (1990s-2005) (Seen at the start of some tapes.)
  38. Several Venezuelan Spanish VHS tapes (Early 1990s-mid 2000s) (Seen at the start of some tapes.)
  39. Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1980) (Seen on a pressing of Chapter Two.)

Other colors[]

This test pattern has also been seen in other colors apart from white.

Black[]

  1. Citizen Kane (Time-Life Video, 1978 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  2. Life at the Movies (Time-Life Video, 1978 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  3. Go Tell the Spartans (Time-Life Video, 1979 Bell & Howell pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  4. Olly Olly Oxen Free (Time-Life Video, 1979 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  5. Good Guys Wear Black (Time-Life Video, 1979 Bell & Howell pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  6. The Kinks: One for the Road (Time-Life Video, 1980 Bell & Howell pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  7. Gas Pump Girls (Time-Life Video, 1980 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  8. The Private Eyes (Time-Life Video, 1980 Bell & Howell pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  9. The Changeling (Time-Life Video, 1980 Bell & Howell pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Paramount Home Video, 1979 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  11. Grease (Paramount Home Video, 1979 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  12. Battlestar Galactica (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  13. The Warriors (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  14. Harold and Maude (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  15. Sunset Boulevard (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  16. North Dallas Forty (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  17. Stalag 17 (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  18. Prophecy (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  19. American Gigolo (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  20. Catch-22 (Paramount Home Video, 1982 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  21. The Shootist (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  22. Star Trek Volume 1 (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  23. Star Trek Volume 2 (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  24. Star Trek Volume 4 (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 1130 Hz tone)
  25. Smokey and the Bandit (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  26. Slap Shot (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  27. Jesus Christ Superstar (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  28. Dracula (1979) (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  29. Mandingo (Paramount Home Video, 1980 pressing, 500 Hz tone)
  30. The Killers (MCA Videocassette, Inc, 1981 pressing, 880 Hz tone)
  31. Cat Ballou (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, 1981 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  32. Escape from Alcatraz (Paramount Home Video, 1983 pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  33. Anguish (CBS/Fox Video, 1988 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  34. Willow (RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video, 1989 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  35. Roman Holiday (CIC Video, 1990 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  36. The Little Mermaid (Walt Disney Home Video, 1991 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  37. Regarding Henry (CIC Video, 1993 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  38. Bambi (Walt Disney Home Video, 1993 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  39. The Jungle Book (Walt Disney Home Video, 1993 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  40. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney Home Video, 1994 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  41. 101 Dalmatians (Walt Disney Home Video, 1995 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  42. Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Home Video, 1995 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  43. Pinocchio (Walt Disney Home Video, 1995 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  44. The Return of Jafar (Walt Disney Home Video, 1995 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  45. Mouse Hunt (DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1997 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  46. Power Up Series: 30 Minute Video June 1997 (Unknown Japanese Video Company, 1997 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  47. Showdown in Little Tokyo (Warner Home Video, 1998 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  48. The Choice of Love (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2000 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  49. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Master's Guide (Konami, 2000 pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  50. Ojamajo Doremi Sharp Volume 1 (Unknown Japanese Video Company, 2000 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  51. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Warner Home Video, 2002 Japanese pressing, 1000 Hz tone, and with Japanese text)
  52. Various GoodTimes/Kids Klassics Videos (1984-2005 Pressings, 1000 Hz tone)

Lime green[]

  1. Nashville (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  2. Players (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  3. Star Trek Collection #3 (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  4. Smokey and the Bandit (Fotomat Video, 1980 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  5. Xanadu (Fotomat Video, 1980 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  6. The Elephant Man (Fotomat Video, 1981 pressing, 963 Hz tone)
  7. Harold and Maude (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 1020 Hz tone)
  8. The Servant (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 1020 Hz tone)

Red[]

  1. The Simpsons: Oh Brother Where Art Thou? (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999 UK Pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  2. Disney's Magic English: No. 23 (Disney Videos, 1996 European Spanish pressing, 1000 Hz tone)
  3. Several New Age Video tapes (1985-1990, Silent, the fading rainbow follows it, and happens after the static)

Blue[]

  1. Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (MCA Videocassette Inc, 1980 pressing, 270 Hz tone)
  2. Beauty and the Beast (VeneVista Video, 1993 Venezuelan pressing, Silent, and with a Manufactured Date and Time)
  3. The Aristocats (VeneVista Video, 2001 Venezuelan pressing, Silent, and with a Manufactured Date and Time)
  4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner Home Video, 2002 Venezuelan pressing, Silent, and with a Manufactured Date and Time)
  5. Child Training (The Church at Cane Creek, 2000 pressing, Silent)
  6. U-Boat Wrecks of World War 2 (Periscope Publishing, 2001 pressing, Silent, and appears for a split second)
  7. A Christmas Carol (Fotomat Video, 1979 pressing, 1020 Hz tone)

With black lines[]

This variant consists of a silent white screen with black vertical lines. The lines are usually still, but on some tapes, the lines move and change positions.

  1. My Man Godfrey (Hal Roach Studios, 1985 pressing, Silent)
  2. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Walt Disney Home Video, 1986 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the low pitched Black Screen of Death)
  3. Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney Home Video, 1986 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the slightly high pitched version of the low pitched Black Screen of Death)
  4. Flight of the Navigator (Walt Disney Home Video, 1987 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the low pitched Black Screen of Death)
  5. Disney Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun (Walt Disney Home Video, 1991 Pressing, Silent, Happens After the Disney Sing Along Songs Promo.)

Shuffling color bars (also includes color static)[]

Another test pattern has also been seen that the color bars are shuffling. It is sometimes followed by a color static screen before it cuts to tape static.

  1. Life with Father (Congress Video, 1985 Pressing, Silent)
  2. Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet (Polygram Video, 1987 Pressing, Silent)
  3. Daffy Duck (Kid Flicks, 1987 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  4. Daffy Duck (Trans-Atlantic Video, 1988 Pressing, Silent)
  5. Bugs Bunny (Unicorn Communications, 1989 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  6. The Fastest Guitar Alive (MGM/UA Home Video, 1990 Pressing, Silent)
  7. The Hunt for Red October (Paramount Home Video, 1990 Pressing, Silent, and appears for a split second)
  8. The Falcon & the Snowman (Video Treasures, 1990 Pressing, Silent in B&W)
  9. Mr. Mom (Video Treasures, 1990 Pressing, Silent in B&W)
  10. Murphy's Law (Video Treasures, 1990 Pressing, Silent)
  11. Bugs Bunny (Diamond Entertainment Corporation, 1991 Pressing, Silent)
  12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Carolco Home Video, 1992 pressing, Silent)
  13. The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (Goldstar Video, 1992 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  14. The Berenstain Bears in the Dark (Goldstar Video, 1992 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  15. The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends (Goldstar Video, 1992 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  16. Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie (Goldstar Video, 1992 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  17. The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Classics, Vol. 1 (Sony Wonder, 1993 Pressing, Silent)
  18. The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Stupidest Stories, Vol. 2 (Sony Wonder, 1993 Pressing, Silent)
  19. The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Stinkiest Stories, Vol. 3 (Sony Wonder, 1993 Pressing, Silent)
  20. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Family Home Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the White Screen of Death)
  21. The Delta Force (Media Home Entertainment, 1990 Pressing, Silent in B&W)
  22. X-Men: Creator's Choice 2 (Saban Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent)
  23. The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: Moses (Goldstar Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  24. The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: David and Goliath (Goldstar Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  25. The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: The Miracles of Jesus (Goldstar Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  26. The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: Joseph and His Brothers (Goldstar Entertainment, 1993 Pressing, Silent, and happens before the Color Static)
  27. Thunderbirds: Terror in New York City (Polygram Video, 1994 Pressing, Silent, and appears for a split second)
  28. American Strays (A-PIX Entertainment, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  29. The Game (Polygram Video, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  30. The Animal Show: Zebra and Lion (Polygram Video, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  31. The Animal Show: Gorilla and Rhino (Polygram Video, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  32. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Busiest Firefighters Ever (Polygram Video, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  33. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Mr. Frumble's New Cars (Polygram Video, 1995 Pressing, Silent)
  34. Bananas in Pajamas: Cuddles Avenue (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  35. Bananas in Pajamas: Birthday Special (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  36. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: A Trip to the Moon (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  37. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Snowstorm (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  38. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Babysitter Ever (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  39. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Summer Picnic (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  40. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Sally's First Day at School (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent, and appears for a split second)
  41. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: New Friend on the Block (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent, and appears for a split second)
  42. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Christmas Present Ever (Polygram Video, 1996 Pressing, Silent)
  43. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Birthday Party Ever (Polygram Video, 1997 Pressing, Silent)
  44. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Now I Know My 123's (Polygram Video, 1997 Pressing, Silent)
  45. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Spelling Bee Ever (Polygram Video, 1997 Pressing, Silent)
  46. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Christmas Surprise Ever (Polygram Video, 1997 Pressing, Silent)
  47. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The First Halloween Ever (PolyGram Video, 1998 Pressing, Silent)
  48. The Little Princess (Madacy Video, 1997 Pressing (1998-2002 Reprint), Silent)
  49. Various Madacy Videos (2000-2004 EP Mode Pressing, Silent)
  50. Clifford's Sing-Along Adventure (Karl Lorimar Home Video, 1986 Pressing, Silent in B&W)
  51. Paddle to the Sea (Morningstar Entertainment, 19?? Canadian Pressing, Silent in B&W)
  52. Various WWF Home Videos (1998-2004 EP Mode Pressing, Silent)
  53. Max Fleischer Cartoons of Superman (Goodtimes Home Video, 1985, appears for a split second)

Static Roll[]

This list details the VHS releases that have the Static Roll at the end. For a separate page that details the list of companies that have this screen at the end of their tapes, see Static Roll of Death.

  1. Various New Age Video tapes (1985-1990, Silent, upward, appears before the silent Red Screen of Death, the fading rainbow follows it)
  2. G.I. Joe: The Movie (Celebrity Home Entertainment, 1987 pressing, Silent)
  3. Various Front Row Entertainment tapes (1990-present, Silent)
  4. Various United American Video/Sterling tapes (1991-present, Silent)
  5. Ring of Fire (Imperial Entertainment Corp, 1991 pressing, Silent)
  6. Various Diamond Entertainment Corporation tapes (1991-2004 pressing, Silent)
  7. The Buttercream Gang and the Secret of Treasure Mountain (Feature Films for Families, 1993 pressing, Silent, and Happens before the White Screen of Death, and Moaning Sound)
  8. Various Goldstar Video tapes (1991-1993, Silent, sometimes upward)
  9. Fraggle Rock: Meet the Fraggles (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  10. Fraggle Rock: Fraggle Fun and Doozer Doings (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  11. Fraggle Rock: The Fraggles Search and Find (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  12. 'Fraggle Rock: The Haunting of Castle Gorg (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  13. Fraggle Rock: A Festive Fraggle Holiday (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  14. The Christmas Toy (Jim Henson Video, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  15. McLintock (Simitar Entertainment, 1993 pressing, Silent)
  16. Thumbelina (Warner Home Video, 1994 pressing, Silent)
  17. The Seventh Brother (Feature Films for Families, 1994 pressing, Silent)
  18. George Foreman's Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine (Salton Maxim Housewares, 1995 pressing, Silent)
  19. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Best Birthday Present Ever (PolyGram Video, 1995 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  20. The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Sergeant Murphy’s Day Off (PolyGram Video, 1995 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  21. The Original Casper (Ovation Home Video, 1996 pressing, Silent)
  22. Casper & Friends Double Feature (Brentwood Home Video, 1996 pressing, Silent)
  23. Nintendo 64: Change The System (Nintendo of America INC, 1996 pressing, Silent, and happens after the White Screen of Death)
  24. Disney's Magic English: No. 23 (Disney Videos, 1996 European Spanish pressing, Silent, and happens after the Red Screen of Death)
  25. Air Bud (Malofilm Video, 1997 Canadian EP Mode pressing, Silent, and also at the beginning of the tape)
  26. Itty Bitty Kiddy Wildlife: The Puppy Dogs (Marshmallow Marketing Video Corporation, 1997 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  27. Itty Bitty Kiddy Wildlife: Way Cool Creepy Crawlies (Marshmallow Marketing Video Corporation, 1997 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  28. Itty Bitty Kiddy Wildlife: The Kitty Kats (Marshmallow Marketing Video Corporation, 1997 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  29. Itty Bitty Kiddy Wildlife: The Teddy Bears (Marshmallow Marketing Video Corporation, 1997 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  30. Itty Bitty Kiddy Wildlife: Beepers Tweeters and Peckers (Mashmallow Marketing Video Corporation, 1997 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  31. Eyewitness Natural Disaster (D.K. Vision (Dorling Kindersley), 1998 pressing, Silent)
  32. Eyewitness Ocean (D.K. Vision (Dorling Kindersley), 1998 pressing, Silent)
  33. Various Sterling Entertainment Group tapes (1998-2006 pressing, Silent)
  34. The Simpsons: Oh Brother Where Art Thou? (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999 UK Pressing, Silent, and happens after the Red Screen of Death)
  35. Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (Nintendo of America INC, 1999 pressing, Silent)
  36. Wrongfully Accused (Warner Home Video, 1999 pressing, Silent) (Some pressings with the sticker label and printings have the White Screen of Death only)
  37. The Avengers (Warner Home Video, 1999 pressing, Silent) (Some pressings with the sticker label and printings have the White Screen of Death only)
  38. City Of Angels (Warner Home Video, 1999 pressing, Silent) (Some pressings with the sticker label and printings have the White Screen of Death only)
  39. The M3D Show Volume 1 (M3D Studios, Inc., 1999 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  40. The M3D Show Volume 2 (M3D Studios, Inc., 1999 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  41. The M3D Show Volume 3 (M3D Studios, Inc., 1999 EP Mode pressing, Silent)
  42. Becoming A Master: The Ultimate Pokemon Experience (Brentwood Home Video, 1999 Pressing, Silent)
  43. CBS Sneak Peek 2001 (CBS & Blockbuster, 2001 pressing, Silent)
  44. Baby Einstein: Baby Dolittle (Family Home Entertainment, 2001 pressing, Silent)
  45. I Was A Rat (Feature Films for Families, 2001 pressing, Silent)
  46. Lo Mejor del Chavo del 8: Video 3 (Televisa Video, 2001 Mexican Spanish pressing, Silent, and happens after the White Screen of Death)
  47. Pilates Workout for Dummies (Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2002 pressing, Silent)
  48. Thomas & Friends: Salty's Secret (Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2002 pressing, Silent)
  49. M*A*S*H: The Complete 1st Season, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002 pressing, Silent)
  50. M*A*S*H: The Complete 2nd Season, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002 pressing, Silent)
  51. M*A*S*H: The Complete 3rd Season, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003 pressing, Silent)
  52. The Polar Bear King (Sterling Entertainment Group, 2003 pressing, Silent)
  53. The Great American Western Volume 4 (Platinum Disc Corporation, 2004 pressing, Silent)
  54. A Holiday For Love (Sterling Entertainment Group, 2005 pressing, Silent)
  55. Walking Across Egypt (Sterling Entertainment Group, 2005 pressing, Silent)
  56. Scamper the Penguin (Sterling Entertainment Group, 2006 pressing, Silent)

How to Find a Tape with This Ending[]

  • To find White Screen of Death and the Moaning Sound at the end of a tape, make sure that there's a sticker under the tape label and no barcode on the tape guard. Also, make sure the tape has no printings on the bottom front side.
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