We Are Rewind player will fully record over tapes with tabs removed...
Hi all, new to this so please let me know if this isn't the right sub/format for this, but I have a question.
I recently picked up the We Are Rewind player. I know, mixed bag, but I liked the design and was curious to try it out for myself.
The record button placement was making me nervous that I might accidentally hit it and record over a mixtape I have. Just to be safe, I finally punched out the tabs to set this at ease.
Lo and behold, when I tested it (thankfully just on the very end of the tape) it still fully recorded over. To test further, I tried the same on a official/factory tape, just in case I somehow did something wrong with the tabs. But still, it fully recorded over.
Having a peek inside the player, I do see a component that appears to be in the right place to engage with the tabs, but poking it to either position doesn’t seem to effect whether the recording will start or not.
So my question is- this is super non meant to happen, right? I'm aware of the many issues with this player, but surely this is too big of an oversight?