White Screen Of Death

The White Screen of Death is a test card that appears at the end of a VHS tape. 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 VHS tape. It has so far appeared on tapes from Artisan Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (from back when it was called Columbia TriStar Home Video, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, and Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment), HBO Video (from back when it was called Thorn EMI Video), Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Video, Random House Home Video, Central Park Media,C2 Pictures Home Video, Vista Home Video, Trimark Home Video (from back when it was called Vidmark Entertainment), Republic Pictures Home Video, Golden Book Video. on most releases from these companies, they do not use this at all: Pacific Arts, World Video Pictures, Continental Video, Feature Films For Families, U.S. Renditions, AnimEigo, Streamline Pictures, GoodTimes Home Video, Kids Klassics, Walt Disney Home Video, MGM/UA Home Video, Warner Home Video, VideoVisa Video, and their subsidiaries.