Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: Question about Stereo and HI FI VCRs Message-ID: <7311@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 14:04:59 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7311 Posted: Mon Jan 14 14:04:59 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 01:39:18 EST References: <9100006@uok.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 22 > I am now thoroughly confused regarding the distinction > which is painstakingly made by the various VCR manufacturers between > a "STEREO" unit and a "HI-FI" unit. I thought the difference was merely Once again, almost every VCR on the market today is STEREO. It has two tracks along the edge that are roughly equivelent fidelity to a crappy cassette. HIFI multiplexes a higher fidelity audio track in with the video and is layed down withh the video head. > I've come across those who tell me that the two > audio formats are incompatible, that the stereo movies I have purchased > will not reproduce stereo in a HI-FI recorder system. They are incompatible, but that doesn't mean they can't coexist. I would venture to say that all HIFI decks are perfectly able to replay the old stereo signals when the HIFI isn't on the tape. The Beta HIFI tapes may also be played on non-hifi machines because they also record the old style stereo tracks as well. VHS detracters say VHS HIFI tapes can't be played on older machines without degredation of the video component. I don't know if this is true, or just SONY propaganda. -Ron