Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nicmad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown From: brown@nicmad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: HiFi Compatibility With Dolby Stereo? Message-ID: <298@nicmad.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 02:13:40 EDT Article-I.D.: nicmad.298 Posted: Thu Aug 8 02:13:40 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 05:13:34 EDT References: <668@ihu1g.UUCP> Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) Distribution: net Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI Lines: 29 In article <668@ihu1g.UUCP> rls@ihu1g.UUCP (r.l. schieve) writes: >My VCR (JVC HRD225) is several years old and from the time >when Dolby Stereo was the latest push. At the time I bought >it the better tapes I rented were recorded in Dolby Stereo. >Now the lastest is Hi-Fi. Rented tapes marked Hi-Fi seem to >be still stereo and I assume I should play them with the >Dolby noise reduction turned off. Nope, play them with the Dolby switch ON. If you were to look at the original boxes, most are marked Hi-Fi stereo, Dolby stereo linear track. >Are there any compatibility problems I should know about or >any way to get more out of my present set up? I have the >option of palying the audio through my stereo receiver or >through my stereo TV. I am assuming that you mean you are using the line out jacks of the VCR to the line in jacks on the TV. If you mean MTS TV receiver, nope, no stereo. Personally, I would use the stereo receiver (which I do) and not the TV speakers. Too close together. Can't tell the stereo when they are only 36" apart. -- |------------| | |-------| o| HRD725U & PV9600 Mr. Video | |AV-2010| o| |--------------| | | | | | |----| o o o | | |-------| O| |--------------| |------------| VHS Hi-Fi (the only way to go) {seismo!uwvax!|!decvax|!ihnp4}!nicmad!brown