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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: VCR help requested
Message-ID: <408@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 22:38:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 22:38:03 1985
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Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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In article <1449@hound.UUCP> rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) writes:
>                                             "stereo" sound was a
>VHS quick fix to get around the Beta 1.5 year advantage on "hi-fi".

Sorry, VHS Dolby stero was out BEFORE Beta Hi-Fi.  I believe that
Beta Hi-Fi was the Beta answer to stereo.  I had a VHS Dolby stero
soon after they were out.  One of the things I would mention to people
was that my deck had stereo and they couldn't buy a Beta stereo deck.

I am a VHS fan, but I will admit that because of Beta Hi-Fi, VHS has
Hi-Fi.

Just as a side note, Beta Hi-Fi didn't appear right away on PAL machines.
Why, for the very reason they said that VHS Hi-Fi couldn't be done the
way it is done on Beta, ie, the two FM sub-carriers mixed in with the video.
Guess what method Sony is using on PAL Beta Hi-Fi units?  Yep, the VHS method.
Separate heads for the Hi-Fi.
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Mr. Video   {seismo!uwvax!|!decvax|!ihnp4}!nicmad!brown