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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: VCR help requested
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Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 23:47:46 EST
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Many questions, few answers.
Hi-Fi includes stereo at very high sound quality - occesional movies
may actually have mono sound, but it will still be very high quality
(i.e., wide band, low noise and distortion). "stereo" sound was a
VHS quick fix to get around the Beta 1.5 year advantage on "hi-fi".
Stereo puts two stereo tracks where there was only one low quality 
track before, so it is low-fi (i.e., narrow band, high noise and dis-
tortion).
If you appreciate good sound you will really appreciate a HI-FI VCR.
VHS had a hard time getting them to work, but I think they work very
well by now.
As a stand alone recorder, in theory Hi-Fi VCRs should be super - as
good as very expensive reel-to-reel - and nearly as good as CD's.
However, in practice, some have reported trouble in recording certain
types of sounds. In any event, I have heard nothing but praise for
the hi-fi units when recording or playing video tapes. I have had my
Beta-hi-fi for over a year now and its still like , wow!


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