Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hound!rfg From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: VCR help requested Message-ID: <1449@hound.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 23:47:46 EST Article-I.D.: hound.1449 Posted: Tue Oct 29 23:47:46 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 00:01:03 EST References: <8979@ritcv.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 23 [] 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! -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg