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From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley)
Newsgroups: net.video,net.audio
Subject: Beta HiFi to replace hi-end cassette units?
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Date: Sat, 19-Nov-83 19:22:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 19 19:22:52 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Nov-83 19:32:14 EST
Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto
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I heard the following from an audio/video salesperson this afternoon:
Expect a flurry of Beta HiFi machines in the coming year.  Pioneer and
Marantz are going to be selling them, and Nakamichi will replace their
top-of-the-line cassette decks with Beta HiFi units.  So far, I've heard
of units from Sony (the 5200, 2700, and now 2710), Toshiba, NEC, and
Sanyo.  Also from the salesperson: 85% of the VCR's produced in Japan
next year will be Beta, due to the advantages of Beta HiFi (I don't
quite believe this part of the story).
  All this should mean some healthy competition in the Beta HiFi market
within 6 months.