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From: gm@trsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Video 45's
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Date: Fri, 23-Nov-84 21:22:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 23 21:22:00 1984
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Nf-From: trsvax!gm    Nov 23 20:22:00 1984

Sony was the first one to release the Video 45's (mainly to get something
out in Beta Hi-Fi when they were first released) around the summer of '83.
They normally have two or three videos by the same artist priced at around 
$15-$20. Since the release of the VHS Hi-Fi units, the number of Video 45's
has really taken off. Not wishing to sound too much like a advertisment,
Radio Shack even sells some tapes in Beta and VHS Hi-Fi of videos from
MTV. I never did buy any, mainly because anything I actually purchase
(as opposed to renting and copying), I always get in Laserdisk
format because sooner or later, the tape will wear out. I have noticed
something recorded in Beta Hi-Fi on my Sony SL-2700 seems to last
about 50-70 plays before the sound quality self-destructs. A few other
people must feel this way also, because Pioneer has started releasing
"Laser 45's". I have purchased Phil Collins and David Bowie in this
format. They are recorded on 8" disks (instead of the 12" full-length
movie version) on one side with the CAV encoding which offers all those
whiz-bang special effects. I can get them at Videoland for $10.99. For
example, the Phil Collins disk has "In the Air Tonight", "Thru these Walls",
and "You Can't Hurry Love". The David Bowie disk has "Modern Love", "China 
Girl", and "Let's Dance". The sound quality is slightly less with the Laserdisk
than Beta Hi-Fi (70db vs. 80db dynamic range), but that's not too noticeable.
And, as I said earlier, the Laserdisk will last a LOT longer than the tape.

George Moore					  Tandy System Software
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