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From: lionel@babel.DEC (Steve Lionel)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Beta Hi-Fi overseas
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Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 08:41:52 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 13 08:41:52 1985
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It is true that on non-NTSC Beta Hi-Fi VCRs the recording method is similar
to VHS Hi-Fi, but that doesn't mean that the NTSC method is inferior.  The
other systems couldn't accomodate the NTSC solution, so Sony, wanting to
provide some sort of hi-fi in the other markets, resorted to the alternate
method.  I would think that this shows Sony believes the method used in
its NTSC recorders to be superior, rather than the other way around.

Also, it has been noted that Sony's new SuperBeta recording method is
NTSC-only - there does not seem to be a way to adapt the technology to
PAL or SECAM systems.

					Steve Lionel

Posted:	Wed 13-Mar-1985 08:39 EST
To:	NET_VIDEO