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Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Videophiles
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 21:35:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  3 21:35:19 1985
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> 
> 	I wish to start a new topic for discussion on this news group.
> 
> 	That topic is this:
> 
> 	Before the advent of video machines (VHS, Beta, CED, LV, etc.)
> there were two types of people that listened to music.  These people
> were either people who listened to music, or they were audiophiles.  Now
> there are people that have video machines for the purpose of watching
> movies and other things at home.  Some of these people just like to watch
> movies without the hassles that they get in theaters, or they time-shift
> regular television programs, or various other reasons.  (Some people copy
> movies, but that is not the topic for this discussion.)  Other people must
> consider themselves VIDEOPHILES.
> 
> 	My contension is this:
> 
> 	You cannot be a videophile with either VHS or Beta tape machines.
> And CED is just marginal.  In order to consider yourself a TRUE Videophile,
> you MUST have a Laser Disc Player.
> 
> 
> 	And Comments?????????????????????????

Ya!  I have a comment.  I do NOT agree.  With advent of VHS and Beta Hi-Fi,
a true videophile cannot be one without having a Hi-Fi machine.  Why?  Well,
video is now an addition to audio.  Why should an audiophile, that also goes
video, lose the audiophile status by getting a laser disk machine.  Until the
digital sound of the laser disk is made available, the ONLY way to still be
an audiophile and be a videophile at the same time, is to have a VHS or
Beta video deck.  AND, the audiophile can use the video deck as an audio
recorder only.  The VHS or Beta Hi-Fi video decks have MUCH BETTER specs
than a reel-to-reel deck ever will, even with dbx.

Now, even when laser disks start delivering digital sound with the video,
the recording deck will still be a machine for the videophile.  It is hard
for a videophile to get some material on video disks.  And even harder to
get a disk without something wrong with it.

Now, I don't know if I should consider myself a videophile or not, or even
a real audiophile, but I think that I come close.  Most of the videos that
I purchase are because of the Hi-Fi sound.  Most are music videos or music
concerts.  It is hard to record some of the specials that are on MTV on a
laser disk.  Yes, I record them in Hi-Fi stereo sound.

I guess I have made my comment.  I expect to be cut down in what I have
said, but that is why this discussion exists.  If I was afraid of being
cut down, I wouldn't write this or anything to the net.  A Ken Arndt(?)
I am not, but!

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