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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: videodisks
Message-ID: <204@omen.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 09:02:07 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 27 09:02:07 1985
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Organization: Omen Technology, Portland
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Summary: 

The word I hear is that Laser videodisks (not the grungy RCA type) are
doing quite well, with the player population expanding by something like
50 per cent per year.

LaserDiscs are still something of a specialty market for those who demand
broadcast quality video and source level quality in their home video.

In the absence of a total change in broadcasting practices, even the new
stereo-TV will not deliver satisfying sound.

VHS and Beta Hi-Fi prerecorded tapes can attain a suitable sound quality,
but their picture resolution (even Super-Beta) falls far short of LV's
broadcast quality.  Picture quality on 8mm is reportedly no better.

The only threat to LV would be 1/2 inch VCR's using high band recording
on a metal tape.  Such tapes would be somewhat expensive, and unplayable
on present 1/2 inch VCR's.
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