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From: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: HQ VHS
Message-ID: <595@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 12:22:24 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 27 12:22:24 1985
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Reply-To: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Summary: 

In article <14200002@hplsla.UUCP> andyc@hplsla.UUCP (andyc) writes:
>>
>>It's called "HQ VHS" and is available now in the JVC models HR-D566U
>>and HR-D565U.  Both models are HiFi; the former has an MTS decoder in
>>the tuner.
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>It's also available in the JVC HR-D151U. I just bought one here in 
>Seattle for $399. 

Actually, this machine has only part of the HQ package:  raised white-clip
level.  The luminance and chrominance averaging ("noise reduction") was
not included.  However, on the HQ machine which I tested, turning on the
noise reduction did little (if any) improvement (at SP), so you got the
best part of the package.  

FLAME ON:  It seems that JVC is lax on what is HQ and what is not.  The 
package does not ALL have to be included to be termed HQ.  Plus, the phrase
HQ has not yet shown up on any front panel that I have seen.  Talk about
market confusion....
FLAME OFF.

--Kne