Date:  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 10:31:06 -0500

From:  Steve Harris <etnibsd!vsh[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UUNET.UU.NET>

Subject: Re: Relics



Donald M. Lance writes:

>

> .... One model was labeled "hi-fi"

> and I wondered what that meant in this (commercial) context. In this

> type of audio machinery the term refers to "surround sound" that feeds

> 4 speakers if you have them.



My understanding of "hi-fi vhs" means the audio portion is stored

_with_ the video data, in the higher bandwidth diagonal "stripes" along

the tape.



Normal vhs stores the audio linearly along the edge of the tape.



Hi-fi also stores the audio linearly so the tape can be played on

a non-hi-fi vcr.



I suppose four tracks of audio data could be stored; my "hi-fi" vcr

only does stereo.





     /////////   <- video signal data

    ----------   <- audio signal data



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 Steve Harris - Eaton Corp. - Beverly, MA - vsh%etnibsd[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uunet.uu.net