Posted by UCLAN on 01/09/91 11:39

Richard Crowley wrote:

>> There is Hi-Fi stereo, and there is linear stereo. The Hi-Fi stereo is
>> embedded with the video, while the linear stereo has it's own "lo-fi"
>> recording head (like a cassette deck) and is recorded in its own track.
>> Are these Hi-Fi or linear stereo recorded tapes? How are your AUDIO
>> SELECT switches set?
>
> Only a few professional VHS machines had linear stereo.
> I've never seen a consumer VHS VCR with linear stereo.

Early model Mitsubishi SVHS (consumer models) VCRs had linear stereo.
But all late model standard VHS VCRs are linear mono.

Many Beta VCRs had linear stereo.

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