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<DIV>Yes you are sane. You are not smoking any of that strange
stuff.</DIV>
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<DIV>Akai made a 1 inch quad and showed it. I do not know if any were
sold. </DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
<DIV>WA8IGN</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/27/2011 5:50:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wayne.watson@sait.ca writes:</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Tahoma>This post jogged a
very foggy old memory. In about 1973 or 74 at NAB was there a one inch quad
shown by an Asian manufacturer? My recall was that it had a head that looked
like a very small Ampex quad. When I went by the both I was surprised to
see it, however there was nobody there at that time that could speak
enough English to tell anything about it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>Was there ever such a recorder was
it a bad dream?</FONT></DIV>
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Watson</SPAN></I><I><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"></SPAN></I></P>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com
[quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com] On Behalf Of Ted Langdell
[ted@quadvideotapegroup.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:23
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Quad List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [QuadList] NHK's research lab
developed a Quad machine in 1958<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>While poking around NHK's history site for a post on OldVTR's, I ran
across this link, which shows a Japanese flatbed Quad developed in 1958 by
NHK's "STRL"—its research lab.</DIV>
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<DIV><A title=http://www.nhk.or.jp/strl/aboutstrl/evolution-of-tv-en/p15col_4.html href="http://www.nhk.or.jp/strl/aboutstrl/evolution-of-tv-en/p15col_4.html" target=_blank>http://www.nhk.or.jp/strl/aboutstrl/evolution-of-tv-en/p15col_4.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>In the second picture, note what look like AVR-2s beyond the Sony
BVH-machines.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Sony's look like BVH-1000/1100 series machines. Can anyone opine as
to how to tell the differences in a photo that small?</DIV>
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first domestic VTR system in Japan was a 4-head VTR using 2-inch tape reels,
test manufactured in 1958. Developments were later made on a frame converter
and a slow-motion VTR system , with the aim of implementation for the Rome and
Tokyo Olympics. In 1964, NHK obtained a basic patent for a 1.5-head
helical-scan VTR system. This system was later implemented on a 1-inch
helical-scan VTR.</DIV>
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<TD width=200><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1298847867@aol.com" alt="2-inch VTR by STRL in 1958 A 4-head VTR using 2-inch magnetic tape - extremely expensive at the time of introduction." width=200 height=140 DATASIZE="21805" ID="MA1.1298847867" ></TD>
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VTR by STRL in 1958<BR>A 4-head VTR using 2-inch magnetic tape -
extremely expensive at the time of
introduction.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Video tape: price and recording area per bit
(square micrometer)</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD>
<DIV align=left>2-inch (Ampex)</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=center>90 min.</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>1,000,000 yen</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>100ìm2/bit</DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD>
<DIV align=left>1-inch (Sony Type C)</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=center>60 min.</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>120,000 yen</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>10ìm2/bit<BR></DIV></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<DIV align=left>1/2-inch (Matsushita D-3)</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=center>60 min.</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>20,000 yen</DIV></TD>
<TD>
<DIV align=right>2ìm2/bit</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD width=200><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA2.1298847867@aol.com" alt="1- inch VTR in 1978 The analog VTR helical-scan system using a 1-inch open reel tape was called the Type C format. This 1-inch tape was smaller and cheaper than 2-inch tape. It later became the basis for the 1-inch HDTV analog VTR and the 1-inch HDTV digital VTR." width=200 height=179 DATASIZE="25045" ID="MA2.1298847867" ></TD>
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inch VTR in 1978<BR>The analog VTR helical-scan system using a 1-inch
open reel tape was called the Type C format. This 1-inch tape was
smaller and cheaper than 2-inch tape. It later became the basis for the
1-inch HDTV analog VTR and the 1-inch HDTV digital
VTR.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD width=200><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA3.1298847867@aol.com" alt="D-3 VCR in 1991 A 1/2-inch small cassette digital VCR was introduced in 1991. It allowed repeated taping without deterioration of picture quality. This technology was succeeded by the HDTV digital VCR, the HD-D5." width=200 height=126 DATASIZE="24826" ID="MA3.1298847867" ></TD>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0.5em 0px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">D-3
VCR in 1991<BR>A 1/2-inch small cassette digital VCR was introduced in
1991. It allowed repeated taping without deterioration of picture
quality. This technology was succeeded by the HDTV digital VCR, the
HD-D5.</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Ted<BR>
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Langdell</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" class=Apple-style-span>Skype: <SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span> </SPAN>TedLangdell</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" class=Apple-style-span>e-mail:<SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre" class=Apple-tab-span> </SPAN><A title=mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Please
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