D-VHS home recorders. Hitachi needs an encoder, JVC, maybe not...............
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06-23-99 05:25 EDT Headlines
Hitachi, Victor to sell D-VHS home recorders
TOKYO, June 23 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics manufacturers Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> and Victor Co of Japan Ltd <6792.T> said on Wednesday they would launch digital VHS videocasette recorders for the mass market in Japan in mid-July.
Hitachi's D-VHS unit will be the first VCR equipped with an MPEG2 encoder enabling it to convert analogue terrestrial broadcasts into a digital format.
The Hitachi model will also be able to record both satellite and terrestrial digital broadcasts.
Japanese satellite broadcasting services will switch from analogue to digital format next year.
Victor, for its part, will market a model that will be able to record programmes in digital format from satellite broadcaster SkyPerfecTV.
Hitachi's recorder will be priced at 148,000 yen ($1,213) and Victor's at 128,000 yen ($1,049).
Hitachi has set a sales target of 3,000 units per month and Victor will aim for 2,000.
($1=122 yen)
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