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Umatic-HB (highband, broadcast), BVU
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BVU-800


 Format name U-Matic HB (High Band) BVU  
Company Sony and others  
Dates in use 1982- begin 1990s  
Risk Risk of signal loss and hardware obsolescence  
Tape width ¾ inch 19.05 mm  
Cassette dimension 18.5 X 12.2 (portable) 21.9 X 13.8 (standard)  
Analogue/digital Analogue  
Usage Professional  
Playback equipment Some later models can play Low- and High Band tape  
Remarks The broadcast version of U-matic  
Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-matic  
     
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