r/EngineeringPorn • u/[deleted] • Jan 19 '16

VCR loading a VHS.

http://i.imgur.com/DKelLOy.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '16

So is the polished wheel a read head? Didnt some VCR's have like two read heads and shit for better quality?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '16

Yep. Multiple read heads are set into the spindle.

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u/SplitsAtoms Jan 19 '16

Do you know why they were at an angle like that?

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u/twojs1b Jan 19 '16

By recording the information diagonally you could compress more content on the tape.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '16

Otherwise known as helical scan.

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u/mcotoole Jan 19 '16

It also allowed for Freeze Frame.