Philips N1460

Make:

Philips.

Model:

N1460.

Description:

Basically a play-only version of the first generation Philips VCR model N1500.

Year:

1973.

Original cost:

-

Features:

Basic playback with Stop-Motion facility.

Format:

VCR (Video Cassette Recording).

Tape Width:

0.5 inch.

Tape Speed:

14.29 cm / sec.

Record / Playback method:

Helical scan with guard bands.

Video Track Width:

130μM (Plus 57μM guard-bands between tracks).

Theoretical Resolution:

3MHz < 12dB

Audio record format:

2 linear channels on VCR standard, only one channel used on this model.

Max Record / Playback Time:

1 hour with VC60 cassette or 1 hour and 10 minutes with LVC150 cassette.

Misc:

Often found in schools and colleges where a few master VCR recorders made off-air recordings and the cheaper N1460s were used for playback.