Make: |
Philips. |
Model: |
N1502. |
Description: |
Second generation VCR format video. |
Year: |
1976. |
Original cost: |
- |
Features: |
Basic record and playback, 1 event 3 day timer on electronic clock, Automatic audio record level only, Stop motion button, Hydraulic eject (Sort of), Picture crispener. |
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: |
Circuitry and internal layout was much more modular than the first generation Philips VCRs. Used quiet DC motors (First generation VCR's used hefty synchronous AC mains motors). |