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What are they talking about?!?
Digital/HDTV Terms that Begin with V

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VCR
See Video Cassette Recorder.

VCR Plus
VCR feature that, once programmed, allows the user to input the TV guide code for a given program into the VCR, which then automatically sets itself to record that program.

VHF
Very high frequency, the range used by TV channels 2 through 13.

VHS (Vertical Helical Scan)
Or as JVC calls it, “Video Home System.” Widely used method of recording audio and video electrical signals onto magnetic tape.

Video Cassette Recorder
Device that records audio and video electrical signals onto magnetic tape (aka videotape recorder).

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