Zenith VRD-700 (c. 1988)
Little is documented about the Zenith VRD-700. The surviving record is its entry in a HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (April 1988, p.80) roundup of hi-fi videocassette recorders, which places the model on the market around that year. No production years, original price, or model-family history have turned up. The listing is nearly the whole file.
The roundup credits the VRD-700 with four double-azimuth video heads, HQ circuitry, an MTS/SAP stereo decoder, three-speed slow motion in SP and SLP, a 140-channel cable-compatible tuner, and 8-event/21-day on-screen programming. It also lists record-level meters, separate left and right input-level controls, and a headphone jack with adjustable level. Resolution is 400 lines in S-VHS and 240 lines in normal VHS. Video signal-to-noise is above 43 dB, and hi-fi audio response is 20-20,000 Hz ±3 dB. Those figures put it in the upper tier of the roundup. The listed dimensions are 17½ × 3¼ × 13 inches.
Known specs from the listing:
- Format: VHS hi-fi, with S-VHS resolution figures listed
- Heads: four double-azimuth video heads
- Audio: hi-fi, 20–20,000 Hz ±3 dB; dynamic range 80 dB (VHS) / 90 dB (S-VHS)
- Horizontal resolution: 400 lines (S-VHS), 240 lines (VHS)
- Video S/N: greater than 43 dB
- Tuner: 140-channel cable-compatible, MTS/SAP
- Programming: 8-event / 21-day on-screen
- Dimensions: 17½ × 3¼ × 13 in
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