• DocumentCode
    1429384
  • Title

    Achievements in rotary head magnetic recording

  • Author

    Mallinson, John C.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Magnetic Res., California Univ., San Diego, CA, USA
  • Volume
    78
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1004
  • Lastpage
    1016
  • Abstract
    The principal achievements since 1980 in rotary head recording on magnetic tape are outlined. These developments are related to fundamental improvements in recording media, heads, the design of tape transports, and signal processing. The D-1 and D-2 video tape recorders (VTRs), the Hi-Band 8-mm video cassette recorder (VCR), and the rotary digital audio tape (R-DAT) recorders are discussed. The future of rotary head recorders for consumer digital VCRs, professional high-definition TV (HDTV) VTRs, and consumer HDTV VCRs is assessed
  • Keywords
    audio tape recorders; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; magnetic tapes; video tape recorders; D-1 video tape recorders; D-2 video tape recorders; HDTV; Hi-Band 8-mm video cassette recorder; R-DAT; VTRs; consumer digital VCRs; design; magnetic tape; professional high-definition TV; recording media; rotary digital audio tape; rotary head magnetic recording; signal processing; tape transports; Bit rate; Coils; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Military computing; Signal design; Voltage; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/5.56912
  • Filename
    56912