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High-Definition Video Format in the Works



Jul 3, 10:36 PM (ET)


TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. (SNE) and three other Japanese electronics companies will collaborate to develop a way to record and play high-definition digital video on cassette tapes now in use, the companies said Friday.

The group, which includes Canon, Sharp Corp. and Victor Co. of Japan, plans to complete the technology by September.

High definition TV broadcasting, which delivers a far higher quality of images than regular TV, began in Japan in 2001. It has also begun in other parts of the world, including the United States.

Consumer interest is slowly growing here, although high definition broadcasts are still limited.

Products in the new format can use the same product parts as the old format because they use the same DV and Mini-DV cassettes.

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