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Captain VIDIOT

Dear Cap, what's all this guff about stereo TV? TV hasn't even got decent one-speaker sound...so who are they kidding with stereo? —John O'Brien, Waltham, MA •While the Cap has to agree with John that TV sound is a complete joke— especially the people over at the networks, although some cable "rock" channels also seem a little weak in the audio dept, too—something is being done about it.

September 2, 1983

Captain VIDIOT

Dear Cap, what's all this guff about stereo TV? TV hasn't even got decent one-speaker sound...so who are they kidding with stereo?

—John O'Brien, Waltham, MA

•While the Cap has to agree with John that TV sound is a complete joke— especially the people over at the networks, although some cable "rock" channels also seem a little weak in the audio dept, too—something is being done about it. Now the fact that something is being done about it doesn't mean TV sound is going to get any better, but it will be in stereo. Some folks are quipping that with stereo TV, sound will be twice as bad! They may be right.

There are already stereo VHS machines, and Sony is bringing stereo sound to Betamax with the new Beta HiFi machine. Cable channels like MTV offer stereo sound [via a special cable feed that decodes through your FM stereo tuner). Toshiba has a new color TV with a dual speaker system (which they say has "real stereo multiplex capability with optional stereo converter after 1983"). There are some video tapes for sale/rental that are in stereo sound.

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