CV-2000 was one of the world's first home video tape recorders (VTR), introduced by Sony in August, 1965. The 'CV' in the model name stood for 'Consumer Video'. This was Sony's domestic format throughout the 1960s. It was the first fully transistorized VCR .
9-521: The CV-2000 was developed by Sony engineer Nobutoshi Kihara . On its release, the CV-2000D machine was listed for US$ 695—equivalent to $ 6,720 in 2023—while a portable version in a more durable case, the CV-2000, was listed for $ 730—equivalent to $ 7,058 in 2023. It used 1 ⁄ 2 -inch-wide (13 mm) video tape in a reel-to-reel format, meaning the tape had to be manually threaded around
18-662: A compact cassette magazine-type recorder and Japan's first transistor radio . In 1964, a team led by Kihara developed the CV-2000 , the world's first VTR intended for home usage. He also was instrumental in creating cassette versions of the VTR (Video Tape Recorder),established the basis for the U-matic system. In 1981, was involved in the development of the Mavica digital still camera, which used floppy disks to record images and developed
27-455: A format was the omission of the ability to adjust tracking , which made interchangeability of tapes between different machines almost impossible. Sony's later AV series machines included this feature. The CV video recorders fell into disuse with the arrival of the EIAJ type 1 standard that was used by many companies, including Sony with their AV series machines. This video recorder is from before
36-550: The helical scan video head drum. The CV-2000 was one-tenth the weight and price of other analog video recording products of its era. It recorded television programs in black and white using the skip field process, which produced a maximum 200-lines resolution. The tape moved at a speed of 7.5 inches per second. Two different reels were marketed: A reel of video tape listed for about US$ 22—equivalent to $ 213 in 2023—had 30-minute playtime, and video-tape reel listed for about US$ 40 could hold one hour of video. Although CV-2000
45-478: The 1970s and was commonly called Mr. Walkman in the press. Born in Tokyo, Kihara attended Waseda University , then joined Sony's predecessor, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation in 1947 as a new university graduate. He retired from Sony in 2006. While at Sony, he worked on Japan 's first magnetic tape recorders , portable tape recorders , music stereo systems, Betamax video , digital cameras ,
54-577: The Mavigraph color video printer in 1982. In 1988, Mr. Kihara jointly established the Sony-Kihara Research Center with Sony, becoming the center's president. His tutoring methods were dubbed the "Kihara School", and turned out many of Sony's future engineers. Masaru Ibuka , a Sony co-founder, referred to Mr. Kihara as "a godlike person", because he would create a prototype of a concept he and Mr. Ibuka had discussed, often within
63-469: The development of multichannel rotary air-gap transformers, which were commonly used for the spinning heads of VHS recorders, to pass analog video signals across the gap from the spinning upper half to the stationary lower half of the head assembly. This recorder instead uses an earlier slip-ring and brush contact system for the spinning heads, with two sets of brushes to increase signal reliability. However it can still experience video signal quality problems if
72-428: The metal of the brushes or rings become oxidized / corroded, or coated with dust. A Sony CV-2000 video recorder is seen in the apartment of Loid Forger and his "family" in the anime series Spy x Family . Nobutoshi Kihara Nobutoshi Kihara (木原 信敏 Kihara Nobutoshi , 14 October 1926 – 13 February 2011) was an engineer at Sony , best known for his work on the original Walkman cassette-tape player in
81-520: Was aimed at the home market, it was mainly used in business and educational institutions. Ten models were developed in the CV series: CV-2000, TCV-2010, TCV-2020, CV-2100, TCV-2110, TCV-2120, CV-2200, DV-2400, CV-2600 and CV-5100. Sony also sold an optional 'Video Camera Ensemble', known as the VCK-2000. This add-on kit contained a separate video camera, a microphone, and a tripod. One of its shortcomings as
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