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Old 12-14-2017, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Electronic M View Post
That (EIAJ) connector was a Standard TV/VTR connector before home computers were a thing. It originally was used on early open reel consumer Videotape Recorders and on their companion TV/monitors (had a different pinout that supported bi-directional video and mono-sound). If they had made that connector support stereo (that would need more pins or a different wiring standard) we'd probably still be using it today...
I remember seeing them on old U-Matics and some commercial equipment, but by the mid 80's it was pretty much obsolete.
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