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6JVC 1998
JVC’s AV business is undergoing a tremendous transfor-
mation amid the convergence of such media as commu-
nications, broadcasting and computers into
multimedia. Through the promotion of the “Victor
Vision” mid-term plan, New AV, the Company’s line of
strategic high-value-added digital products, has accounted
for a rising portion of Consumer Electronics sales–16% in fiscal
1998 compared with 4% in fiscal 1996.
Video
In video operations, JVC is furthering the diffusion of VHS, the
JVC-developed de facto standard for videocassette recorders, and
camcorders based on the DV format.
JLIP image editing
system
Consumer Electronics
Wide-screen television
Digital still camera
Portable video printer
The VHS videocassette recorder is the foremost communica-
tions infrastructure of the 20th century, with more than 650 million
units produced and approximately 20 billion video tapes in exis-
tence. As the inventor of the VHS format, JVC has driven its perfor-
mance higher to fulfill the needs of the times.
Digital camcorders, when combined with such digital
equipment as computers and printers, draw out the
full potential of multimedia.