Editing JVC (section)

===Other notable achievements===
In 1979, JVC demonstrated a prototype of its [[Video High Density|video high density]] (VHD) disc system. This system was capacitance-based, like [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|capacitance electronic disc]] (CED), but the discs were grooveless with the stylus being guided by servo signals in the disc surface. The VHD discs were initially handled by the operator and played on a machine that looked like an audio LP [[phonograph|turntable]], but JVC used caddy-housed discs when the system was marketed. Development suffered numerous delays, and the product was launched in 1983 in Japan, followed by the [[United Kingdom]] in 1984, to a limited industrial market.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

In 1981, JVC introduced a line of revolutionary direct-drive cassette decks, topped by the DD-9, that provided previously unattainable levels of speed stability.<ref>"JVC DD-9 Cassette Deck Review", HiFi Classic: [http://www.hifi-classic.net/review/jvc-dd-9-300.html].</ref>

During the 1980s JVC briefly marketed its portable audio equipment similar to the [[Sony Walkman]] on the market at the time. The JVC CQ-F2K was released in 1982 and had a detachable radio mounted to the headphones for a compact, wire-free listening experience. JVC had difficulty making the products successful, and a few years later stopped making them. In Japan, JVC marketed the products under the name "Victor".{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

In 1986, JVC released the HC-95, a [[personal computer]] with a 3.58&nbsp;MHz [[Zilog|Zilog Z80A]] processor, 64&nbsp;KB RAM, running on [[MSX|MSX Basic]] 2.0. It included two 3.5" [[floppy disk]] drives and conformed to the graphics specification of the [[MSX|MSX-2]] standard. However, like the [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]] PX-7, it also carried a sophisticated hardware interface that handled video superimposition and various interactive video processing features. The JVC HC-95 was first sold in Japan, and then [[Europe]], but sales were disappointing.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

JVC video recorders were marketed by the [[Ferguson Electronics|Ferguson Radio Corporation]] in the UK, with just cosmetic changes. However, Ferguson needed to find another supplier for its camcorders when JVC produced only the [[VHS-C]] format, rather than [[video8]]. Ferguson was later acquired by [[Thomson SA]], which ended the relationship. JVC later invented [[hard drive]] camcorders.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}