Analog-cum-digital video recording and reproducing device

An analog-cum-digital video recording and reproduction device, comprising:

• a signal reception selection part for selecting video signals to be recorded from applied analog video signals and digital video signals;
• an analog recording signal processing part for processing analog video signals received from the signal reception selection part suitable to a recording format;
• an analog head part for reproduction of the analog video signals recorded on a videotape and recording the analog video signals received from the analog recording signal processing part;
• an analog recording and reproduction path selection part for applying the video signals processed at the analog recording signal processing part to the analog head part for recording, or transmitting the video signals reproduced at the analog head part;
• an analog reproduction signal processing part for processing the reproduced video signals selected at, and received from, the analog recording and reproduction path selection part suitable to a reproduction format;
• a digital recording signal processing part for processing the digital video signals received from the signal reception selection part suitable to a recording format;
• a digital head part for reproduction of the digital video signals recorded on a videotape, and recording the digital video signals received from the digital recording signal processing part;
• a digital recording and reproduction path selection part for applying the video signals processed at the digital recording signal processing part to the digital head part for recording, or transmitting the video signals reproduced at the digital head part;
• a digital reproduction signal processing part for processing the reproduced video signals selected at, and received from, the digital recording and reproduction path selection part suitable to a reproduction format;
• an output signal selection part for selection and transmission of one signal of the signals received from the analog reproduction signal processing part and the digital reproduction signal processing part;
• an audio control head for recording and reproduction of audio and control signals on and from a videotape;
• a comparison part for comparing the reproduced control signals received from the audio control head to the signals received from the analog reproduction signal processing part and the digital reproduction signal processing part;
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• a control part for controlling the signal reception selection part, the audio control head, the analog recording and reproduction path selection part, the digital recording and reproduction path selection part, the output signal selection part, the analog head part, and the digital head part in response to the signals received from the comparison part.