Patent ID: 6014492
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A digital video signal recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing one program of a digital video signal from a received digital video signal having multiple programs having multiple signal transfer rates, the apparatus comprising:means for judging a transfer rate of a digital video signal to be recorded by detecting an information indicating data transfer rate included in a transmitted digital video signal; andmeans for varying a recording and a reproducing speed in accordance with the judged tape type and the judged data transfer rate of the digital video signal; andmeans for recording digital data on a tape and detecting an ECC (Error Correction Code) value from the recorded data and judging therefrom a tape type such that, if the detected ECC value exceeds a reference value, the tape type is judged to be S-VHS type and if the detected ECC value is less than the reference value, the tape type is judged to be VHS type.