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From: kwatson@netcom2.com (Kennita Watson)
Subject: Impresario sought for new Children's TV Show
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Service
Distribution: rec,alt,ba,misc
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 07:10:17 GMT

Executive Producer/Impresario-type 
needed to help launch children's
television program.  Must have
heart-felt commitment to 
quality children's programming.
	
Reply to Sigfreid, 415-323-9642.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:39:40 GMT


In article <1992Oct7.194749.22677@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> kho@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (kelvin.ho) writes:
>
>I have decided to join the CH LD Club.
>Does anyone have any suggestion which LDs I should
>get for the first 3 LDs?

The Star Wars trilogy.
 
>Should I get the most expensive LDs?

Definitely. The SW trilogy also happen to be among the most expensive
LDs you can get from CH that aren't "sets" (by their bizarre and
self-serving definition of the word "set").
From: simecekss@rcwusr.bp.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Sony SLV595/585 ; VCRPlus
Date: 9 Oct 92 10:00:05 -0500
Organization: BP Research, Cleveland, OH (USA)

In article <9210081605.AA11895@spsgate.sps.mot.com>, rajesh@chdasic.sps.mot.com (Rajesh Patil) writes:
> Any owners of Sony SLV595 or 585 HiFi VCRs care to comment on those
> VCRs? I believe the 585 is the 595 minus VCRPlus. 
> 
> While on the subject of VCRPlus, is VCRPlus the easiest way right
> now to program record times. I vaguely recollect seeing an ad by
> Panasonic recently about something called the Program Director or 
> something similar that made programming your VCR a piece of cake.
> 
> Rajesh Patil

I've had my SLV595 for about a month now and have no complaints.  I like
the index features which lets you mark spots and the tape and jump right
to them.  The high speed rewind and auto head clean are also nice.  I
also like the wheel on the remote that lets you view forward or reverse
at varying speeds.

The VCRPlus makes it a lot easier to program.  All I need to do is hit
around eleven buttons and the VCR is set to record a show.  My problem
is that my cable company scrambles most of the channels so I need to have
my cable box on the correct channel and then the VCR records channel 4.

I got mine from ComputAbility for $380.  Let me know if you would like
more information.

Mezhead

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Xref: sparky rec.video:12116 rec.photo:17598
From: dhs@cs.utexas.edu (Douglas H. Steves)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.photo
Subject: Re: "multi-purpose" CD players (audio AND video)
Date: 8 Oct 1992 10:20:21 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: manx.cs.utexas.edu

In article <BvrsG0.5F7@fc.hp.com> rjn@FC.HP.COM writes:
>Martin Olivera (martin@chiton.ucsd.edu) wrote:
>> I recently saw an ad by KODAK about a CD player that is useful to display
>> photograpies (previously loaded on a CD) and also serves as a regular
>> audio CD player.
>> Now, being a complete ignorant about CD technology, my question is:  can
>> ANY audio CD player be adapted (through an interface of some sort) so it
>> can also play video and/or photo CDs?.
>No.
>
>PhotoCD requires firmware that can read CD-ROM Mode 2 sectors and CD-ROM/XA
>Form1 and Form2 data, then exporting it through video hardware again, while
>simultaneously dealing with 4-bit ADPCM audiodata.

As a follow-up, how much of a delta would it be for a *manufacturer*
(e.g. Pioneer) to add PhotoCD to a laser disc player? Given that they 
can already read 5" discs and output NTSC, it would seem to be a fairly
small upgrade to handle PhotoCDs ... .

As an aside, the Kodak PhotoCD players actually crop the 35mm image (which
is 1.5:1). What's even more annoying is that they crop it vertically as
well as horizontally. This is true even on the player that has the zoom
capabilities! (Presumably a LD player manufacturer would know better!)
For those who are interested, there's a good article in one of the 
photography mags about PhotoCD. 

Doug
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan)
Subject: Re: List of Dolby Surround TV Shows
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:16:13 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.185838.21434@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad) writes:
>    Thanks for all the responses to my question regarding which
> television shows are encoded in Dolby Surround.  Here is a
> summary of the responses I received (sorry, I can't confirm it's
> accuracy because I don't yet own a pro-logic decoder :-( but I
> will soon!):
> 
>   Quantum Leap
>   Star Trek: The Next Generation
>   The Simpsons
>   Late Night With David Letterman
>   Norther Exposure
>   Beverly Hills, 90210
>   Batman: The Animated Series
>   The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
>   Saturday Night Live
>   Hearts Afire
>   Dinosaurs
>   Seinfeld
>   The Arsenio Hall Show
>   Baseball Playoff Games (as well as other sporting events)
>   HBO/Cinemax movies
> 
>    If you know of any more, please post/reply.  I'll update this
> list if I hear of other encoded shows.  Thanks again.

Remember, you only get surround sound from your decoder if your local tv
station or cable company provides MTS audio. Without the stereo no
surround sound. There are still stations around the country without the
MTS encoding hardware and so broadcast in mono.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: Help Save My Sony 27" TV
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:40:28 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.075259.1@mdcbbs.com> gutierrez@mdcbbs.com writes:
> ...the colors [on a Sony tv] suddenly became predominantly green and 
red...
> Is there anybody out there who can tell me if I can still
> `save' my Sony, other than buying a new picture tube...

Ummm... I'm not a TV repair kind of guy, but I'll go out on a limb here.
I thought the whole point behind the Sony Trinitron tube was there there
was only one electron gun, not three as in other tubes.  Therefore,
if you are seeing any picture at all, it seems to me that the tube must
be working.  This points to the electronics that drives the tube. 
Sounds like whatever provides the blue signal is out to lunch.  Maybe
it's just a bad IC or something on the "blue" board, wherever that is.
Good luck: I have a similar set, and I like it a lot too.

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
************************
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strike@steam.rome.ny.us (Strikemaster)
Subject: Re: video movies BEST BUY.  Where?
Organization: Iron Horse InfoSys
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 03:39:31 GMT

kit@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:

>Hello,
>   Does anybody know any mail order places where I can buy video movies (VHS)
>of any ratings at the lowest prices?  Welcome any replies.  
>Thank you in advance.

Personally, I'd like the name(s) of any companies selling S-VHS prerecorded
movies.

-- 
      Timothy B. Bowser; Sysadmin,       | strike@steam.rome.ny.us or try
    Chip Socketer & Tape Twiddler of     |    batcomputer!steam!strike
   The Iron Horse Information Service    |--------------------------------
----> "Advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." <----
From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Keywords: CH LD Club, $7.50
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:40:23 GMT
Reply-To: you@ems.cdc.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <1992Oct7.194749.22677@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, kho@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (kelvin.ho) writes:
|> 
|> I have decided to join the CH LD Club.
|> Does anyone have any suggestion which LDs I should
|> get for the first 3 LDs? 
|> Should I get the most expensive LDs? Which ones cost the most $?
|> 
|> On a related subject, where in New Jersey (around Whippany
|> or around East Brunswick) are the stores rent or sell LDs?
|> 
|> Any pointer is very much appreciated.
|> 

 Kelvin, Pick out video's that you want. Ask yourself do you want 
letterboxed, or musical or action, or clv, or cav and concentrate in that
area. Personally, I chose letterboxed movies when I can and other that
please me. If you follow anyone else's opinion you might not get what
you really want. To thine onw self be true.
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Looking for LD outlet that handle import mail order
Date: 13 Oct 92 19:18:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: fc.Bw2qyp.DvH
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.3 PL6]

Scott R Violet (xepo@csd4.csd.uwm.edu) wrote:

> Please reply dirrectly to this address as I don't read this group.
> Any suggestions? 

I did respond via email, but here's another suggestion:

Netiquette note for all inexperienced netnews readers:  Posting a request
that makes it evident that you haven't been reading the group in question,
then asking for email-only responses, often will net you NO responses.

Why?

To many people, it smacks of:

 Hi, I'm new.
 I don't want to take the time to grasp this group.
 I want answers.
 Send them to me, but don't share them with the net.
 I have nothing to contribute (but might post a summary, sure...).
 Bye.

What I do when I need an answer from an unfamiliar group is:

 1. Subscribe for long to see if there is an FAQ (standard Frequently Asked
    Questions article), or at least to see if my question will result in a
    flood of identical answers.

 2. Post the question, asking for email responses ONLY if an answer flood
    is likely.  Make it clear that the flood is why I'm asking for email.

 3. NEVER promise to post a summary.  Such promises are so rarely kept
    that they have no credibility.

 4. Remain a subscriber long enough to collect the posted responses,
    and provide appropriate feedback.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland      Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM               3404 East Harmony Road
                CompuServe : 71044,2124               Ft Collins CO 80525-9599

This article does not represent the official position of the
Hewlett-Packard Company.  The above data is provided for informational
purposes only.  It is supplied without warranty of any kind.
From: klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Does S-Video work?
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:45:06 GMT
Reply-To: klee@wsl.dec.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: DEC Western Software Laboratory

|> I recently bought a 32" Sony Trinitron TV/Monitor (not XBR).  One of
|> the reasons I bought it was to take advantage of the S-Video output of
|> my LaserDisc player. 

S-video will give you noticeably better results, but only if your video
format takes advantage of it.  SVHS does.  Laser disk players don't.

-- 
Ken Lee
DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
Internet: klee@wsl.dec.com
uucp: uunet!decwrl!klee
From: ahom@yingjow.tnds.bellcore.com (Allen Hom)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Keywords: CH LD Club, $7.50
Date: 8 Oct 92 12:20:18 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Network Data Collection Presentation and Processing Development


In article <1992Oct7.194749.22677@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, kho@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (kelvin.ho) writes:
|> 
|> I have decided to join the CH LD Club.
|> Does anyone have any suggestion which LDs I should
|> get for the first 3 LDs? 
|> Should I get the most expensive LDs? Which ones cost the most $?
|> 
You might be able to call and get their catalog first, and choose from
that list.  Their enrollment form is just a fraction of what they have.
But anyway, alot of people seem to get the letterboxed _Star_Wars_ Trilogy,
each at $69.98.  Someone on the net said that they or a friend was able
to get _Cleopatra_ as an enrollment pick (list $89.98).  I was able
to get _The_King_and_I ($69.98) and _Dances_With_Wolves_ ($49.95) as
enrollment picks...

|> On a related subject, where in New Jersey (around Whippany
|> or around East Brunswick) are the stores rent or sell LDs?
I live in E. Brunswick.  For purchase, I usually check out Compact
Disc World and Nobody Beats the Wiz, both on Rt. 18.  CD World currently
has a 10% sale going on Paramount and Pioneer Discs.  Not great considering
the discounts you can get through mail order.  The Wiz sometimes has
sales that are pretty decent.  As far as rental goes, CD World and Video
Vault (also on Route 18) rent LDs.  Video Vault has less a selection, but
pricing seems better.
-- 
allen hom
Bellcore
ahom@tnds.bellcore.com
(908)699-5728
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Subject: Re: Problem with Pioneer 201 LD player
Organization: NASA GSFC
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 14:43:41 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.232506.26600@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, todd@flamingo.stanford.edu (Todd Koumrian) writes:
> 
> 
> I am posting this for a friend who has no net access:
> 
> He has tried purchasing a new Pioneer LD player, the 201 model, and has
> taken several specimens back because of a load clicking noise he hears
> during playback, apparently mostly on CLV discs, and which is load enough
> to hear over the program.
> 
> I have a CLD-3080 which has never had this sort of behavior, but it is
> a higher priced model than the one he is purchasing, and is also heavier
> (vibration damping?).
> 
> Have other people noticed this problem?  Is it a design flaw (feature) or
> bad quality control?  Do any of the other (501, 701) players do this as well?
> 

All LD players click with CLV discs, but it shouldn't be as loud as your
friends apparently is.  If you are listening for it, you can hear it in
quiet scenes of films, but you shouldn't notice it even in those scenes if
your aren't listening for it.

Steve
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: FUTABA Micro Servos
From: <N42@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 08:16:19 EDT
Organization: Penn State University

The only difference between the S33 and the S133 is the plug.  The servos are
identical otherwise.  These arn't bad low cost servos, however, buy stock in
the servo gears.
Scott Gregory
From: linkosal@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Linkosalo)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: HELP wanted.
Date: 13 Oct 92 08:34:15 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

For small free flight scale models (Guillows type) CO2 engines
might be the best. Small IC-motors can be quite tricky to
handle, rubber needs strongly build fuselages, and is tricky
to trim because of big props and varying torque. Electrics
tend to be heavy. On the other hand, CO2 cardridges are quite
expensive too...

Where to buy? Cox IC-motors are cheapest to mail-order from
states. Modela in Checkoslovakia (sp?) makes good CO2-motors,
and quite cheap, too. Much cheaper than Telco (GB) or Brown
(USA)

Tapio Linkosalo
univ. of Helsinki, Finland

tapio.linkosalo@helsinki.fi
From: N42@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: Hi-Start
Date: 12 Oct 92 12:55:32 GMT
 <1992Oct9.213313.7479@col.hp.com> <1992Oct12.101337.26963@engage.pko.dec.com>
Organization: Penn State University

It is important to throw the plane, You need enough energy to bring it down in
a controlled fashion if something happened during launch.  I however take a
more liberal approach during the pull.  I keep the plane close to stall, and at
times have been able to restretch the high start by pulling back on the
elevator.  I have found that I may pop off occasionally if I over do it, but I
feel that it is easier to recover from that than it is to fly a plane minus a
wing from over speed.  I am assuming that you have a lightweight poly ship, and
in your case overspeed can wreck a days fun.
   Regardless of how you launch, in the beginning (if your plane is trimmed)
you should use the hands off approach.  The plane will usually find it nich
on the line and will fly itself with only monor corrections from you.  As you
get comfprtable you can start to fiddle with increasing your altitude by
utilizing whatever method works for you.  Just remember to toss your plane hard
enough to have control if it does pop off the line.
Regards Scott Gregory
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From: jam@marge (John McNeil)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: White foam glider wing spars, what do you use?
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:12:47 GMT
Organization: Technology Research Group, SAIC

Hi,

I decided I didn't have the bucks to buy the Alcyone kit right now, so I am scratch building a strange kind of sloper.  I want something that will fly in moderately light lift, but with a wide speed range.  My plan is to build a plane with flaps and oversize ailerons.  This way I can reflex the flaps to go fast, and lower them to go slow.  Big ailerons should help me maintain control at low speeds in typical slope turbulence.

I got some foam cores from C.R. Aircraft models from their hand-launch Climax.  They have a SD7032 - SD7037 transitional airfoil, and I am going to build them with no polyhedral.  I am going to cover them with obeechi and clear finish the wood (no plastic).  I have two questions:

1) I want to split the wing with a 1/4" carbon wing joiner, is aluminum tubing in the wing O.K., or should I use brass?.

2) What kind of spar systems do you guys put in foam cores before the sheeting.  I've seen just a root rib and a rib at the end of the joiner tube on vacuum bagged, carbon over blue foam wings, but it seems like I need something akin to shear webs because I am using the white foam and wood.  I don't want to over build this thing, but I want to do aerobatics without worrying about snapping the wings. Should I but a carbon strip under the sheeting?

Any ides or comments would be welcome. Thanks,
-- 
John
jam@trg.saic.com
NeXTmail preferred
From: jfrancis@ctron.com (Jay Francis)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: My First Glider
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:36:57 GMT
Reply-To: jfrancis@ctron.com (Jay Francis)
Organization: Cabletron Systems INc.


Hello All...

I'm ready to purchase my first RC craft and have been looking closely
at the Bob Martin Katie II glider. Being new at this hobby, I figured
I look for a strong, stable, slow flier for my first plane. I'd like to 
hear from anyone that has seen/assembled/flown the Katie II kit (or any other
Bob Martin planes). Is this a good plane for a beginner? 

Thanks in advance...

					--Jay

Jay Francis
jfrancis@ctron.com
From: adar@parcplace.com (Michel Adar)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: How fast should I launch my electric glider
Date: 14 Oct 92 17:37:25 GMT


	I've recently finished building a Goldberg Electra and flew it for the
first time this Sunday (12 years since my last flight) and it flew
actually quite well.
	The main problem was the take-off, after leaving my hands the plane was
not stable at all, and only after a few meters it stoped trembling and
started to climb. My question is whether it will behave better if I throw
it harder so it starts faster and whether it is easy enough to do that with
the transmitter in one hand and the 48 oz. glider in the other.

	BTW I'm pleased with the quality of the kit and the airplane, my only
comment is that there should be a fuselage protection for landings
other than the optional landing wheel.

Michel Adar
From: cstone@nodecg.ncc.telecomwa.oz.au (Charlie Stone 4915162)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: Fuels-synthetic oils ?
Date: 16 Oct 92 02:15:27 GMT
Organization: Network Computer Centre, Telecom, Perth

In article <etxjema.719070320@kk270> etxjema@kk270.ericsson.se (ETX-TT-K Andersson Mikael) writes:
>Hi,
>I've just bought a new engine (OS32 ABC) and I'm thinking of using some synthetic oil. 
>In "my shop" in Stockholm they sell fuel containing 95 % methanol and 5 % of a synthetic oil called Synex.
>According to an article that I've read somewhere, 5 % of this synthetic oil is enough lubricant.
>This is if you "break in" the engine with this fuel.
>Now I'm wondering, in the instructions that came with the engine, the minimum amount of lubricant is 18 % of castor(?) oil, should I use this synthetic oil or stick with the usual stuff.
>
>The great advantage is that his models are not greasy after a flight.
>
>Is there anyone else that have any experience of synthetic oils.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------

I have had some experience with synthetic oils and have observed some others
over the last few years that have tried them as well.  Here is my $0.02
worth of disconnected comments.  
Firstly here is a comment that used to irritate the hell out ofme when I 
was a bit younger - "The manufacturer knows best".  In some departments,
the manufacturers reasons for doing things are not always totally
truthful - like some design features may be more for cheapness of production
than for your convenience.  But in the case of oil content and type, I am
sure that the manufacturer can be relied on to provide the best information.
OS is a large company that makes lots of very good engines and surely knows
about synthetic oils, but has chosen to recommend castor.  Duke Fox also 
always said to use castor and he knew what engines were all about too.

	Synthetics (some anyhow) are alleged to decompose to ash very quickly
once past a critical temperature, so if you have a very lean (high temp)
engine run, (especially a problem with Control Line where you cant shut
the motor down in a hurry)  You can burn out your motor real fast if 
this happens to you.  I would rather wash the oily residue off the
plane than have to keep on changing engines (washing is cheaper and faster).

	I am often accused of living in the past, and though I know that 
synthetics are supposed to be the way of the future, I for one will be
sticking (pun) to castor oil.  I know that it works and can be trusted
and the lowest %age that I would consider is 18%, but I generally use
20 - 25% .   I have used castor/synthetic blends and I think that is OK
in some applications, but I have no inclination to run straight synthetic.

Charlie Stone.
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              For my next (and possibly last) manoevre !!

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Perth, Australia.
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