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From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Distortion with rented videos
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:27:23 GMT
Reply-To: you@ems.cdc.com
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <1992Sep27.214229.6987@cs.tu-berlin.de>, wolfi@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Schwanke) writes:
|> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <1992Sep22.015800.11043@newshost.unh.edu> tcw@kepler.unh.edu (Timothy C Webb) writes:
|> ><In article <BuwLp4.36F@unccsun.uncc.edu> krgorden@unccsun.uncc.edu (Kirk Ruel Gorden) writes:
|> ><>   Two weeks ago I bought a four head RCA VCR from Sears.  It works 
|> ><>perfectly, even on my 20 year old RCA TV.  However, rented tapes always
|> ><>seem to produce a bad picture.  Specifically, the top part of the
|> ><>picture is distorted, sometimes badly.
|> ><>   
|> ><>   This does not happen with tapes I record and play back, just rented
|> ><>tapes.  Adjusting the TV or VCR tracking has no effect.
|> ><
|> ><   I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the problem is
|> ><with the TV, not the VCR. You mention that it is twenty years old, and it is
|> ><not uncommon to see videotape distortion (especially at the top, as you say) on
|> ><older TV sets.
|> >
|> >It is the Macrovision signal on the tape that is affecting the TV.  My TV isn't
|> >that old and it flags as well.
|> 
|> I wouldn't be so sure that it's Macrovision. I had a similar problem with
|> an older portable. The upper part of the screen wasn't flashing, but shifted
|> sideways (to the right), hence a synch problem of the older TV that wasn't 
|> The new TV never had that problem.

My VCR RCA 685, My TV RCA 27" 1990 model, some tapes with macrovision 
cause the flag on top, using a macrovision eliminator got rid of flag.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Curt.Miller@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Curt Miller)
Subject: Amiga morphing?
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 19:50:06 GMT

	I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with any  
morphing sofware for the Amiga such as Morph Plus, Mirage, or Imagemaster? 

Kurt Miller     	UCSKJM@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU  or    UCSKJM@UWPLATT.EDU
Univ. of Wisconsin PLatteville
	

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From: bew4568@zeus.tamu.edu (Bruce E.)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Sony MDP-333 drawer opening problems
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:00:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeus.2OCT199211000228
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

HI GANG!   I have a Sony MDP-333 with a sticking drawer.  When the sled
attempts to eject it has to push the opening flap down.  But on mine (and
I presume on others) the plastic strips on the flap (door) have worn to
the point that it holds the sled in.  It's necessary to hold the door open
with my hand whenever I eject a disc.

Now my guess is that the Sony fix-it-up Center has a simple repair for this,
and that it's possible that I could do it at home.

So my question is:  What does Sony do about this problem, and can I do it
myself, or what have you done about this problem,and can I do it myself.

Thanks stacks, 

Bruce E.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jrivera@den.mmc.com (Joseph Rivera)
Subject: Canon L1, Looking for advice
Originator: jrivera@kola
Organization: Martin Marietta Astronautics, Denver
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:03:14 GMT

Please excuse any obvious blunders, I'm new to the "net" as well as
video. I would like to know if anyone has any opinions or experience
with the Canon L1 video camera. Specifically, I am looking for a
camera to do wildlife video photography with, as such, I believe my
two main requirements are long distance and low-light capabilities.

Thanks in advance for suggestions/advice.

Joe Rivera
jrivera@evans.den.mmc.com
From: MCARTER@BENTLEY.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: QUASAR CAMCORDER
Date: 1 Oct 92 00:52:00 GMT
Organization: The Internet

The first thing I would do is check the belts, especially the one
around the loading motor.  Sounds like these could be stretched.
When was the last time you replaced all the belts, pressure rollers,
idlers and/or clutches?  In other words, most decks (especially
older models) still use lots of rubber, and that wears down causing
mechanical malfunctions.  Good luck.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jhansen@convex.com (James Hansen)
Subject: Re: Interlace on big screen
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 16:38:25 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <cue-041092023829@17.1.7.99> cue@apple.com (Eddy Cue) writes:

>I am getting some severe interlace in some scenes on my 50" Mitsubshi when
>viewing a laser disc from my Pioneer 3090.

Does it occur 30 times per second?  If so, I'd say you don't have a problem.

:-)

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Xref: sparky rec.video:11712 sci.electronics:16215
From: raible@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Raible - LSI Design)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Cable TV bill (was Re: Cable "silver bullets")
Date: 25 Sep 92 21:09:32 GMT
Organization: Commodore

In article <1992Sep24.205518.15590@ttinews.tti.com> sorgatz@avatar.tti.com (sorgatz) writes:
> One point that you missed: THe bill calls for a regulated-access to the market
>by the cable companies which includes provisions to yank the franchise on any
>company that refuses to carry the nominal vhf/uhf network programming! This
>whole thing was cooked up by the existing broadcast industry to guarantee them
>a slice of the cable tv income. The NAB (National Assoc. of Broadcasters) and 
>the Writer's Guild (HQ in N.Y.) were major proponents of the bill since it will
>give them (along with the networks and their affilliate stations) a windfall of
>monies and the consumer is going to be totally screwed over. Cable TV in the 
>So. Cal. marketplace has always been an *ALTERNATIVE* to regular television,
>I would not mind making the carrying of broadcast TV as an option (costs to
>be paid by the customer wanting it), but to be forced into paying these assholes
>in order to even GET the cable channels really sucks! It's just another example
>of the socialistic trend in our government, I really don't want to support the
>NAB or the Writer's Guild..this bunch *really* makes me puke! They are responsible
>for the whole 'Norman Lear' etal style of crap sitcoms and they pretend that the
>stuff is "art". My answer: CANCEL THE CABLE! REFUSE TO WATCH THE SHOWS OFF THE
>AIR! WRITE THE SPONSORS and remind them that you will NOT BUY their products
>because they are sponsoring such garbage!
>
>
I believe in the text of the bill there is a statement to the effect that 
cable companies have the right to elct not to carry stations that charge
for retransmission. I would definitely support my cable companies decision
not drop any station that was so avaricious as to charge the cable company,
especially when you consider the extra advertizing revenue the cable co.
prvides to the network. Perhaps the cable cos. will be allowed to excise the
network commercials and substitute their own! I don't know how this is going
to shake out, but I believe we're going to have to deal with it as consumers
since a presidential veto will probably be overridden.


-- 
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Xref: sparky rec.video:11858 rec.video.production:1521
From: emarsh@hernes-sun.Eng.Sun.COM (Eric Marsh)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.production
Subject: Video Toaster vs. components
Date: 30 Sep 92 22:11:12 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: hernes-sun

I'm planning to purchase a Videonics titler, but recently the idea
occured to me that perhaps I might do better to get a video toaster
rather than lots of individual components. Does anyone have any experience
with the toaster? If so, what does a decent setup cost? Are there any
competing systems that run on a PC?

Eric
Xref: sparky rec.video:11795 sci.electronics:16339
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Cable "silver bullets"
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:10:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BvCnpz.8pA
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <em5PRB1w165w@entropy.mcds.com> morpheus@entropy.mcds.com (morpheus) writes:
>
>And then those of us who are in rural areas (or can't get decent reception
>for whatever reason) lose all the broadcast stations.

You're telling me that you live in a rural area which DOES get cable but
does NOT have broadcast TV? Isn't that a rather unusual situation? I
live in a fairly rural area - the city I live in has broadcast TV and
cable, but the surrounding rural communities do not get cable (but can
receive the TV broadcasts just fine).

>disconnect my cable and use an antenna (on the roof) I get 2.5 channels (2
>half-decent, one barely watchable).  With cable I get all the broadcast
>channels I could want and then some (ie, 3 FOX affiliates, etc...).  And I
>live in f'king New Jersey! What do you do if you live in Montana or
>someplace?

Take one years' worth of cable fees and buy yourself a satellite dish.
Then you'll get even MORE channels, BETTER picture, and it'll probably
cost you LESS in monthly fees.
From: hans@smab.se (Hans C Larsson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: PAL vs NTSC Stereo/HiFi modes
Date: 26 Sep 92 23:50:55 GMT
Organization: Saab Missiles AB, RLD-Gbg, Sweden

rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:

>I'd appreciate it (greatly!) if some one would post a laymans description
>of the differences between the North American (NTSC) Stereo/HiFi system
>for VCRs/TVs  versus the method used in Europe (PAL..). 

They are quite different :-)

>I remember from German TV that they often used channel 1 or orginal
>sound track and channel 2 for the dubbed version of the movie, so in end
>effect two seperate audio channels. In North America it looks like
>you have a real STEREO signal and a MONO signal and in the middle
>the SAP channel . Is this technically implemented as the same?

I think the German A2 stereo system works like FM stereo, i.e.
you have a L+R signal which is decoded by all sets and a L-R
signal which only stereo sets are able to decode.

Sweden and the UK have the NICAM system where you have a (digital)
stereo signal in *addition* to the ordinary (analog) mono signal.


>SABA, Loewe and many others. Do any of them have a NTSC decoder

>Question2: In Europe it is common to find multinorm TVs by Grundig,
Many better TV-sets in Europe has NTSC-*video*-in capability, i.e.
you can feed them from a NTSC VCR/LD, but they don't have a 
NTSC-*tuner*.
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From: heilerr@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Richard Heiler)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 18:36:34 GMT
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Camcorder
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: rec.video

I'm decided on the Sony TR-101.

The only trouble is getting it.  That's probably true with any new model.

The mail order houses all advertise them for 1/3 less than retail but never
have them in stock or say the advertised price is a missprint.

It's either pay the $1500 retail or wait until they are more widely available
and then buy it mail oder.



By the way the TR 101 is Hi8, Gyro stabilized - this is clearer than 
digitally stabilized, and has 10:1 zoom.


Rick Heiler
From: briana@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Brian W. Antoine)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: The Rescuers and Laser Lock
Date: 28 Sep 92 00:18:39 GMT
Organization: ISC - Bunker Ramo, Spokane, WA


     I sat down and watched my new copy of The Rescuers (CAV) last night
and found what I think is a pressing defect.  At the end of side two, about
frame 39000 or so, the disk begins hanging and/or skipping forward and
backward.  Every time I try to play this section (the last 1:30 of the side)
it shows up, but it usually moves around and never plays the same twice.

     This sounds like the description of Laser Lock I read about in previous
articles.  Has anyone else with this disc seen this problem?  I pulled
several other CAV disc's from my collection and double checked the player
to see if its alignment had slipped or something.  The other disc's play
fine even at much higher frame numbers.  I don't think its the player, but
would like a second opinion before returning the disc.

-- 
Brian Antoine    |                                 | "Where are we going?"
ISC-Bunker Ramo  | ...uunet!isc-br!tau-ceti!briana |               "PLANET 10!"
Spokane, WA      |  or briana@tau-ceti.isc-br.com  | "When?"
                 |  or briana@miniop.spk.wa.us     |               "REAL SOON!"
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH)
Subject: Re: Joining Columbia House Laser Club
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: na
Date:  6 Oct 1992 09:57 EST  

In article <1992Oct5.203737.10805@eecs.nwu.edu>, kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman) writes...
>In article <BvnspK.1rp@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
>>Your analysis only takes into account the first 5 discs. As time goes
>>by, CH becomes less and less of a bargain. > 
>>The real conclusion is to join CH, get three expensive discs and 2 $30 discs,
>>then quit and buy everything else from Sight & Sound or Ken Crane's.
[DELETED] 
>Or do whay I did. Don't quit, stay in and get a free disc every time you get
>someone to join.
> 
>Michael


The way I prefer to "do it" is fulfill the enrollment obligation, quit, and 
wait for the offer to rejoin.  The enrollment deal is much better.  (I've 
done this with CD clubs--CH and BMG--and with CHLDC.)

Greg
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From: wowoc@acs.ucalgary.ca (Witold Owoc)
Subject: Re: Sony 27" TV Recommendations?
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 92 17:05:49 GMT
Distribution: na
Reply-To: <wowoc@acs.ucalgary.ca> (Witold Owoc)
Organization: The University of Calgary, AB, Canada

In article <1992Oct2.182154.8048@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
artis@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (David A. Artis) writes:
> I am interested in purchasing a 27" Sony TV.
The gradation of quality for Sony TVs is:
 TS < EXR < XBR < XBR2
So:
1) The clerk claiming that TS is a replacement for EXR was
   knowingly telling lies.
2) In the 27" range, a model 27XBR95S  (XBR squared series) is the best.
   Try to see this model side by side with the others (you are
   considering) to understand what you are missing. Most stores
   have a LaserDisc player (usually playing to a big > 35" screen)
   but if you are a serious customer they will connect it to anything
   you want - just watch that they use video (composite) connection
   and not the RF one (a channel 3/4 thing); also watch the same
   scene from a disk.
3) If you are interested in the quality find out whether any
   LaserDisc rental outlets in your area rent
    LD-101 "A Video Standard" by Reference Recordings
   disk. It comes with a booklet worth a thorough reading.
   Use this disk then to do your comparisons.

Witold Owoc <wowoc@acs.ucalgary.ca>

P.S. Sony also makes 27" MONITORS, but you asked about TVs only,

#disclaimer "my.private.views"
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Mark-Tarbell@suite.com
Subject: Re: Cable "silver bullets"
Reply-To: suite!tarbell@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Suite Software, Anaheim CA.
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:41:20 GMT

In article <5OCT199210351874@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov>  
kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH) writes:
> Unfortunately, you can be stopped from installing it.  My uncle lives in  
a 
> neighborhood where basketball backboards/poles cannot be installed in  
the 
> front; my mother lives in a condo and was not allowed to install a  
skylight 
> in such a way that it would be visible from the street;.... A 10' sat.  
dish? 
> Forget it in many neighborhoods! 

This same thing happened in my neighborhood, but with different
results. Apparently, there is some federal FCC ordinance which
overrules any local ordinances concerning installation of
satellite dishes. Though many homeowner associations and CCCs
explicitly prohibit dishes, all you have to do is give the FCC
a call (letter?). You'll have your dish, where you want it.

I wrote some of the specifics down at the time (a couple of years
ago). If there's interest, I'll try to find it.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Akira Mito)
Subject: Re: 3D proposal for the under-construction HDTV standard
Organization: Department of Environmental Information,Keio University Shonan
	Fujisawa Campus(SFC),Japan.
	<1992Sep24.123709.26840@crd.ge.com>
	<1992Sep25.003831.17660@javelin.sim.es.com>
	<92Sep25.130044edt.47520@neat.cs.toronto.edu>
	<CB.92Sep25152804@tamarack13.timbuk>
	<T90534AM.92Sep26134409@cs1.sfc.keio.ac.jp> <20318@fritz.filenet.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:18:23 GMT

In article <20318@fritz.filenet.com>
daver@felix.filenet.com (Dave Richards) writes:

 |In article <T90534AM.92Sep26134409@cs1.sfc.keio.ac.jp>
 |t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Akira Mito) writes:
 |> According to the research of relation between refresh rate
 |>and effects on human, video/movie of low refresh rate (around 30)
 |>and super high refresh rate (around 100) gave the testee fatigue.
 |>This research concluded that it's comfortable for human to watch
 |>video around 60 FPS.
 |
 |I'd like to read those research results.  The research done by the Showscan
 |Corp. showed eye fatigue at lower frame rates, but little perceived improve-
 |ment above 60 fr/s.  They chose 60Hz for that reason, NOT because too high a
 |rate is bad.

 The research I mentioned was done by NHK(just like BBC).
You know that NHK is promoting `Hi-Vision' system, but I
have to say this result is NOT biased. I cannot direct an
paper, but I still remember it said Super high refresh rate
like 100 FPS rises pulse and blood pressure too much consi-
dering presence.

 |> And, back to the HDTV standard, if the transmission speed
 |>and uncompressing speed were out of the problem, why don't you
 |>take 60 FPS?
 |
 |Exactly.  But the transmission speed and uncompressing speed ARE
 |a big part of the problem.  Why do you dismiss them?  Fiber optic
 |distribution would eliminate both problems, but what about the
 |home VCR?  A VCR to record and play at those data rates would be
 |an expen$ive machine, and a two-hour tape would be huge.

 Yes, it needs wider bandwidth or more data packets. But,
just imagine you create HDTV analog video. If you took 50
FPS, you have to roll the head at 50/25(if interlaced)FPs.
If you took 60 FPS, you can roll the head at 60/30 FPS----
you can get high relative linear speed so that you may
record at high frequency---- high resolution.

# This is also that's why you cannot play LD or VCR at 24
# FPS.

 I hope we don't have to own VCR... Network technology
will dismiss video rental.

 |Note that a couple of the proposed HDTV systems under test ARE based on
 |a 60Hz non-interlaced frame, but the vertical resolutions are NOT double
 |NTSC like the others.  They are only about 700-something scan lines.

 Yes. We have to move up to 1000!

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  Akira Mito(E-Mail:t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp)
  Junior@SFC(Keio Univ. Shownan Fujisawa Campus) 
  Department: Environmental Information (It's so COOL,isn't it?)
  Director of the SFC Hi-Vision Club, and member of SFC TiME, C-music.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bknouff@voyager.larc.nasa.gov (Brian J. Knouff)
Subject: Re: Panasonic 4250 VCR ejects tape without playing
Reply-To: bknouff@voyager.larc.nasa.gov (Brian J. Knouff)
Organization: yyy
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:22:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.182738.10551@ulysses.att.com>, netnews@ulysses.att.com 
(Steve Bellovin) writes:
> I have a Panasonic 4250 VCR that is still under warrantee that has one
> minor and annoying problem.  Each time I try to play our copy of
> "The Little Mermaid" it ejects the tape.

The problem could be that your tape is wound too tightly.  Had the same
problem on my VCR once - except it didn't eject, it just would stop
after I pressed play.  If that's the only tape it has a problem with then
your VCR is probably working just fine.  Try taking the tape to where
you bought the VCR and try it on the same model/different machine if you
like.

later
From: 901003l@ace.acadiau.ca (MISMA LEBLANC)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: descramblers
Date: 1 Oct 92 01:13:13 GMT
Organization: Acadia University

Can anyone tell me where I could get plans for building one
901003l@ace.acadiau.ca
From: jhansen@convex.com (James Hansen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: SCI FI Channel
Date: 2 Oct 92 15:45:24 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

Rick Karlquist writes:

>You can always get a TVRO dish and watch it
>that way (Galaxy 5, transponder 4).  It's not scrambled so you
>don't need a videocipher.

As reported in Satellite TV Week, the Sci-Fi channel will be in the clear
for a year, after which time, it will probably scramble.  [The Cartoon
Network will be free for the month of October.]

Getting a TVRO in the first place, is sometimes impossible or
cost-prohibitive for most people.

--
James B. Hansen                                  {sun,uunet}!convex!jhansen
CONVEX Computer Corporation                              jhansen@convex.com
3000 Waterview Parkway, P. O. Box 833851
Richardson, TX 75083-3851                              Phone: (214)497-4802
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:14:33 PDT
From:         "(Vijay Vaidyanathan)" <zycad!yoda!vijay@SUN.COM>
Subject:      Shaun Kenny
              1 Oct 92 15:49:20 -0400 <9210011949.AA09411@relay2.UU.NET>

I just spoke with the Greensheet folks (I felt like making kind of
condolence call) and they said that they will be on the air with
some sort of message at 9pm Eastern today on G6/20 (thats not
their normal spot). They sounded grateful that I had called.

I wonder if they will be playing the tape that he probably made
yesterday (they normally tape the Thursday show on Wed). I dont
know.

I'm going to miss him!

- Vijay
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones)
Subject: Wanted: standalone descrambler and VCII module
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:40:05 GMT

I want a stand alone descrambler such as a GI2100E and a VCII module.
Cheap.
The module can be hacked and can even be partially working. I want
to hear what you have for sale.

tj
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite