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From: mandreol@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (mandreol)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: 60 KHz Hum
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:49:52 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario

A couple of weeks back someone had posted something along the lines of having
a hum when they turned on their stereo which was hooked up to their TV.
Well, I just so happen to be having the same problem and its driving me nuts!

I can't remeber who it was , but if somemone can tell me I would appreciate
it and it would save alot of duplicate answers.

ThanKs.



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Mario Andreoli                                    NCR Canada Ltd
Phone: (416)819-4205                              Mississauga, Ontario
Email: Mario.Andreoli@Canada.NCR.COM                 
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: Opinions on Panasonic Gaoo systems needed + surround sound
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 22:41:34 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.184638.5031@bnr.ca> dwjz@bnr.ca (Doug Zolmer) writes:

>I've had a GAOO 33" since April '92.  When I first got it, it suffered
>from pincushion distortion and the picture was overscanning by quite a
>bit.  After adjusting it, the picture is now very good.  It suffers from
>two problems that can't be fixed (design flaws):
>
>1) It "blooms".  When there is a quick transition from a dark scene to
>   a bright scene, the picture "grows" or overscans more for the bright
>   scene.  This normally indicates that the power supply is not strong
>   enough.  This makes sense because the SuperFlat picture tubes require
>   a higher voltage than most conventional tubes.  All GAOO sets I've 
>   seen suffer from this problem.  Matsushita Canada says "live with it;
>   we can't fix it."

This "blooming" is often an indication that the white level (called
contrast on many sets) is too high.  If you have a laser disc player
and the reference disc LD-101 "A VIDEO STANDARD" there is good discussion
of this and a "needle" test for setting contrast level.  To avoid
blooming you may have to set contrast a lot lower than you are used to.
But once you adapt to the new level, the image will look much better.

-- 
                 "So many windows, So little time"

Bill Cruce, N.E. Ohio Univ. Coll. of Medicine, Box 95, Rootstown, OH 44272
VOICE: 216-325-2511,  FAX: 216-325-0522,  INTERNET: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: LD discolored spots -- has anyone ever gotten a fixed replacement?
Organization: Columbia U., New York City
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:19:29 GMT
X-Posted-From: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu


	The one thing which I haven't heard from anyone is
whether this problem of discolored regions on a laserdisc has
ever been fixed by disc replacement. I believe now that it is the
disc -- but my concern is how likely a replacement disc is to
have been pressed in the same way.

	BTW, none of the more technical people here have any idea
what the CAUSE of this problem is???

	Thanks,
	-- Ethan


purgamentum init, exit purgamentum
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: martin@centaur.saic.com (Martin Hobson)
Subject: Sony TR-101, TR-91 Info Wanted
Organization: SAIC, McLean, VA
Distribution: usa
Date: 17 Aug 92 14:18:21 GMT

Greetings Netters!  The time has come to replace my trusty but worn-out
Sony V701 camera, and I was looking at the smaller Hi8 stuff from Sony
as potential choices. I am basically familiar with the TR-81, and it
would do well in my applications *except* for the lack of slow-motion
and frame advance functions, used in after-action review of the footage
in the camera.

Can anyone who has worked with/played with/seen/heard about the new Sony
Hi8 palmcorders fill me in on their capabilities in this area? I already
know about some of the other neat tricks the new TR-101 can do, such as
time coding and its steady-shot feature, but my main concern has to do
with the slow-motion and frame features not found on the TR-81.

Thanks in advance!

Martin Hobson  - Special Projects Group, SAIC Reston
EMail:          martin@centaur.saic.com   martin@monster.saic.com
USnail:         SAIC MS R-2-2, 11251 Roger Bacon Dr, Reston, VA, 22090
Voice:          (703)318-4545           FAX:    (703)709-1041
Newsgroups: comp.sys.graphics,rec.video
From: sandness@bnr.ca (Glen Sandness)
Subject: Image Sampling and Video Enhancement 
Keywords: video enhancement interpolation scan doubling
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 12:18:23 GMT

I'm doing a little research as to what it would take to design a
scan-doubler/enhancer.  The idea would be to feed line-level video
(or S-video) in one side, perform some digital data-amplification,
and output RGB out the other side.  The end result would be a
non-interlaced picture with twice the number of scan lines displayed
at 60Hz on a workstation monitor.

The tasks involved would be:

    * translate the line level video or s-video to RGB

    * digitize the RGB signal for storage (off-the-shelf chip from
                                                       Brooktree)

    * store scanlines in high-speed static RAM for later reference
        (simpler than VRAMs for this work, and faster too)

    * use dedicated digital circuitry to alternately reconstruct
        the original scan lines and generate new ones using interpolation

    * output the converted video stream using a RAMDAC (again, an
        off-the-shelf part from Brooktree).

Now, the only way I can design interpolation circuitry is to correctly
model the sampling operation which produced the original video signal.

Several CCD image sensors I have read about generate the interleaved
NTSC signal by simply dumping the same 200+ scan lines for each field
of a complete frame.  This means that the second field of the frame
is actually offset in time from the first field.  Is this how all
video cameras operate?

I know that motion picture film is converted to video by periodically
re-using frames to reconcile the 24-frame/sec motion picture rate with
the 30-frame/sec video rate.  Does that mean that in this case the
second field of the frame is NOT offset in time from the first field
(i.e. both fields have been recorded from the same static movie frame)?

Regards,
Glen
  
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Glen Sandness      Bell-Northern Research Ltd.   The above opinions are those
sandness@bnr.ca    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada       of the author, not BNR.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: scweddel@nyx.cs.du.edu (scott weddel)
Subject: Re: Sony SLV-R5U Owners... Help me!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 20:33:26 GMT


Which Future Video products are we talking about?  And how does the TCG2000
work?  I was seriously thinking about getting one or two AG-1960's, but
after the glowing remarks about the Mitsubishi U82, I may start with a U82
then decide on the second deck later.  I currently have a JVC 6600, which I
really like.  But the JVC has it's problems (rare HiFi tracking problem,
but
the still and slo-mo doesn't work right.  The two frames making up the
still picture are out of sync by about 50 lines.  Play and Scan look good).
 
What control jacks does the U82 have?  Where do you recommend looking for
a U82 and at what typical price?
 
Scott Weddel   strider   Apple /// aficionado   eeidscw@engvms.unl.edu
                         ^^^  Amiga too!  ^^^   UNLincoln Nebraska USA
From: mark@nwra.com (Mark)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Camcorder purchase questions
Date: 14 Aug 92 18:18:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: nwra.1992Aug14.181826.14126
Distribution: usa
Organization: Northwest Research Associates, Inc.

I live near Seattle and bought a TR81 in January. CWO's price was $930 +
20 at that time. I bought it locally from Cameras West for $970 with 3
months same as cash. (They had had it on sale thru Christmas for $999,
but I got them to match New West's price - which is in state, but
really mailorder.)

Since then the price has apparently dropped. CWO's price is $70 less
than in January. $1199 seems too high.  CWO is very reliable, so I'd
mailorder it.

I paid $75 for a 4-year warranty (they wanted $99). $349 sounds very
high, but it does include a loaner. If you get it (any extended
warranty) make sure that it is fully underwritten. That way if the
warranty Co. folds, your warranty is still good. (I called a local
service Co. and asked them what I should look for in an extended
warranty, and that is what I was told.)


    )_ _               -------------------------------------------    
   /  ) ) _        /          Mark Baldwin - mark@nwra.com
  /  / / / / /\_  /_/  Northwest Research Associates, Bellevue, WA
 /  / /_(_/_/  (_/ \__ -------------------------------------------  
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: sgi@kodiak.si.macsch.com (Son Giang)
Subject: buying big tv from mail-order houses
Organization: The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 20:56:29 GMT

Did anyone has any experience with buying big TV (27, 32, 45...) from
mail-order?

My most concern are shiping and price.

Thanks
Son Giang
sgi@macsch.com
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Death of the LP speed...
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:58:15 GMT
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL

In article <1992Aug18.202943.1374@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> chu@freebie.jpl.nasa.gov (Eugene Chu) writes:

>In article <1992Aug5.042406.24325@ultb.isc.rit.edu> phbob@nick.csh.rit.edu (Phbob) writes:

>>In article <7755@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> linley@boole.seas.ucla.edu (Bruce Linley) writes:

>>>My god, why? The LP speed has always been the ideal compromise between image
>>>quality and the 2 hour time wall (Ever try to tape a 2 1/2 hr movie and be
>>>forced into the 6hr EP speed?) Oh gods of video wisdom, please tell me why
>>>so little records in the LP speed anymore?

>>  The heads and motors are optimized for 2 speed - 2 and 6 hour modes.  The 4
>>hour mode was a marketing ploy used against Beta II (Sony did beta II for the
>>same reason).  Now, the image you get from a 6 hour mode recording is
>>SUPPOSED to be slightly better than a 4 hour image because the heads have
>>been optimized to record at this speed (6 hour that is) and NOT at the 4
>>hour speed.

>>  Do a little research and you will see that the speed settings were the
>>result of the bitter VHS vs. Beta wars of the early and mid 80's.
>>'We can record longer than you can....' that type of thing.

>But I think Sony did a much better job of maintaining quality with Beta-II
>than anybody did with any of the VHS formats.  I daresay that my Beta-III
>recordings are comparable to my VHS-SP recording.  I do find it hard to
>believe that at one time only Beta-I was available for home use.

As a dyed-in-the-wool BetaPhile I do remember those days.   And I had a
7200 that would do ONLY Beta-I.  In the end I could do 3 HOUR
recordings with Beta I using Sony's mechanical changer.   They put it
out for evaluation and if you liked it they would bill you later.  Then
later we got a note saying we could keep the unit.  They announced an
new electric changer.

I'm sorry I didn't buy one of those (anyone have one?).

That effectively won the war for recording time.  This worked with
several units that had the keyboard type controls.  Gave you a maximum
recording time of 21 HOURS!!!!!!   It would give 4 hours of Beta I.

It could handle up to 4 cassettes at one time, and on a machine with
Beta III and the L830 you could get enough straight recording time to
handle almost a day of this summers Olympics telecast.]


-- 
Bill Vermillion - bill@bilver.oau.org  bill.vermillion@oau.org
                - bill@bilver.uucp 
                - ..!{peora|ge-dab|tous|tarpit}!bilver!bill
From: mao@s23.es.llnl.gov (Nai-hsein Mao 422-3518)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: cannon UCS1 camcorder
Date: 14 Aug 92 22:10:42 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: /us/mao/.organization


I bought a Canon UCS1 recently.  I like the camera very much except
during playback.  Everytime after rewind portion of the tape and play
again, the tracking is way off with the frames jumping wildly.  If I
take the tape out and rewind all the way with an outside rewinder and
play again, everything is fine. Since the camcoder has no tracking
adjustment, it makes editing almost impossible.  Any other UCS1 owner
experienced the same problem?  Any suggestion to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Nai-hsien Mao
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bladin@wam.umd.edu (Dave Bittner & Ilana J. Getz)
Subject: EVW-300 Prices
Originator: bladin@rac1.wam.umd.edu
Organization: University of Maryland at College Park
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 22:03:11 GMT

In my recent review of the new Sony EVW-300 Hi camcorder,
I neglected to include a list of prices! So, as per your
many kind requests, here goes...

Straight from  my invoice from Discount Video Warehouse...

	Sony EVW-300L Hi 8mm camcorder			$4600.00

	Sony LC422TH thermodyne case			$206.00

	Sony PH15X7BKRS 15:1 servo zoom lens		$1463.00
		(this is actually a Canon lens)
	Hitachi VLAC10 A/C adaptor w/ charger		$365.00

	Battery	NP1A					$55.00 


I shopped around quite a bit, and while some places would
give me a better price on certain things, like the NP1s,
DVW came in around $200 less than anyone else. I had to
wait about two weeks for everything to come in, and I am
still waiting on the carrying case. I won't hold my breath.
I plan on getting a Porta-brace cover for the camera, as soon
as they make one for it. Should be around $150.00.

Happy shopping!

BTW, thanks for all of the kind responses to my original
article. It was a fun article to write, and I'm glad it
was of service!




Dave
From: CNORRIS@UA1VM.UA.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: (none)
Date: 16 Aug 92 15:19:34 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

tst
From: il@bambam.u.washington.edu (Il Hwan Oh)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Need advice on JVC VCRs
Date: 21 Aug 92 03:25:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug21.032504.207
Reply-To: iho@cac.washington.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington, Tacoma

shantanu@poseidon.oakhill.uucp (Shantanu Ganguly) writes:

> I've been playing around with a 6700 since last week, haven't had any
> problem with hi-fi dropout so far. The audio track has switched
> momentarily from hifi to norm and back (happened 4/5 times total on a 
> much-rented copy of Star Wars). With stuff I recorded, the audio track
> was excellent. Audio tracking was very good on the few movies I have
> watched so far, sounded great thru pro-logic.

That's precisely what the Hi-Fi dropout problem is.  Mine started out
that way.  After a couple of months, it happened occasionally on tapes
I recorded.  I'd return it for a real VCR if I were you.

-- 
Il Hwan Oh                              | What is "Martinizing",
Computer Facilities Manager             |  and why does it
University of Washington, Tacoma        |   take one hour?
iho@cac.washington.edu                  |
From: long-morrow@cs.yale.edu (H. Morrow Long)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Lighting a video room?
Date: 20 Aug 92 14:02:43 GMT
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science
NNTP-Posting-Host: sparky.cf.cs.yale.edu


In article <1992Aug19.212456.29504@uwm.edu>, wls@cray.csd.uwm.edu
 (Bill Stapleton) asks:
|> Slightly off the beaten path, what kind of lighting do you like in your
|> "home theatre" room? .................................................
|> ........................................... So what do others use?  Wall
|> sconce fixtures, floor standing or table lights?  In back of, beside, or
|> in front of the seating area?  Pointed down, bounced off the ceiling
|> or walls?  I have the glare problem in my office with my screen, and I've
|> never arrived at a fully pleasing solution, so I could use the advice.
|> You can e-mail and I'll summarize.

According to Joe Kane and "The Perfect Vision" you should view in
a darkened room with the only light source being behind the TV/monitor/
rear projection unit/front project screen.  I believe Joe, in one 
issue of TPV, specified exactly how much light that should be
(footlamberts? candles?) and what its color temperature should be
( 6500 degrees white to match the monitor?).

					- Morrow

"Family Values" - the traditions of the Corleone family in the Godfather I,II,III
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: an660@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Sandy Maurer)
Subject: Outdoor antenna opinion wanted
Reply-To: an660@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Sandy Maurer)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 05:36:35 GMT


I would like to know if anyone is familiar with this rooftop
antenna.

Its a Channelmaster 3677...being sold for $69.


Thx

Sandy
From: philip@think.com (Philip Mucci)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: LD player opinions wanted...
Date: 17 Aug 92 13:51:11 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: lugh.think.com


	Hi all,

	Yes after watching my friends Pioneer for a year and reading
this newsgroup, I've decided to buy an LD player. Unfortunately, I've had a
terrible time getting information. The only features I really consider
important are that the machine can play both sides of the LD and an SVHS
output. I really don't even care if it plays audio discs or not. 
I'm considering the Panasonic LX-101, but I really don't feel I
need a TBC. Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?

	Thanks
	-phil
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Off-screen programming
Date: 19 Aug 92 20:51:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bt90LD.Eun
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <9208180709.aa24452@FSAC3.PICA.ARMY.MIL> trwei@PICA.ARMY.MIL ("Tony K. Wei", FSAC-SID) writes:

[Earlier question about off-screen programming omitted.]

>When you program your VCR to turn on and record a certain program do you 
>program your TV to turn on also?  The answer is no.  Hence, you just did
>off-screen programming.  Since the VCR has it's own turner, a TV is not 
>required.  It is only required to view what you have recorded. The display 
>on your VCR should provide enough information to guide you through your 
>programming.  Hope this helps.

Say, Tony, how long has it been since you purchased a VCR?

A growing trend in VCR design seems to be to make all programming via
menus which appear on your TV screen (hence the term on screen
programming). The display on the new VCRs doesn't provide the information
like older VCRs do; thus, with many units, there is NO WAY to program
the VCR without also turning on the TV and displaying the VCR's output
(so you can see the menus while setting the timer). Hope this helps.
From: Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Opinions on 2 Pioneer Players
Date: 14 Aug 92 02:03:10 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

The stores here are having various slit-your-wrists sales on Pioneer players,
perhaps in anticipation of the new models coming out soon. Two I'm interested
in are the CLD-M90, which will play lasers plus 5 CDs and the CLD-1091, which
will play a single laser or CD and has a Super-VHS output (I don't know if this
makes it particularly special). The 5 CD one I'm told is mechanically kind of
weird -- some kind of "robot arm" picks up the CDs from the tray, which is NOT
a carousel type, and moves the CDs over to the middle where they are read. Does
anyone have any comments on either of these players?

Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases
From: tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal Lewis Lancaster)
Subject: Re: The LIttle Mermaid CAV LD For Sale
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:06:37 GMT

bates@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Andrew Bates) writes:


>    I had a previous offer which fell through, so I am reposting this...

>    FOR SALE:

>    Special Limited Edition CAV Laserdisc of The Little Mermaid, still in
>unopened shrinkwrap.  Asking at least $60, but I will take the best of
>all offers in the next week.  This disc is no longer available, so act fast!

If people are still looking for The Little Mermaid, try talking to
Ken Cranes's (1-800-626-3078 (outside CA), 800-626-1768 (in CA) ).  When
I orded my copy from them earlier this year they still had plenty of copies.
-- 
###########################################################################
The Principle from "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer", 
     "I think the students learned an important lesson on safty." 
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From: dave@53iss6.Waterloo.NCR.COM (Dave A. Henrich)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Sony STRAV1070
Keywords: 1070
Date: 12 Aug 92 13:58:24 GMT
Organization: Imaging Systems Division, NCR Corp, Waterloo, Ont., CANADA

I also own a Sony 1070 and have not experienced any problems YET!
What should I look out for? Is a fix available from Sony?

Thanks,
Dave
--
_________________________________________________________________
Dave.Henrich@Waterloo.NCR.COM
From: raible@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Raible - LSI Design)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Getting the Best Deal from Columbia LD
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:23:30 GMT
Organization: Commodore

In article <1992Aug12.162052.14029@macc.wisc.edu> bunner@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Dana A. Bunner) writes:
>Having just purchased a laserdisc player (a demo Pioneer CLD-3070 for $439
>including a 3 year parts & labor warranty), I recently joined the 
>Columbia LD Club through a friend.  The enlistment offer noted that I could 
>select items from the catalog as well as from the brochure, with the
>exception of being forbidden to select "sets" or "3 discs" offerings.
>
>I perused the catalog and found the new Star Wars LBX trilogy.  However it 
>was not classified as a "set" and each had only 2 discs.  So I went for it
>and they delivered!  Each of these list for $69.95.  Even if I had been 
>able to find them locally for 15% off, I would have paid around $190
>including sales tax.  But instead I picked them up for $7.88.
>
>Once I purchase two $29.95 movies and complete my obligation, I will have
>spent around $72 and will own $270 of products.  Not a bad deal at all.
>
>Dana Bunner

You've just done exactly what I and a zillion others have done in  making
your initial 3 selections. Definitely a good deal if your a fan of these
movies. Don't mean to burst your bubble, but keep in mind that Columbia
House isn't losing much since the Star Wars movies are owned by the parent
company who keeps the prices artificially high. Note this is also true of
Patton, The Blue Max, War of the Roses(I think), and a few others. CHLDC
probably prefers that you buy these discs since they only have to pay
mfg. variable costs. Hope you enjoy your new disks.
From: evan@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Evan Whitney)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: The LIttle Mermaid CAV LD For Sale
Date: 14 Aug 92 15:58:55 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA

Yikes. Someone let loose a Ferengi. :-(
Newsgroups: rec.video