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From: DEASTMAN@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 10:42:01 PST
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Video Review
Reply-To: DEASTMAN@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman)
Organization: ADSTAR - SAN JOSE, CA.
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In <14DEC199211462438@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> GREG KIMNACH writes:
>It's back.....just got the annual buyer's guide.  Subscription: 8 issues
>per year at $15.97.
>

Is Video Review honoring subscriptions which were still active when they
ceased publication?  You did not mention if you purchased this at the
news-stand, or Video Review sent it to you because you were a former
subscriber.

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From: borchers@poogh.llnl.gov (Robert R. Borchers)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Northern Exposure in MONO (12/14/92)
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:53:56 GMT

Did anyone else catch Northern Exposure last night? They usually have a  
very good surround sound track, but last night were in MONO, at least in  
the SF Bay area. Was it just here? The stereo subcarrier was present. Bob

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From: werewolf@VNET.IBM.COM ("Charles Keith-Stanley")
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Laser disk rentals in San Jose area?
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:48:28 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Further south there's a place in Morgan Hill: B&J Video on Monterey Highway
just south of Tennant Station. They have over 100 titles including many new
releases. Their phone number is (408) 779-4066.

I have no connection with them, other than as a satisfied customer.

Howlingly yours,

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(Ah-rooooooooooooooo!)     |  Water brothers;  |   All good work is done in
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: LDs available as both MATTED and LETTERBOXED
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 04:48:27 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

Phil Kim (kimp@rpi.edu) wrote:

> Here is the list of laserdiscs available on *both* matted and 
> letterboxed formats

Huh?  Did you mean to say that the titles you list are available in both
"widescreen" and "fullscreen" formats?

Some of the W/S are matted (out-of-composition masked), some are letterboxed
("hard" widescreen format) and some are a mixture (e.g.  NorthxNW, which is
letterboxed to 1.5:1, then matted to 1.85:1).

Some of the fullscreen titles are open-matte, some are pan&scan, and some
are a mixture (e.g. BTTF, which is open matte when no F/X are present, and
P&S from the 1.85:1 area when F/X are present).

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
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Company.  The text is provided for informational purposes only.  It is
supplied without warranty of any kind.
From: pvj@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Paul Jacobson)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:07:18 GMT
Subject: Re: WANTED: Info on Sony TR101.
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
Newsgroups: rec.video



      1. Awsome camera....great picture...and the best stabilization system.
         Yes..I own one and love it!      

      2. PowerVideo out of Texas...1249.00  no tax/3% shipping.
         Great over night service. Phillips local repair warranty.

      3. Good Luck !!..You'll love it!

                 
         Paul Jacobson
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Subject: Re: Pioneer CLD-D701 (my experiences)
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 19:13:51 GMT

In article <BzDpyM.2pq@icon.rose.hp.com> jimr@mothra.rose.hp.com (Jim Ranlett)  
writes:
> I do agree with you, though, that the D701 is a very nice machine, even with
> the occational line.  I still recommend it to friends as a player worth
> consideration, based on my experiences with it.

OK, I've been planning to buy a new LaserDisc player for
years.  I was just about ready to get a 701 (after sitting
out the 3090, 3080, and 3070 for one reason or another) and
now I'm bummed again. :-(

How new is the 701?  Have they only been selling them for a
month or two? 

ab
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Cable TV surround
Date: 14 Dec 92 05:04:45 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1gepjiINNbd7@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> msiegall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU writes:
<Some A/V store guy told me that our local cable system was too cheap
<to buy the extra equipment needed to send surround information on down
<the line from their sources to we customers.  I thought that all 
<surround information was in the L+R signal, and that a decoder could
<subtract out the surround material from a basic stereo signal.  Therefore,
<no extra equipment would be needed (as long as the cable clowns are
<passing along the stereo feed).
<
<Who's right?  (On the few "surround" programs I've listened to, I couldn't
<tell if there was a poor or non-existant surround signal.

You are right, but for the wrong reason.  The surround info will appear in the
L-R portion of the stereo broadcast.  That is if it is pure.  But, in any
event it takes the L+R and L-R portions of the stereo encoding scheme to
get the surround info.  The store guy needs to be educated.

I suggest that you talk to his boss and explain it to him.
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From: SUPER227@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Yunpeng Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Seek information on JVC GRAX10
Date: 15 Dec 92 01:22:22 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Hi,

I am considering buying a JVC GRAX10 camcorder. I would appreciate if
you can tell me your comments or experience on that model.  How about its
picture quality?

Please reply in email. (super227@ukcc.uky.edu)
Thank you in advance.

Yang
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: NTSC --> PAL frame by frame ??
Date: 18 Dec 92 06:03:20 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Distribution: rec
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <SUHONEN.92Dec16113908@jalka.jyu.fi> suhonen@jalka.jyu.fi (Timo Suhonen) writes:
<Hi!
<
<So: Is there _any_ way to do the conversion? All kinds of answers are
<welcome, even ones telling that it can't be done.

Nobody that I know of makes a standards converter that transfers
field-for-field.  The NTSC tape would have to be slowed down in order to read
a field to transfer it to PAL.  You have the other problem of NTSC having
525 lines and PAL having 625 lines.

Because such a transfer is useless for normal viewing, nobody that I know
does it.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jimr@mothra.rose.hp.com (Jim Ranlett)
Subject: Re: Laser disk rentals in San Jose area?
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:33:57 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: HP - Systems Technology Division
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Well, I'm not from the area, but I do know that Laser Force on El Camino Real
near Mathilda Avenue (Next to Rooster T Feathers comedy club) rents LDs and
has quite a selection.

Laserland is another place I have been to, but I cannot recall exactly where
they are located (consult the yellow or white pages for that.)

Lastly, I recall Quement Electronics had disks, but I don't remember if they
were for sale or for rent.

Merry Christmas!  Have Fun!

Jim

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Paul Benjamin <benjamin@duckburg.az05.bull.com>
Subject: Re: Video Review
Organization: Bull HN
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:48:08 GMT
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Subject: Re: Video Review
From: Don Eastman, DEASTMAN@vnet.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 10:42:01 PST
In article <19921214.104230.953@almaden.ibm.com> Don Eastman,
DEASTMAN@vnet.ibm.com writes:
>In <14DEC199211462438@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> GREG KIMNACH writes:
>>It's back.....just got the annual buyer's guide.  Subscription: 8 issues
>>per year at $15.97.
>>
>
>Is Video Review honoring subscriptions which were still active when they
>ceased publication?  You did not mention if you purchased this at the
>news-stand, or Video Review sent it to you because you were a former
>subscriber.
>

Now it all fits together.  I hadn't noticed that the thing had stopped
coming in the mail.  A few weeks ago I was balancing my checkbook when I
noticed a cancelled check that I had written to Video Review many months
ago.  I went through my stack of magazines and determined that it had
indeed stopped coming but didn't know whether they had ceased publishing
or simply had lost my check for a period of time.  I wonder if the
recently-cashed check means that they are going to be sending me
magazines again (or simply that they are being very blatant about ripping
me off.)
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Bull HN Information Systems   Fax:    (602) 862-4535
Phoenix, Arizona              E-mail: benjamin@tuna.az05.bull.com
From: Power@cup.portal.com (Ron A Uitz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: D O E S   A M E R I C A   S A Y   Y E S   T O   J A P A N ?
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 15:31:06 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

The first time this was posted, I thought to myself that Japanese trade
practices were off topic.  Now that this has been posted again, I'll 
waste bandwidth myself asking why it is posted here.  The commentary
makes some interesting points (mostly stolen from a PBS documentary),
but it belongs somewhere else.  
Xref: sparky rec.video:14772 rec.video.satellite:7130 rec.video.production:1995 rec.video.cable-tv:2178
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.satellite,rec.video.production,rec.video.cable-tv
Subject: Re: Timbe Base Correction with Start of Line Generator
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:32:45 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1giifhINNhqb@network.ucsd.edu> carllr@sluggo.sdsc.edu (Rich Carll) writes:
<
<Time base correction:
<
<VCR's spin the heads at a speen that will sync with the tape. Everyone has
<heard the head change speeds when they are searching in either for or rev
<and there was a lapse in sync in the tape, usually due to programs recorded
<at different times. This is the heads trying to find the new sync mark.
<If you are running a playback and this lapse happens, you will see the 
<picture somtimes shift left and right for a bit as the head speed settles 
<down. 
<
<What is/does a time base corrector do? 
<
<It digitally holds one frame of video in a buffer and releases it at the
<exact time as to stop the picture from roaming. They are used in production
<quality duplications, and similar applications.

Not exactly correct.  A TBC can be a unit that does not have full frame memory.
Common units are 16 line TBCs (I have one).

A TBC is used to remove mechanical jitter problems when playing back tapes.
If you were to look at house sync and the output of a tape deck, you'll see
the horizontal lines wander all over the place.  In order to do video
production, be it editing that requires video mixing, or on-air playback,
the TBC takes the incoming video from the tape deck and outputs the video
according to house sync.

Keep in mind that a TBC can be used without house sync in order to repair
bad sync signals and do some color correction.

Speaking of color correction, that is another purpose of the TBC.  The
color burst is reconstructed according to house sync (if attached) and
to get the phase of the color coming from the tape to match house sync.
Also, there are adjustments on the TBC for black level (setup), video
gain, color level, color hue.

Short description...

	Video stabilization and color restoration.
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VHS Copy Protection??
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:24:03 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1992Dec14.120611.17364@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> tandri@eecg.toronto.edu (Sudarsan Tandri) writes:
<
<Is there some sort of copy protection on VHS tapes?

Where have you been all these years? :-)

Macrovision has been applied on tapes since somewhere around 1985.

Trivia question...

	Name the first US release on VHS that contained Macrovision?

Yes, I know the answer, since I rented it to find out how it worked.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: reynold@binah.cc.brandeis.edu ("Susan Reynold (w/out the s)")
Subject: Sony/Nintendo/Picture combo
Reply-To: reynold@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:05:38 GMT

Forgive me if this is a FAQ.

I will be receiving a 27" Sony TV for Christmas. I have a
Nintendo system that my children use and another gift the
kids are supposedly getting is another kind of TV game 
where what you draw comes out on the TV screen--I don't know
what this is but someone said it was a Sony product.

I know someone with a 27" Sony that said she now has a strip
across the top of her screen from her Nintendo set.  

Question: Should I be concerned about these toys burning images
into my brand new TV? 

Thanks,
Susan
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Video Review
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:33:28 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <19921214.104230.953@almaden.ibm.com> DEASTMAN@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman) writes:
<In <14DEC199211462438@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> GREG KIMNACH writes:
<>It's back.....just got the annual buyer's guide.  Subscription: 8 issues
<>per year at $15.97.
<>
<
<Is Video Review honoring subscriptions which were still active when they
<ceased publication?  You did not mention if you purchased this at the
<news-stand, or Video Review sent it to you because you were a former
<subscriber.

Mine came in with a Nov 95 expiration date.
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From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Visible scan lines in large TVs
Date: 11 Dec 92 20:10:16 GMT
Reply-To: you@ems.cdc.com
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <1992Dec9.225930.672@src.honeywell.com>, bhatt@src.honeywell.com (Devesh Bhatt) writes:
|> I have been shopping for a large (>31") TV set.  All the sets I saw in a local
|> shop here seem to have visible scan lines when viewing a broadcast or a VCR
|> playback.  These line become more noticeable if the picture is moving or if you
|> move your head.  All these sets boast "high-resolution", however, these lines
|> seem to be at a coarse resolution (~200 lines).  
|> 
|> Can somebody throw shed light on this?  Is the number of lines encoded in the
|> video signal?  Will there be no noticeable lines if playing back an LD?
|> 
|> Also, do the new high-end XBR^2, Gaoo also exhibit these symptoms?  These sets
|> were are not available in most stores here.

The scan line are normal, thus the larger you blow up the picture the
easier it is to see the lines. Some sets have something that limits
that functionality. I just got for ($2420) a Pioneer SD-P5065K projection
TV (50 inches diag) and I can not see the lines, a Super picture.
(I got it mail order and it works GREAT!!) So that is my recommendation.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: VHS Copy Protection??
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution: na
Date: 16 Dec 1992 15:34 EST  

In article <Dec.16.12.47.14.1992.14038@math.rutgers.edu>, bgonzal@math.rutgers.edu (Bil Gonzalez) writes...
>brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
> 
>>Trivia question...
> 
>>	Name the first US release on VHS that contained Macrovision?
> 
>was it MASK?
> 
>Bil Gonzalez

Or was it _The Cotton Club_?  I recall many had trouble "archiving" that one.

Greg
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: harker@harker.com (Robert Harker)
Subject: Sony TR-101 vs TR-200
Summary: What are the differences between the TR-101 and the TR-200
Originator: harker@harker
Keywords: Sony TR-101 TR-200 where to buy mail order
Organization: Harker Systems, 1180 Hester Ave, San Jose, CA 95126
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 07:21:15 GMT

I have decided to buy a camcorder and like the built-in stablizer feature of
the Sony TR-101.  But in scanning the ads, there is a new model, the TR-200.
What are the differences between the two, and should I get the newer model?

I plan to use this to record talking head presentations (my networking
classes) and also record my new family.  I would also want to be able to use
the camera as a source deck for editing.

I have heard that there were problems with the TR-101.  Something with the
digital conversion.  Could some one enlighten me about this and does the
TR-200 solve this problem?

Finally, if you have purchased one recently, what price did you pay and
where did you get it?

Thanks in advance
RLH

Robert Harker
Harker Systems				Sun Sysadmin Consulting
harker@harker.com			1180 Hester Ave
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uunet!harker!harker			408-295-9432


Newsgroups: rec.video
From: giff@netcom.com (David W. Gifford)
Subject: Info on synchro-edit cable for mycamcorder
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 05:32:26 GMT



I just purchased a new camcorder which has a connector for
a feature called synchro-edit, whereby the camcorder controls
an attached VCR during dubbing to do simpler insert editing.

Is this a particular special cable, or can I just
use a standard 1/4" plug such as you might find on a
microphone?  If its a special cable, are they
expensive?  My local Radio Shack gut doesn't know
anyting about such a cable (gee, surprise!) nor does 
the local video specialty store.  

Thanks for any help.































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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jimr@mothra.rose.hp.com (Jim Ranlett)
Subject: Paramount ProLogic Decoder
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:25:41 GMT
Organization: HP - Systems Technology Division
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

While visiting our local Price Club, I noticed they had for sale a
Paramount (as in Paramount Movies, same logo) Dolby ProLogic setup.  They
had a decoder with a center channel amp (25W I believe), rear speakers,
and other misc.  (A friend says PC is known for hi quality AV gear 8->)

The question - does anyone have experience with these boxes?  I'm looking
for an inexpensive ProLogic decoder, and this certainly fits the bill,
costing $199 for the decoder and its 25W center channel amp AND (unless
I read the infocard wrong) a pair of rear channel speakers.

Do you get what you pay for in this case? I think model is  FS-3000 or so.

We were looking to spend ~~$400 - $500, if possible, for something like that,
or an AV receiver + rear speakers (center speaker can be obtained seperately)
I heard the Kenwood 7040 was a nice entry level AV receiver.  Any comments
or other suggestions, such as other brands & models of AV receiver OR stand-
along ProLogic decoders?  How about the Onkyo?  (model escapes me)

Thanks,
Jim Ranlett

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: smith@ur-guh.com (Russ Smith)
Subject: Re: Hi-8 Video Tapes
Reply-To: smith@ur-guh.com
Organization: Ur-Guh Complex Inc.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:00:44 GMT

When I ordered tapes from Adorama last week "Mitch" in the video department
said that there was no noticeable difference in image quality; he also said
he was very experienced in video and knew what he was talking about...

I believed him and bought HMPs...$7.39 each for 120 minutes.

Russ <Smith@ur-guh.com>
From: ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffry L. Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: THX Spectral Sound
Date: 12 Dec 1992 06:07:06 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffry L. Johnson)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley) says:

>There is a new movie theatre here in Vancouver called the Caprice opening
>soon. It claims to have 70mm with something called THX Spectral Sound,
>promised to be the most brain-destroying sonic experience on earth. Does
>anyone know what this is?

Could this mean that the theatre is THX certified and they have a
Dolby SR decoder (SR=Spectral Recording)?


In a previous article,  gn@cray.com (Gary Nelson) says:

>It's an "improvement" on surround sound, developed by
>George Lucas's company. I believe it uses 6 or 8 speakers 
>as opposed to the 4 or 5 used in Dolby surround.

Nope. There are no specifications for the number of speakers for surround
that I am aware of (at least for Dolby surround vs. THX).
Granted, for the best surround effect, you want MANY surround speakers.
This way the surround sound does not appear localized to any one area
in the auditorium. The quantity of surround speakers installed is a 
function of how much the theatre owner is willing to spend.
-- 
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