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From: pvh@apple.com (Pete Helme)
Subject: Re: Direct view 35" TVs
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:59:07 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
Followup-To: rec.video

In article <1992Nov16.232353.19125@88opensi.88open.ORG>, dave@88open.org
(Dave Cline) wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for opinions on various models and makers of 35"
> direct view TVs.  Also, I'd be interested in mail-order experiences
> on items this large and fragile.
> 

My current favorite 35"s for the money are the ProScans (from RCA/Thomson).
 The 35150, which can be found for around $2K has a very good picture and
has nice features like PIP (no 2nd tuner though), channel guide, good comb
filter, Dolby Surround etc.  They have two 35" IDTVs also (35180/35680),
which adds in addition to the line doubling, Dolby ProLogic, an elegant
menu system, a program scheduler, 2nd tuner for PIP and logos for channel
labling among other niceties.  The 35180 goes for around $2800, the 35680,
$3000 (difference is tabletop vs. cabinet model).  

There seems to be a lot of disagreement over the quality of the IDTVs and
whether the picture is any good.  I tend to think it's very good and smooth
with a decent source like laserdisc, but on really bad signals the picture
will look quite bad with a lot of digital artifacts without cranking up the
video noise reduction.  I wish TPV would do a review of these sets, I'd
like to hear their opinion (Jim Millick are you listening? ;) ).

Unfortunately one cannot find ProScans from discount or mail order houses. 
RCA just won't do business with the line that way, claiming that the added
value of sales/service from a local dealer is too important.  I tend to
disagree with paying extra for basically no reason and wrote them a letter
to that fact.  Haven't received any kind of reply.  This is an interesting
trend in TV sales as the Pioneer Elite and Sony XBR^2 lines are being
treated in a similar fashion: no discounts. (though after January Sony will
supposedly allow discounting of the Squareds.)

Anyway, if you don't mind paying near retail for a TV, seek out the
ProScans, they are definitely worth the search.

name: Pete Helme
mail: pvh@apple.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: Mail Order TR81
Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:35:28 GMT

tobe7093@jeep.edu (tobey christophe) writes:

>Has anyone mail ordered the CCD-TR81.

>If so, how much and where did you go through?

You can get them pretty cheap now since I heard from MANY
dealers that the TR81s are no longer being produced (something about
focusing problems)
-- 
    Jim Jagielski               | "It is not I who am crazy...
    jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   |  it is I who am MAD!"
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       |
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         |            - Ren
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Not sending in those cards ( was Re: Columbia House )
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:25:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxtKEx.4u3
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <16NOV199208215058@addvax.llnl.gov> kettering@addvax.llnl.gov (Brett 'Volleyball Is My Game' Kettering) writes:
>I have never had to give an excuse about going onto positive response with
>CH.  I just called the 800 number and told them I didn't want to send in
>cards every 4 weeks now that I had completed my enrollment agreement.  They
>said, "OK.", and that was it.  The same held for their CD club.

As with many things at CHLDC, it depends on which droid you talk to.

I called them up and asked to be placed on positive response. The
bimbodroid refused. I asked her if she would really rather lose my
business alltogether than make the change in her databse, and she said
yes. So I quit on the spot.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad)
Subject: Re: LD-101: A Pornographic Standard
Reply-To: stud1b53@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:08:23 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.225800.25361@imax.imax.com>, dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale) writes:
|> I think someone is just telling you stories.  I have a copy of LD-101
|> purchased retail in a store in Mississauga (i.e. in Canada).
|> I think I've also seen it in Sam's in Toronto.  A while ago, someone
|> posted the address of the Canadian distributor.
|> 
|> So who is the store that says they can't get it?
|> 
|> 	Dave

  Actually, it WASN'T just a story.  Canada Customs DID hold the disc
and DID label it pornographic.  However, I picked up my copy yesterday
after a THREE week delay.
  In order to get the disc cleared, the distributor faxed as much
information as he could about the disc, describing its contents and
its purpose.  Canada Customs responded with an apology and cleared
the disc through customs.  The apology was directed towards the 
distributor, not me.
  As for why I had to take this route in order to purchase the disc,
I was not able to locate an "off the shelf" copy of the disc in
Ottawa.  So, I ordered it through a local laser disc rental/sales
place.  The owner ordered it for me through one of his suppliers who
had ordered the disc in the past without any problems.  Both the
supplier and the rental place were quite nice about the whole thing.
The supplier actually offered to let me use his copy of the disc
until mine came in, but I politely declined.
  I don't know the name of the supplier's company but the rental
place is called The Movie Emporium.  I have no complaint with either
and I will likely do business with both in the future.  As for Canada
Customs... well, I don't think its polite to write what I think about
them.

-- 
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  /\ \ \ \  Anshu Prasad                        stud1b53@bnr.ca
 /--\ \/_/  Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
/_/  \_\    All opinions are my own, not my employer's, BNR Ltd
From: wyl@mahoosuc.NSD.3Com.COM
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: SONY TR9 Reliability
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:12:23 GMT
Organization: 3Com Corporation


	The Sony TR9 price is going down to my consideration
	of getting one. Don't know how reliable it is?
	It seems the extended warranty is a must for camcorder.
	There should have plenty out there for some time.

	The new one with full range focus is not a important
	feature to me.

	Does anyone have the Camera World number in Oregon handy?

	Thanks.

	Alan Wang
From: senderow@diva.Berkeley.EDU (Dan Senderowicz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: white lines
Date: 20 Nov 1992 01:31:30 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: diva.berkeley.edu

I have a problem with my old Panasonic TV. Some channels (not
all) show a couple of fine, white horizontal lines at the 5% top
of the screen that cover almost the whole width. This is quite
bearable, however when I play a commercial tape (macrovision
encoded?) I get lots of dashed horizontal lines covering the top
50% of the screen. These lines fluctuate in intensity with a
frequency of a few seconds. I wonder if anybody has a solution
for this. Thanks for your help.

Dan (daniel@synchrods.com)
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: seeree@neptune.ral.rpi.edu (Sanjeev Seereeram)
Subject: Help with VHS recording problem ???
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 04:34:55 GMT



  Fellow netters,

  I would like advice on how to alleviate a problem I have
  with VHS recording on my Sony 575 vcr (4-head, hi-fi, 
  NOT flying erase). Whenever I pause the recording, say
  to get up to turn a disc over, then restart, a couple
  of translucent colored bars appear and float around the
  screen for a second or two before disappearing (in the
  recorded version, that is). Is there a solution to this
  problem, or is there something defective with the vcr?
  It performs flawlessly otherwise, and the quality of the
  recording is quite good, given good quality tape in SP.

  Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Please reply
  to 
	seeree@ral.rpi.edu

  Thanks much

  Sanjeev
From: cs_d637@ceres (Paul Neve)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: NTSC to PAL?
Date: 16 Nov 1992 13:11:08 GMT
Organization: Kingston University
NNTP-Posting-Host: ceres.kingston.ac.uk
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Does anyone have any ideas how I can do this without being charged the earth?
I have a VCR which will let me play NTSC tapes on a PAL TV (although the TV
has to be able to handle 60Hz) and a video camera which I use to copy
ordinary PAL tapes. Ordinarily, I play the tape on the camera and pipe the
output into the standard audio/video in sockets on the VCR.

Problem: The NTSC tape is long play format, and the camera isn't!

Anyone got any ideas short of pointing the camera at my TV and taping it
like that???

There are people who will do this for you, but they want at least 18 quid for
one tape!

Ta muchly.... PN.


Email (INTERNET): cs_d637@uk.ac.king.ceres
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Does Macrovision cause brightness fluctuations?
Date: 21 Nov 92 05:09:21 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Distribution: na
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1992Nov18.162357.15092@sei.cmu.edu> kh@sei.cmu.edu (Kurt Haverstock) writes:
<In article Re: Does Macrovision cause brightness fluctuations? of 18 Nov 92 05:26:38 GMT brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
<
<
<>It isn't the VCR, but the TV that is having trouble with the bright Macrovision
<>pulses.  Welcome to the world of Macrovision NOT causing problems (that's what
<>the Macrovision people claim).
<
<Of course, the macrovision people will blame it on your TV...in reality, the
<pulses are screwing up your AGC circuitry in the VCR.

Wrong.  The AGC screwup is during copying from one VCR to another.  If you
are playing the tape directly to the TV (not going through another VCR), then
it is the TV that is having problems with the Macrovision.

There are many TVs that have problems with Macrovision.  The Macrovision
company claims not.  My letter to a trade publication should proabably appear
next month (since it wasn't in the recent issue).  Macrovision is supposidly
going to respond to my complaints about the signal.  I will post them when
I get it.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: peterli@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu (Peter Li)
Subject: advice needed on JVC HRS4700U and Sony SLV696HF...
Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Welch Medical Library
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:06:05 GMT

Advice from Net Wisdom needed:

For around $400-450, I can get either the JVC HRS4700U SVHS VCR
or Sony SLV696HF VHS VCR by mail order. 

I will be thankful if anyone out there who has had experience
with either one or both can mail me his/her opinions.

Thanks,
Peter Li
From: kfriedman@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Sony's new MDP-455 LD player...
Date: 22 Nov 92 17:01:03 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

In article <1992Nov20.195758.28898@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>, mucci@circle.cs.jhu.edu (Philip Mucci) writes:
> 	Hello all, 
> 
> 	I just ordered Sony's '93 replacement for the MDP-333 LD player, the
> MDP-455. Has anyone seen this player? > 		-P.M
> 
I've had the 455 for a few weeks.  I ordered it from Crutchfield.  It's not in
their current catalog, but I gave them a call, just on the chance that they
might have it...Surprise!  They did!  The sales rep said it would be in their
next catalog.  I don't own the 333, but some differences I know about are:
The 455 has NO "flip down" front on the disc drawer.  Evidently, these were
notorious for breaking.  The 455's drawer just slides out like a carousel CD
player.  There is a Toslink optical digital output (which works great hooked up
to my Technics SAGX910 AV Receiver), there are 2 full sets of AV outputs, a
3-line digital comb filter, and some kind of "weird-sounding" (to me!) circuit
that is suppose to help compensate for video dropouts on discs. I'm not sure
how that works!  There is a jog-shuttle on the machine and the remote, which
also can control a SONY TV (remote NOT programmable).  I'm sure there are some
other differences I'm not aware of.  How does it work??? GREAT!!!  The audio
especially is Super.  

	Jay
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH)
Subject: Re: great simpsons quote/ED serial numbers
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: rec
Date: 18 Nov 1992 10:10 EST  

In article <1992Nov10.161708.10136@bilver.uucp>, bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes...

>Now a question for an ED users out there.   Have any of you seen any
>EDB-9500 unit with a serail number greater than 1000.  (That is
>excluding the lead-in digits of 800.   I have seen 2 units one has a
>serial number in the 170 range and the other is in the 750 range.
> 
>It makes me believe that perhaps the original run was limited to 1000.
>Any confirmation on this.  If so - it's no wonder we are a very vocal
>minority given the market penetration

Bill, got my trusty excel file with serial numbers and they are:
  EDV-9500, 800704
  EDW-30F, 800156 (30F is the industrial version of the 9500)
  EDV-7500, 800749 and 800796
Unfortunately, I don't have the EDcam serial number entered in the file.

And just as a ref point about the "1000" mark
  SL-HF2100, 801235 

Greg
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From: svaradar@mipos2.intel.com (Srivatsan Varadarajan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Sturdy lightweight video/photo tripod < $75.00 ??
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:28:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA USA



Hi !

I am looking for a lightweight but reasonably sturdy
tripod that can be used both with an 8mm camcorder and
an EOS 10s. By lightweight I mean that I should be able
to hand carry it without much effort (< 4 lbs ?). A fluid
pan head is obviously a requirement, as is the facility
to take vertical still shots.

I would also like to spend less than $ 75.00.

I have heard about the SLIK 503QF and 511QF, among other
models. Has anybody had any experience with these ? Pros/Cons ?

Recommendations and advice are greatly appreciated.


Thanks,

Sri

svaradar@sangeet.intel.com
Srivatsan H. Varadarajan          
svaradar@sangeet.intel.com
(408)765-4866
From: kfriedman@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Columbia House
Date: 15 Nov 92 14:08:27 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

In article <1992Nov12.164013.390@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
> 
> 	For the record, I finished out my laserdisc account and
> closed it. In less than a week I got the offer asking me to
> rejoin. The standard deal -- 3@$1 + 2@normal.
> 	-- Ethan
I joined and then quickly "unjoined" CHLD over a year ago.  And the reason had
nothing to do with prices or whether or not I got a bargain.  The reason????
The selection sucked!!!  No Criterion, no very current releases...over all,
just very limited.  I can go down to Camelot Music at my local mall and select
from a HUGE variety of titles.  Sure, it costs more, but why should I order
titles I don't really want from CH just because I get a good price?
--Jay
From: uhclem@nemesis.UUCP
Date: 15 Nov 92 12:07 CST
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: SNES/Sega/Other affecting your TV?
Message-ID: <-62134@nemesis>
From: lott@egr.msu.edu (Jennifer Lott)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Simple question re: vcr cleaning
Date: 16 Nov 92 21:48:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Division of Engineering Research

I have a couple of questions regarding vcr cleaning and my snowy picture 
when I tape.

My Panasonic vcr is 5 years old and I've been taping soap operas 5 days a 
week for about 4 years.


I took my vcr in to be cleaned by a reputable electronics company about a 
month ago.  My picture today is almost completly snowy, but the sound is 
great. 

When I took my vcr in, the guy said they would clean it but if you go back 
to using the same tape, it will gunk up the heads again and you'll be back 
where you started.

My problem is that I have a roommate who also uses the vcr to do aerobics 
with and uses the same tape.  Is there anyway she can clean her tape when I 
get my vcr cleaned so we don't have this gunky problem with the heads?

Any other suggestions?  Please e-mail me personally.

Jennifer
forest@egr.msu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Stephen Jonke <jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: "Trinitone", was Re: XBR^2
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A73198C12F025C5D@joe.gsfc.nasa.gov>
X-Xxdate: Thu, 19 Nov 92 00:17:21 GMT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 00:17:22 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.154940.25565@bnr.ca> Doug Zolmer, dwjz@bnr.ca writes:
>|> So, is TRINITONE real, or is it a placebo feature?
>|> 
>
>I played with the Trinitone adjustment on my friends 4 year old XBR, and
>I couldn't see any difference.

On my Sony KV27EXR20 the setting of the Trinitrone switch makes a significant
difference.  I forget which is which, but I think the "low" setting makes
whites pinker in color.  Personally I think it's a stupid idea and have left
it on high (no added pink), but my point is that you can see a difference at
least on my set.  You probably won't notice a difference if looking at a dark
picture since it effects white, not black.

Steve
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From: zoltar@glasgow.amigans.gen.nz (Grant Thoms)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.arts.tv,rec.video.production
Subject: BetaCam SP and BetaMax - The Great debate....
Date: 18 Nov 92 11:58:11 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Give to the IBAQT2 Email Fund...:)

In article <1992Nov15.172023.24885@bilver.uucp> bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:

>The difference is that Betamax is a home format and Betacam is the pro.
>			    ^^^ <-MAX			 ^^^ <-CAM
>And about $20,000 difference in price.

Hehe, yeah, I have only ever seen one Betamax VCR, very strange looking
thing, funny thing is, it's still in use in some places! :) I prefer
VHS, but quality wise, it's times like this that I wish I had a BetaCam SP
camera! I'm trying to get into the Television field as a Cameraman/Editor,
so I need to keep in practice, for the meantime though, it's off to borrow
my Uncle's National M5 Camera (icky!) but it does the job..

The Formats I managed to find out a bit about when I was doing Work experience
at a tv studio at on eof our University's was 1" and BetaCam SP, I think
the overall quality of the BetaCam SP was better than the 1" (but that's
my thoughts) mainly because too, what was done, is the Edit master (BetaCam
SP) would be dubbed to the 1" reel, being assembled for the Broadcast..
I thought the  1" was used because of the Length of the tape! I think
I was wrong. But I still think that the best format Iv'e seen is BetaCam SP,
and if I had $20,000 I'd go out and buy one! :)..

Grant
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:28:14 EST
From: <N42@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: A Fiberglassing Question....

By having the weave of the cloth show thru is only a cosmetic factor.  It does
not hurt in any significant extent to be slightly rough, at least on the scale
of .53 oz cloth.  To smooth it out will only add weight and not strength so lea
ve it as it is.  Most of my gliders have 2 oz cloth on the nose with no filler
and even then there is no significant surface roughening.  In the future place
a layer of wax paper on top and smooth the surface with your fingers.  This wil
l work well if you don't apply any extra resin.
Regards Scott Gregory
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
From: pistien@imag.imag.fr (Yannick Pistien)
Subject: FOR SALE from France
Keywords: models, rc, glider, micro-race
Organization: Institut Imag, Grenoble, France
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:07:11 GMT


Bonjour,

Vends plusieurs modeles reduits en etat de marche ou a finir de construire dans
leurs boites d'origine. La liste est la suivante :

	- VDS avion ROYAL AIR 40 , ready to fly, 3 axes de debut, etat moyen
	+ MOTEUR ROYAL 45 FSR, 20 heures de fonctionnement .
	Le tout 1200Frs ou separement.

	- VDS avion  TUCANO Modelhob, a finir de monter (Ailes coffrees, BA/BF 
	poses, train pose, fuselage construit a finir de poncer, gaines posees)
	Boite complete d'origine.
	Pour moteur 40/45Fsr, possibilites tres belle semi maquette.
	Prix 800Frs.

	- VDS planeur DINO Modelhob, 3 axes, planeur debut voltige, a finir
	(Ailes coffrees, emplacements d'ailerons prepares, possibilites volets,
	fuselage premonte,gaines de commandes posees. reste a faire poncage 
	general + entoillage)
	Boite complete d'origine.	
	Prix 800Frs

	- VDS avion MICRO-RACER Robbe 7 Elements, Etat neuf 1 vol 
	+ Moteur Speed 600/prise directe + helice 7x4 avec cone + pack
	d'accus 7elements + Power Switch 25 Graupner
	Le tout 1200Frs ou separement
	

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From: seanm@terapin.com (Sean McCaskey)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
Subject: Re: Another Fiberglassing Question....
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:23:49 GMT
Organization: BBS

>
>How do you make the fiberglass lay down nice and tight while the epoxy sets
up?
>
>--
  Well, it could have something to do with your epoxy....  I like to use
finishing epoxy for covering the fuse.  It is not quite as strong, ut it is
easier to work with.  It is alot like pancake batter mixed instead of like
peanut butter.  Also, ambient temp plays a part.  You need a fairly warm room. 
I also like to warm my epoxy begfore use.  One way to do this is to set the
epoxy containers in a bath of warm water before they are mixed. Only last thing
I can think of is that I like to work on only three sides at a time.... top
down...let it dry, trim, turn and do the bottom.

---Sean---