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From: mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Mike S.)
Subject: First CRT's finally released!!
Organization: BITS, St. Louis, MO
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 05:06:49 GMT
Summary: CRT's finally released!


From a local paper:

	The Sound Room stores in Creve Coeur and Chesterfield
	are among a handful of audio and video retailers across
	the country to carry the world's first mass-produced
	cathode ray tube (CRT) picture-tube-type television.

Bwaaahaa!  Guess we are all well beyond the cutting edge!  (FYI, the
article was presumable discussing the new Mitsubishi 40" direct view
monitor, but there was no mention of this until the end)

Mike
-- 
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From: teoallan@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Allan TEO)
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 00:44:34 GMT
Subject: BOSE AMII,5 & 7 lousy movie speakers?
Organization: HP Singapore Notes-Server
Newsgroups: rec.video

Hi,
 I have been repeatedly told by surround sound experts
 (Shopkeepers) that the BOSE AMII series ie 5,7 is lousy
 for movies recorded in dolby surround.. 

 The reason is given that for certain movies like
 'flight of the intruder' the explosions created
 by the A6 dropping its bombs are not fully
 realized when you use the bose system.. however
 they sound great and realistic and directional
 when used with regular speakers with a tweeter,midrange
 and a woofer..

 Can someone comment on the amount of truth to this?

 Regds
 Allan
From: jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Any info on the new Sony 3 CCD camcorder?
Date: 22 Dec 92 23:06:15 GMT
Organization: Computervision, San Diego, CA


	A recent Video Magazine previews a new Sony Hi8 camcorder (no US model
number yet except "Handycam Pro" or something generic like that) with 3 CCDs
and a 12x zoom.  The thing looks small and is presumably available in Japan
and in Europe already.  Does anyone know the weight?  From the photograph
it looks like it has AFM stereo (no PCM stereo).  TBC is not mentioned.

	The same issue also lists the Criterion Monty Python's Holy Grail 
with a Japanese soundtrack on the analog channels (?? Actually, not a bad
idea, marketwise.  Imagine the fun watching it in Japanese.)

	Jan Bielawski
	Computervision, San Diego
	jpb@calmasd.prime.com
From: charpel@cyclone.mitre.org (Craig A. Harpel (PSI) X7638)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Stupid VCR+ question
Date: 30 Dec 92 14:01:16 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Mitre Corporation, McLean, VA
Originator: charpel@cyclone

It's been a while since I've been on the net, so I apologize if this is a
FAQ.  A friend of mine who is, quite frankly, incapable of programming
a VCR the "old-fashioned way", wants a VCR that he can use VCR+ on.  Since
I know nothing about VCR+, I decided to come to the net and get the scoop.

1. He thinks you must buy a VCR that is "VCR+-compatible".  Is this true?
2. How much will buying VCR+ jack up the price if #1 is true?
3. My feeling is if #1 is true, then why are VCR+ remotes sold separately?
   Is it better to buy a vanilla VCR, then buy a VCR+ remote?  Does this
   question even make sense?

Please e-mail responses to charpel@mitre.org.  Thanks in advance!
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: larson@loren.net.com (Alan Larson)
Subject: Re: Hi-8 Video Tapes
Organization: me
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:21:32 GMT

In article <9212201446.AA20775@heartland.bradley.edu_> tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu writes:

 -> As far as the dropouts themselves, they define a dropout as a 
 -> temporary loss of signal that exceeds 15 microseconds.  He agrees 
 -> that the more serious ones display as a sparkle, and you would be 
 -> unlikely to see a 15 microsecond dropout (too short).  The 
 -> specification for initial dropout tendency (number of 15 usec 
 -> drops per minute) is about 5 for both Hi8 and SVHS in Sony's 
 -> professional line.  He dropped a plug, noting that 3M Hi8 tape is 
 -> rated at 35 per minute, much worse.  These ratings are for the 
 -> professional line.


  This neglects the observation that 15 microseconds is about 1/4 the
width of the screen on a scan line, and is likely to be *very* obvious.

	Alan
Xref: sparky rec.video:14964 sci.electronics:21266
From: asmith@acorn.co.uk (Andy Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Impedence matching
Date: 21 Dec 92 08:44:51 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Acorn Computers Limited, Cambridge, UK


If I have an amp which drives 8ohm speakers, and I have 4 ohm speakers
can I just put a 4 ohm resistor in series or another passive component 
in parallel, to match the impedence of the speakers to the AMP?

Will this work the other way around?

Please EMail me with an answer ASAP.

Thanks

Andy
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: guru@camelot.bradley.edu (Jerry Whelan)
Subject: Stereo commercials, mono programming?
Organization: The Smelly Ditch
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 06:52:14 GMT

	I just noticed an odd phenomenon.  I have a Sony 20EXR25 (or
something like that, a 27" tube with stereo and PIP) tv with a
little red light that comes on when the tv thinks it is receiving
a stereo broadcast.
	Occasionally I have seen the stereo light blink on when the signal
for a mono station got too noisy (which seems odd to me, anyone want
to comment on that?).  However, today I started paying close attention
to the light and noticed that while watching USA (which is mono over
the cable system here), whenever a _local_ commercial would come on,
the stereo light would come on too.  Like I could give a shit if the
commercials were in stereo...  So what I want to know is what is the
deal here?  Is the `hard part' in converting the USA satellite stereo
feed to a cable-ready stereo signal, or is the `hard part' just in
putting out a stereo cable signal to begin with.  Is the cable company
being competent in not decoding the stereo satellite feed, or just
cheap in that they won't pay for the required equipment?
	Also, our `community info' channel which is just a static display
with bulletin board adverts, the time and the temp and a local radio
station for audio is in stereo too.  Couldn't the cable company make
better use of the equipment to put out stereo USA or TNT or something
like that?

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Newsgroups: rec.video,alt.sources
From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: Re: Sony TR-101 vs TR-200
Organization: Taligent
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:27:49 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.151930.22861@almserv.uucp>, smith@ur-guh.com (Russ Smith)
writes:
> 
> > ...His claim was that the effectiveness of the stablizer
> > varied with the zoom level...
> 
> As an aside, one would -of course- see a difference in image
> stabilization at wide and telephoto settings of a lens...a one degree
> jitter (say in azimuth) is a significant portion of a telephoto view
> (especially if you're cranked all the way out) compared to a wide-angle
> view where one degree is insignificant.
> 

Yes, I felt the same way and perhaps would have obliged you with an "of course"
in my posting.  However, there may be more to it than the just the obvious
physics of the situation.  It may be, in fact, that the stablization mechanism
*overcompenstates* when the zoom range is closer to 1:1.  Of course, this is
merely conjecture and interpretation on my part.  Perhaps some sophisticated
user out there can refute or back up this point?
From: dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 00:33:22 GMT
Subject: Re: Laserdisc quality
Organization: HP LOVECRAFT DIVISION
Newsgroups: rec.video

>(Ethan Solomita) 
>	I was wondering whether this is "normal". (NTSC) When I
>have on my laserdisc image a large area of the same color, the
>entire area is usually unstable. You can see see an almost
>flickering effect, but there are usually distinct wavering lines
>involved. It is worst when the field is all red, but even blue
>does it.

If you see a zizag pattern of lines running vertically, that's
probably crosstalk. It shows up most often with CLV disks.
It is a player problem. It could be a disk problem but that is
unlikely if it happens on more than one disk.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
	     HP CPCD   dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: TR101 Reliability
Date: 31 Dec 92 17:06:01 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <1992Dec31.075200.21185@Synopsys.Com>, shirley@synopsys.com (Shirley Lu) writes:
> Someone mentioned that SONY is discontinuing TR101 because of the
> reliability problem of the image stabalizer.  Does anyone has more
> detail on that?  Does any 101 owner has any problem so far?

IMHO this is myth.  If you noticed the original postings were as a result of
information from a salesperson who was trying to steer the customer to another
unit.  Sony TR101's have been hard to come by.  There is a video store near me
that buys one each of Sony's hot selling CamCorders so they can advertise them
but they always sell the customer the clone.  I was in the store and heard the
salesperson say "this is my last TR81 and the boss wants to get rid of it but
I won't sell it to you because I don't want to shaft you with a 90 day
warranty."  Go to a Sony only dealer and I bet you will hear a different
story. 

I have a TR101 clone, I have friends who have a TR101 clone, and I have 
checked with my video store that sells TR101 clones - no one is having 
problems.  Note - Canon just released a lens for the L1 that uses the same 
technology for stablization that the TR101 does.

-- 
Jeff Killeen - DECUS U.S. Chapter NLC Chair | Email:killeen@eisner.decus.org

DECUS is for folks who are responsible for delivering computing technology.
The NLC is the national council for DECUS's Local User Groups - come join us!
From: jdavidso@teknowledge.com (Jim Davidson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Date: 24 Dec 92 17:21:03 GMT
Organization: Cimflex Teknowledge Corporation, Knowledge Systems Division
In-reply-to: Power@cup.portal.com's message of 22 Dec 92 02:43:49 GMT

> Doesn't S-VHS give a better picture than even a LaserDisc player?

No, for a lot of reasons.

> I've never seen a video store that rents S-VHS tapes, but some are
> beginning to rent LaserDiscs.

The big strike against S-VHS as a rental format is that it's incompatible with
VHS.  I.e., S-VHS tapes won't play in VHS VCR's (except for the new
"quasi-S-VHS" VCRs).  Thus, video rental places are faced with the prospect of
stocking duplicate inventory, to satisfy a relatively small group of S-VHS
customers.  They've (mostly) just finished getting rid of their Beta
inventory, and aren't eager to stock yet another format.  For the same reason,
you don't see many rentals in 8mm or Hi-8.  By contrast, improvements like
hi-fi sound caught on, because new media were compatible with old players, so
there was no reason not to upgrade to the new features.

LaserDiscs have caught on, but many of the places around here are laser-only
stores, which have discs and players.  The videotape rental places are getting
into the business more slowly.  Laser's obvious advantage as a rental medium 
(i.e., no wear on the medium itself) are presumably helping the process.

-Jim

From: uhclem@nemesis.UUCP
Date: 22 Dec 92 20:14 CST
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Message-ID: <-62129@nemesis>
Nf-ID: #R:ultb.isc.rit.edu:15715:nemesis:-62129:000:945
Nf-From: nemesis.UUCP!uhclem    Dec 22 20:14:00 1992


<>
[0]Is it safe to say that Super-VHS is dead?  I'm not sure how long it's been

I hope not, but it doesn't seem to be moving very fast.  An interesting
point is that this fall, Radio Shack started carrying a S-VHS VCR.

You still can't buy a S-video cable there, but having a SVHS VCR means
one of two things:  either they think it is safe enough a bet to
invest in stocking it in 7000+ stores, or they got them cheap because
the market died and the manufacturers we giving them away.   It is in
the catalog.

I also note that they now are selling SVHS "Supertape".  No, I haven't
tried it.  My heads are too valuable for that type of experimentation.  :-(


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From: ajeans@hplred.HPL.HP.COM (Albert Jeans)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:02:27 GMT
Subject: Re: Adapter to Play 8mm tapes in VCR??
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
Newsgroups: rec.video

Whereas VHS-C is just the same VHS tape in a smaller cartridge, 8mm is a
completely different format and there's no way you could get the VHS 
mechanism to read the 8mm tape. Patching in from your camcorder or buying
an 8mm player is the way to go. I often edit onto VHS (despite loss in
resolution) so I can play the tapes on other people's machines. It's too
bad 8mm hasn't become more dominant in VCR's.
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.skiing
From: baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu (Dan "Viper" Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Anyone take their camcorder skiing this season? (hints wanted)
Organization: Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:47:14 GMT

In article <1hvlf9INNji1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bz754@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Derek J. Wojciech) writes:
|> 
|> I would like to take our new Sony TR-71 camcorder to our ski trips this year.
|> Has anyone taken their camcorder to the slopes?  I would like to shoot some
|> good action shots, so I would have to bring the camcorder up the lift and 
|> down the slope.  Can anyone recommend some good ways to protect my camcorder
|> while I am skiing and then stopping along the way to film?  Would a hard
|> carrying case (vs soft case) be a wise buy?  I probably wouldn't film while it 
|> was snowing, but if it was would their 'Sports Pak' water resistant enclosure
|> be another good choice?  It's pretty expensive ($150).  Is there another
|> way I could protect the camera from the elements (ie cheaper!)  Would there
|> be any adverse affects on the camera itself due to the colder temperatures?
|> I would appreciate any helpful advice!  Thanx!
|>  
|> 					Derek

Several years ago I took my Cannon 8mm camcorder to the slopes. All
and all things worked well. I sure skied a lot more cautiously when I
was carrying it. I do remember quite a bit of intermittent battery
failure which I suspected was due to the cold temperatures.


Good Luck,
Dan
.

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: Re: Sony TR-101 vs TR-200
Organization: Taligent
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:44:23 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.204451.4758@spcvxb.spc.edu>, killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff
Killeen) writes:
> 
> In article <BzqBny.KJ2@taligent.com>, Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
writes:
> > (2) An editor that will read RC Time Code over the LANC connection
> 
> This will _never_ happen for the TR-101.  The problem is not the editing unit.

> The problem is the TR-101 does not send out the full RC time code through the 
> LANC jack.

Well, this may conflict with an earlier posting where someone claimed that the
TR101 will some day be able to provide TR101.  I say "may" because in that
posting it was not clearly explained how this might come about, although the
person did say he had heard this from 2 Sony representatives.  I see a number of
possibilities, one being that a new version of the TR101 comes out, the other
being that some latent functionality in its LANC protocol gets tapped by an
editor.  Having not seen the design of the TR101, I'm not in a position to say. 
However, it sounds like you know more about it, so if the TR101 can in no way
get its RC time code out the LANC port, then it will have to be a new version of
the TR101.  This may inspire me to wait.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Mike S.)
Subject: Video tape cleaner (for rental tapes)
Organization: BITS, St. Louis, MO
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 08:24:05 GMT
Summary: Anyone know of a video tape cleaner?
Keywords: video tape cleaner rental tapes vhs


Seems I recently heard (may have been here) of a device for
cleaning video tapes themselves (rather than the tape heads),
which would be great to use on rentals.

Anyone know if such a device exists?  Does it harm the tape
in any way?  And of course, is it effective?

Thanks,
Mike
-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Akira Mito)
Subject: Re: Any info on the new Sony 3 CCD camcorder?
Organization: Department of Environmental Information,Keio University Shonan
	Fujisawa Campus(SFC),Japan.
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 07:11:53 GMT

 Hi everyone, Merry Christmas from Japan!

In article <5392@calmasd.Prime.COM>
jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski) writes:

 |	  A recent Video Magazine previews a new Sony Hi8 camcorder (no US model
 |number yet except "Handycam Pro" or something generic like that) with 3 CCDs
 |and a 12x zoom.  The thing looks small and is presumably available in Japan
 |and in Europe already.  Does anyone know the weight?  From the photograph
 |it looks like it has AFM stereo (no PCM stereo).  TBC is not mentioned.

 Yes, what you mention is CCD-VX1. It weighs nearly 2000g with
S88 NiH battery. Imagine V801 has come with 3CCD. I think I posted
an article on it before. It doesn't have PCM but has enough AFM
stereo. I'm having one and enjoying it!   I REALLY recommend it.
 Also, Panasonic has released palm top size 3CCD SVHS-C corder,
which has TBC, but I prefer VX1.(Both have 530 horizontal lines
resolution)

 |	  The same issue also lists the Criterion Monty Python's Holy Grail 
 |with a Japanese soundtrack on the analog channels (?? Actually, not a bad
 |idea, marketwise.  Imagine the fun watching it in Japanese.)

 Is some kind of Japanese TV on air in Bay area?

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: Re: Sony TR-101 vs TR-200
Organization: Taligent
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:41:37 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.121436.21954@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>,
denton@ssd.comm.mot.com (Perry Denton) writes:
> 
> In summary, I'm going to hold off until after the holidays and see how this
> unit pans out.  I'm going to call Sony directly (it's been busy all morning)
> and ask them whats going on.
> 
Good luck when you call Sony.  I've talked to them 8 times while trying to get
the straight scoop on the TR101 lifespan.  7 representatives were quick to deny
any premature ending to such a great product.  But the 8th seemed to be an
informed and sympathetic sort who claimed that it would be gone after Xmas,
which is the kind of thing one should easily be able to tell shortly :-).  His
claim was that the effectiveness of the stablizer varied with the zoom level and
this feature was considered a "trial run" only.  Sony would then hold back and
assess user demand and reaction to its introduction.  So take your pick, if you
believe him, you may regret not getting one now.

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jeremym@ravel.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz)
Subject: Any way to *CREATE* VCR Plus codes??
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:03:03 GMT


I was wondering - my cable listings dont provive codes for
Comedy Central, channel 39. Drat. I always want to tape
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 on Friday Evenings and
Saturday Mornings.

I was furious when I called  Gemstar and asked them how to
get to program the numbers myself. They told me to screw off.

So, I did a little figurin'.

I played for an hour with the box, and realized something.

Year (operater) code = Channel, Time, and Length
BUT! Many times, the DATE will still be the same. Hm...

So, I was wondering if anyone WROTE a program that'll
let you input today's date, the channel you want, the time and 
length, and the VCR Plus code would be spit out.

Let me know, I am really curious.
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From: smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Dumb Q:  Can Surround Sound be Recorded?
Date: 30 Dec 92 20:49:13 GMT
Reply-To: smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt)
Distribution: na
Organization: NavSurfWarCen, CarderockDiv (ex-"Taylor Model Basin")


    I have a 2 year old Sharp MTS stereo HiFi VCR.  I recently got
a Kenwood ProLogic receiver and some surround speakers.  The surround
performance is evident when watching encoded cable TV and playing encoded
rented movies.
    I've recorded encoded movies off cable, but when played back the
surround was absent.  Is my VCR just passing the encoded signal through
to the receiver in the first cases?  Are stereo HiFi VCRs incapable
of *recording* surround sound encoding?  Am I asking to many stupid
questions?
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: eeidscw@engvms.unl.edu
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:41:20 GMT


>>Is it safe to say that Super-VHS is dead?  I'm not sure how long it's been
>>available, but they are very hard to find and most people seem to be
>>buying Hi-fi VCR or LaserDisc players right now.  Doesn't S-VHS give a
>>better picture than even a LaserDisc player?  I've never seen a video
>>store that rents S-VHS tapes, but some are beginning to rent
>>LaserDiscs.  Does anybody out there own a S-VHS player?

S-VHS is not dead.  It simply hasn't caught the average consumer's
interest.  S-VHS like beta has been accepted as a professional and
semi-pro video system.  Many editing studios are replacing their
3/4 inch decks with S-VHS.  I like my Mitsubishi U82 a lot, and my
JVC 6600 is a decent high end consumer deck.  That's not to say
I wouldn't still be pro-beta if I could find beta tape locally.
And I'm not likely to ever get to use an ED-beta deck, so I'll be
happy with what I've got.

I have an old laserdisk player (Sony ldp1000A) which puts out a fine
picture.  I've found that recordings on SVHS using a laserdisk source
are not quite as crisp as the original laserdisk, but I had to use
a side by side comparison to really find the difference.  I will
continue to buy disk over tape for that reason and also for the
durability factor.

SVHS is great for editing.  I transfer 8mm camera footage to SVHS-SP
then edit down to SVHS-EP.  Now I just need a mixer between the 8mm
camera and the S-deck.

Scott Weddel   strider   Apple /// aficionado   eeidscw@engvms.unl.edu
    Sterling Rider       MegaChip A500C= DCTV   UNLincoln Nebraska USA