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Subject: Grundig CUC-4400 problem
Distribution: world
Organization: Telecoms Software Engineer
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:41:00 +0000

Seems like the best conference to add this to, so here goes.

I've got a Grundig CUC-4400 TV (PAL) and have got a problem. The problem is
that it now gives an awful green cast over the whole screen, i.e. what 
should be black is now a yucky dark green. When switched on from cold it 
is really bad, but gets better (a little) when warmed up. It's only 3 years
old and used to give a crystal clear picture. In addition the white's seem
a little pinkish. Before it went as bad as it has, it looked as if the green 
gun was out of line, i.e. you had a slight green shadow to the right of text
that should have been pure white.

Any TV engineers out there any idea what I sould be looking at, I'm off down
the library to get the circuit diagrams and a TV servicing manual....

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From: kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Date: 12 Nov 92 02:41:00 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

ss@wpi.wpi.edu (Scott Streeter) writes:
> Well I can't see fitting a 2 hour plus movie on a 5 inch CD without
> some major compression methods. 

Right, it's only a little over an hour per disc.  The audio is compressed
using DCC-like techniques.  The video is compressed into an MPEG stream.

> Besides, the CD-I isn't selling as well as Philips had expected, and
> they're probably trying their hardest to make it seem more attractive.

From some reports, it's sold better than they expected during a rough
economic intro time: about twice the sales of CD-DA in its first year.
Being able to display Photo CDs is also helping player sales right now.

But yah, there's no doubt that Philips wants to boost CD-I sales by
trying to position it as an all-in-one CD player with the FMV addon.
Last year they invested in Blockbuster, and recently they've been
buying into several smaller US/UK feature-film studios.

kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu> <76703.4227@compuserve.com>
From: ci167@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Hoppe)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Oppinion on GO Video.
Date: 7 Nov 1992 23:38:55 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


   Could someone post some oppinions or information on GO Video's dual
deck dubbing VCR? Is the overall quality good, and how about transition 
quality?
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: fcaic@wbst845e.xerox.com (Frank Caico)
Subject: Re: S-Video monitor output on Denon AVR 1010 
Organization: Xerox, Webster, NY
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:38:08 GMT


> I connected the composite video input (VCR-1 input) of a Denon AVR 1010
> Prologic Receiver to my Sony VCR and the S-Video monitor output of the
> Denon to my Sony TV, there was nothing coming up on the TV. So I start to
> wonder is there any converter inside Denon AVR 1010 Prologic Receiver to
> convert composite video input to S-Video output signal? In order word, if I
> want to receive signal on the S-Video monitor output of the Denon Receiver,
> I must feed the receiver with a S-Video input signal, or do I simply
> screwed up with the connections or the operations of the receiver?
> 
> Thanks for any info.
> 
> Steve.

I wondered about this when I first got my AV reciever.  I think that all AV
receivers do the same thing.  You can only put OUT to a S-Video terminal
something that came IN from a S-Video terminal.  Otherwise there would be
no point in using it.
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From: pjs@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU (Peter John Swiatkowski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: T120 vs E180--and a Beta question
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:16:45 GMT
Organization: University of Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au

In article <3NOV199210080908@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH) writes:
>In article <1d4c0pINNhe0@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, keeper@deeptht.armory.com writes...
>
>This post reminded me.  All Beta tapes that I purchase give the recording 
>time for B1, 2, and 3 recording modes in NTSC, but list only one recording 
>time for PAL.  Do PAL Betamaxes record in only one mode?  Hard to believe!
>
As a Beta user in a PAL country (not many of us left in Australia) I can
tell you that I have never seen a PAL VCR that supported any form of
multi-speed recording/playback.

Nor am I aware of there ever having been an ED-beta Pal unit, although
they may have been released in the European and/or Middle Eastern markets.
Super-Beta is as far as we got.

And just as a side issue, I understand that Beta-Hifi on PAL units uses
depth multiplexing (per VHS-HIFI) which is quite different to the technique
used for NTSC - or have I got that wrong?

Peter Swiatkowski
in AUSTRALIA (find Japan on the map and head South).
From: 0004861036@MCIMAIL.COM (James Millick)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Terminator and T2 on VHS
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:28:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


  There's a new set of THE TERMINATOR and T2 on VHS packaged together
with a supplements tape. The box has a hologram of the endoskeloton
on it. The supplements have interviews with Cameron never before seen
and the trailer for T1 and both trailers for T2. If this interests you
(I'm waiting for LD), make sure you get the set with T1 stickered as
LETTERBOX. This is a brand new, Cameron personally supervised transfer.
Some of the sets are pan and scan, and the T1 transfer is the same old
crummy one on the pan and scan. All T2 transfers are Cameron's. This 
upset them greatly that the crummy transfer was used, but it was too
late to do anything. So keep your eye out for the letterbox version.
T1 was a 1.85:1 flat anyway, so even those of you who don't care for
letterboxing shouldn't find it too offensive.

Jim Millick
Video Reviewer
The Perfect Vision
052327ZNOV92
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: salil@igor.tamri.com (Salil Saxena)
Subject: Re: S-Video monitor output on Denon AVR 1010
Organization: Toshiba America MRI Inc, S. San Francisco, CA.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 21:40:39 GMT

In article <1663@seqp4.sequoia.com> cantrell@seqp4.sequoia.com (Paul Cantrell) writes:
>In article <1992Nov9.175022.15678@nwra.com>, mark@nwra.com (Mark Baldwin) writes:

		Stuff deleted.......

>My Hitachi can tell whether or not an S-video cable is plugged in (it
>won't select S-video unless a cable is present, but there doesn't need to
>be anything on the other end of the cable). This makes me believe that the
>S-video standard shorts a couple pins in the cable so that equipment can
>tell whether there is a cable or not. Either that, or the socket in the
>TV detects the cable end being inserted). Does anyone know the details, and
>whether the S-video standard provides a way to tell whether a signal is
>present? If I'm right about a pin being shorted, AV receivers could use a
>special S-video cable, and route the shorted pin through the receiver,
>allowing the receiver to tell the attached monitor when the receiver
>thinks it is driving an S-video output.

Interesting.  I have a RCA which operates a bit different, perhaps better
than what is mentioned above.  There are 3 video inputs (composite video,
right and left audio).  The first video input also has a SVHS connector.
The TV can accept both SVHS and compostite video inputs at the same time,
but defaults to the SVHS signal.  This has been observed and verified (2 VCR
inputs to the TV, one with the SVHS the other with the composite video.  When
both VCRs on, you see the SVHS signal.  When the SVHS VCR is turned off, then
you see the composite video signal).

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opionions expressed are mine and only mine <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
From: mitch@banana.fedex.com (mitch wood)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Title Superimposition using Sony TR-81
Date: 11 Nov 92 13:36:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Federal Express Corp.

jfr@RedBrick.COM () writes:
>>But is there a way to superimpose a title on a segment that has been
>>*previously* recorded, using the Sony TR-81. If so please help !!
>>Thanks,

>  No, it can't be done inside the TR-81.  :-( 

>  IMPOSSIBLE to "superimpose" a video signal (like titles) on top
>  of a recorded video signal in any sensible way.  
>  Jon

Jon, 

I hate to burst in like this, but I have seen and witnessed this feature
in the latest incarnation of the CCD F-70. It boasts superimpose in both
record and playback modes. Of course you have to capture the images on
another VCR it doesnt 'insert' the superimposed material.

mw

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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Video Insert
Keywords: Insert
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:22:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: vidiot.4388
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Distribution: na
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1992Nov3.185137.17511@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> alt@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (art.l.todesco) writes:
<Well, there may be.  I once recorded a live concert in SVHS (both HiFi and
<linear, I thought).  After playing back the tape, the audio was a disaster; I
<still don't know what happened, as the sound engineer for the concert was
<monitoring my VCR's output in his headset, but that another story.  I was able
<to use his reel-to-reel recording and dub back onto the video.  The catch here
<is that his reel-to-reel machine had a variable capstan speed which was
<referenced to a crystal oscillator.  After a couple false starts and speed
<trials, we got it!  It stayed accurate over the entire concert.  I and the
<audio guy were quite surprised and pleased to be able to bring the video back
<to life.  The original posting is a little bit different, but I think with a
<recorder like we used (I know it wasn't cheap!) it could be done.  BTW, even
<the close-ups of soloist looked good.

You were extremely lucky.  The odds are extremely low that the two units will
stay locked.

I have replaced soundtracks on MTV videos (in the past before they started
broadcasting using digital video equipment).  I had to use a turntable and a
CD player with variable speed.  In my case, I had the original soundtrack
to listen to in order to keep the new audio in sync with the old.

Don't depend on the two clocks matching.
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From: ajeans@hplred.HPL.HP.COM (Albert Jeans)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:36:06 GMT
Subject: Re: Video camera for backpacking?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
Newsgroups: rec.video

My main concern would be, how are you going to carry the batteries you'll need?
With no recharger, you'll have to carry several pounds worth I guess. My TR-81
without batteries seems to weigh as much as an SLR camera.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: geno@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Geno J. Baruffi III)
Subject: Replacing remote on Magnavox vcr
Organization: University of Hawaii
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:55:07 GMT

Hello,
    Quick question:
		My parents have an OLD vcr, the type that has the wired remote
is there a way to add infrared remote or the radio signalled remote to this
vcr.  I believe that it is a magnavox, not sure about the model but I can
get it, if it will help.  This is the second time that the remote has broken.
The vcr works fine, so please don't suggest buying another. We already have
3 vcrs in the house and mine makes 4, we don't need another one.

Thanks
  Geno
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Columbia House
Organization: Columbia U., New York City
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:40:13 GMT
Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
X-Posted-From: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu


	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


"President Bush - a man who has said 'Change' more times than
Madonna has said 'Yes'.

	-- Jeff Greenfield, ABC News
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: castellano_joe@Tandem.com (JoeCastellano)
Subject: Color TV; Wrong Colors
Organization: Tandem
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:28:19 GMT

               Color Television Wrong Colors

Looking for some help here. 
I have a Sony 26 inch color television that was built in 1985.
The problem I have is that it now generates the wrong colors.
By the way the wrong colors are stable. 
I hooked up the output of a NTSC color bar generator to it and
 this is what I get on the screen;
================================================================
                   Should Be         Is
================================================================
                     white           white
                     yellow          blue
                     cyan            yellow
                     green           brown
                     magenta         cyan
                     red             blue
                     blue            green
                     black           black
=================================================================
I have tried adjusting the Color and Hue controls, they have
an effect but still can not get the colors correct.
 Seems like  most of the color processing is done in a single IC
and the inputs to it appear to be normal, the outputs do not.
Picture tube inputs look correct in that when it is generating
one of the colors the appropriate gun is turned on. If the IC
that does the color was not so expensive ($50) from Sony I would
just replace it if I was sure it was the problem !!
So the question I have, are there any other parts of the chroma
 system that could cause this to happen such as the Comb filter or
Luminance circuits ??

              Thanks in Advance;

						Joe Castellano
                    Phone: 408-285-4221
From: stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: LD-101: A Pornographic Standard
Date: 10 Nov 92 14:17:39 GMT
Reply-To: stud1b53@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.


  A couple of weeks ago I ordered the laser disc "LD-101: A Video
Standard" to use for testing LD players and tvs.  I was told that
it would arrive early last week.  Last night I found out it is
currently being held indefinitely by Canada Customs and is being
classified as pornographic material, thus illegal for use in
Canada.

  Canada Customs' position is that its a "movie" but not a comedy,
drama, horror or action movie.  Therefore, it is pornography.

  Ex-squeeze me?  Is this a logical conclusion?  Can a government
agency really be so utterly CLUELESS?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

  Thank you for listening.  I feel much better now.

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From: pvh@apple.com (Pete Helme)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Best TV under $700
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:50:56 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

I think the XBR - XBR^2 difference is a wash.  Not worth the extra money
Sony wants for them, unless you want the latest thing or want the Dolby
Surround the Squared has built in.

I always thought the EXRs looked a lot closer in quality to the XBRs than I
wanted to think (I own an XBR).  Look at them side by side and see if the
difference is enough for you.

If you want to save money and still get a good set, check out the Panasonic
SuperFlat 27"s, either the XF20 or XF30.  Very nice.  Also the ProScans are
defintely worth a look if you can fine them.

name: Pete Helme
work: Apple Computer, Inc.
mail: pvh@apple.com
From: bmok@uucp (Bert Mok)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Pioneer CLD-3090 Problems Survey
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:22:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Oracle Corporation
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

I'm trying to gather as much information on the problems of 3090 as possible.
Would those of you who have experienced any trouble with Pioneer CLD-3090 
send me mail describing your problems and how you resolved it?  Thanks.

Bert Mok
Phone: 415-506-2132
FAX:   415-506-7293
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA
Internet: bmok@oracle.com    UUCP: uunet!oracle!bmok
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: marks@keinstr.uucp (Mike Marks)
Subject: Re: Do projection IDTVs exist?
Organization: Keithley Instruments, Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:28:01 GMT

Bob Niland (rjn@FC.HP.COM) writes:

>Peter Wu (peterwu@microsoft.com) wrote:

>> Does anyone make a projection IDTV?

>Not really, because the line-doubler technology is always advancing, and it's
>hard to guess in advance just how much the customer is willing to spend on
>the projector vs the doubler, so...

>"Projection IDTV" almost always takes the form of a data-grade (VGA or better)
>projector and an outboard line doubler.  In general, you can expect to spend
>about the same dollars on each of the two components.

There is a system made by Runco for about $14,000 which includes both the
projector and line doubler, although as Bob says, the line doubler is
outboard.  I'm not sure if the projector is available separately,
however, so it may count as an "IDTV projection system".  The
picture is fabulous, but at this time I can't justify putting more
money into my TV than my car :-(.  It supposedly is a good rival
for the $15,000 Barcovision + $15,000 Faroudja doubler combination
for less than half the money.  If there is more interest, I can refer 
you to a dealer here in Cleveland who was willing to sell me the
Runco setup for "only" $12,500 or so.
________________________________________
So many toys, so little time.
Mike Marks
From: mtoomey@hestia.fcs.uga.edu (MARK EDWARD TOOMEY)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:41:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: hestia.mtoomey.37.721334503
Organization: College of Family & Consumer Sciences, UGA

In article <SS.92Nov9100609@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:

>Well I can't see fitting a 2 hour plus movie on a 5 inch CD with out
>some major compression methods. Beside, the CD-I isn't selling as well
>as Phillips had expected, and there probably trying there hardest to
>make is seem more attractive. Especially if the rep. was there...

We watched a demo this past spring of the Phillips CD-I, targeting our 
multimedia education folks. There were still serious limitations of the 
video compression (JPEG with MPEG on the horizon) but from what the rep 
said, Phillips is committed to offering full-length movies with S-VHS 
quality perhaps in sets of 2 - 5" CDs per movie. If realized, this may 
indeed be a serious contender but I think I'll wait and see.
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VCR index search
Date: 10 Nov 92 06:26:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: vidiot.4407
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <9x=qrga@lynx.unm.edu> lazlo@triton.unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble) writes:
<Stupid question time.  How does the VHS indexing system work?  Where does
<the data go on the tape, and is the mechanism standardized across different
<brands of VCR?  (I.e., will index marks made with a Sony deck be recognized
<by a Mits?)

The indexing system was designed by JVC and is placed on the control track.
Any VHS system that uses the indexing system will be compatible on other VHS
systems with the indexing system.  It is part of the JVC license.  So, if
Sony has the indexing system, then it should work on other tape machines.
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From: sss@castle.ed.ac.uk (S S Sturrock)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Philips 16: 9 compression button
Date: 12 Nov 92 10:09:58 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Nov11.122758.1@cc.helsinki.fi> nikopalosuo@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>
>	I have the Philips ML8976 100 Hz IDTV set with a 16:9 compression
>	button, which I have never used. Are there any wide screen movies
>	available on regular VHS-PAL that would take advantage of this
>	format? If yes, do these widescreen-movies work _only_ on 16:9 sets?

The aim of the button is to remain compatible with the release of
anamorphic compressed LD media.  My TV is a try 16:9 set and for anamorhic
media (as opposed to LBX) the screen is stretched while the scan lines stay
spaced the same.  On your set the equivalent trick is performed by
squeezing the scan lines closer together so you will at least see
anamorphic discs as LDX images rather than the full screen I get.  But,
they will also have more resolution because you will still get the full
number of scan lines rather than the 400 or so of PAL LBX material.  Also
note that your set is most likely multistandard too so you can drive it
with a pure NTSC 3.58 signal.  My Pioneer CLD 1750 puts out pure NTSC and
has a switch which flicks the TV to 16:9 mode which will work with yours
too.  Get a LD player like this and dump VHS if you are serious about wide
screen stuff.  I don't expect to see anything anamorphic on VHS anyway,
horizontal resolution is too low.


-- 
Shane Sturrock, Biocomputing Research Unit, Darwin Building, Mayfield Road,
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth of Independent Kingdoms.  :-)

Civilisation is a Haggis Supper with salt and sauce and a bottle of Irn Bru.
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