HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jaervinen@bhajee.enet.dec.com (the old Rural Amateur)
Subject: Re: Nitec's "Robot Positioner"
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 15:26:55 GMT


In article <9209010920@ltrnativ.UUCP>, adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead) writes...
>Going a few years back, I remember there was a company (Nitec I believe)
>who manufactured an antenna positioning system called "The Robot".
> 
>Now, the system included a computer 'brain' unit which went along with
>your receiver and a mount which your dish went on, and was controlled by
>the brain.  What made it different than other mounts was that it was an
>azimuth-elevation mount as opposed to a polar or H-H mount.
> 
>Does anybody know if these are still being manufactured?  If not, what price
>are these going for used?
> 
Yes, at least they're still sold here (in Germany). Not cheap though - around
DM 1500 (~US$ 1000).

The great advantage is of course that no more tedious polar mount adjustments
are required, and you can track satellites whith unstable elevation.

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 1992 08:52:24 PDT
From:         James Willing <jimw@DARKSTAR.RAIN.COM>
Subject:      Re: VideoCipher II Extra Functions.
X-To:         HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU
              92 4:50 am

>
> adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead) writes:
> : Has anybody ever used the MESSAGE or TEXT keys?  Do they actually send stuff
> : to individual boxes?
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>
> Apparently not.  Supposedly a programmer can send a message to a specific
> videocipher id (your subscription is going to expire) but I've never seen
> one.  Also the TEXT system is supposedly so PPV channels can provide a
> schedule, or any other use a channel may want to use it for.  I've never
> seen any TEXT stuff.
>
> dave@csulx.weber.edu (ignore address in header)
> DMARTIN@CC.WEBER.EDU
>

Actually, I've never seen a directed message either but if you punch up the
"TEXT" function while you are on any of the VCII signals that are being
simulcast on both G1 and G5 (the ones that are moving), and wait about 20-30
seconds for the data to be received, you will get to see about a 6 page message
informing you of the change, the affected services, and various other items
of interest.

-jim
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: harry@cs.tu-berlin.de (Harald Brinkmann)
Subject: Deutsche Welle-TV america-wide
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:06:01 GMT

I just received the new schedule fom DW-TV and in it they mention that they
will definitely go on the air in November this year on Intelsat K and one US
domestic satellite - they don't mention which one.

They also say that they will transmit to North- and South- America.
Intelsat K has the techincal possibility of downlinking one signal to a
combined North- and South- America beam, but since the target area languages
are different and the power would be lower *I* wouldn't make use of this
facility. However the article doesn't mention this either way.

Hope this is of some interest.

  Harald
From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: GSTAR-4
Date: 31 Aug 92 17:19:56 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

GSTAR-4 has been cleaned and there was a rumor it was being moved. 
Anybody know the facts?


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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: ljkong@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Lennard J. Kong)
Subject: VCII
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:43:14 GMT

 I would like to know if there is any documentation available on the net concerning how the satellite tv system works including VCII etc. Thanks.

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: anthony@lpi.liant.com (Anthony Beissner)
Subject: SuperAudio
Organization: Liant Software Corp.,  Austin TX
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 19:51:17 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.162629.4625@steam.rome.ny.us> strike@steam.rome.ny.us (Strikemaster) writes:
> [Other topic deleted]
>
>Thank the deities for SuperAudio and "The New Age of Jazz".
>


This brings up a question I have had for some time.  I've listened to the
SuperAudio stations alot, but have never heard an advertisement or a plea for
cash (ala PBS).  Just who is it that pays for these services?

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From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Manual for GI 2650R
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 19:15:53 EDT
News-Software: FSUUCP 1.2 R4
X-Mailer: DigiQR 5.38b
Reply-To: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Distribution: world
Organization: The All Ter Nah Tive Un Der Groend

Does anybody know where I can get ahold of a copy of the General Instruments
GI 2650R IRD manual?

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From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Nitec's "Robot Positioner"
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 09:20:58 EDT
News-Software: FSUUCP 1.2 R4
X-Mailer: DigiQR 5.38b
Reply-To: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Distribution: world
Organization: The All Ter Nah Tive Un Der Groend

Going a few years back, I remember there was a company (Nitec I believe)
who manufactured an antenna positioning system called "The Robot".

Now, the system included a computer 'brain' unit which went along with
your receiver and a mount which your dish went on, and was controlled by
the brain.  What made it different than other mounts was that it was an
azimuth-elevation mount as opposed to a polar or H-H mount.

Does anybody know if these are still being manufactured?  If not, what price
are these going for used?

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Canada, L6W 4K8                       |
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:42:00 GMT
From:         Michael Nieckoski <0005392263@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      subscribe

Hello Homesat.  I just became aware of you and am interested in
subscribing.  Let me know what to do.  Thank you very much.


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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: moa2@quads.uchicago.edu (michael oliver aguilar)
Subject: Looking for some info about an old "Philco" brand VCR
Keywords: VCR, Philco, old, program, help
Reply-To: moa2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Will Prove for Food Institute
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:55:13 GMT


Howdy all!
	I recently picked up an old 'Philco' VCR.  The manufacture date on
the back says 2/28/85.  This thing is so old that it loads tapes on the 
top (a cute little pop-up drawer).  Anyway, what i'd like to know is if
anyone out there knows how to program this thing!  It claims to have a
14day/1 event timer.  However, this isn't one of those friendly on-screen
programmable VCR's.  This just has an LED display and a bunch of buttons.
Now, i'm not electronically illiterate and have managed to overcome
every other piece of consumer electronics that i've previously come
across.  However, this machine has stumped me.  If anyone has an
instruction manual to one of these things and could mail a photocopy
of it to me, I would be forever grateful (and i would reimburse you for
postage and photocoping costs).  

The model number is: V1003TSL01

thanks much,
-mike
From: chan@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Chan Benson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Hi8 tape question
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:27:37 GMT
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO

>     What's the difference between "metal particle" and "metal evaporated"
>     Hi-8 tapes?

My experience has been that the metal evaporated (ME) tapes are much more
susceptible to dropouts. I have not noticed a significant difference
in picture quality between MP and ME, so I'm sticking to the MP.

I'm curious to learn of other's experiences. What Hi-8 tapes have you
found to be most durable? It's really a drag to have dropouts on the
second viewing of a tape.

			-- Chan
From: datri@egsner.cirr.com (Anthony Datri)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Black Line Disease Lives!
Date: 28 Aug 92 18:43:52 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Central Iowa (Model) Railroad, Dallas, Tx.

I had the same fix applied to my 3090.  There's a marked improvement in
the appearance of the white and black lines that I documented, with the white
lines disappearing more than the black.  I have a feeling that chroma noise
increased in the process, though.
From: otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: PAL in USA
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 15:33:36 EDT
Organization: Jyvaskyla Electronic Mailbox

ees1mw@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK (Mike Willis) writes:

[re US film distributors selling to Europe]
> No, sorry not possible, at least for the UK. Video films have to pass the
> British board of flim cesnsors before sale in this country. Sounds a bit
> like wartime doesn't it. Anyway, USA standards of Decency, violence etc
> are considered (by the censor) to be lower than are own so importing films
> for sale is not allowed. Therefore for A USA distributor to advertise in
> the UK films for sale mail order that were not UK censored, would be a no
> no. You could end up in prison for ordering somthing you shouln't.

In Finland, you can order anything you like for your own personal use.
Resale without film board approval is the no-no.

Are you sure this isn't the situation in UK ?

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: JWEST@r3vm.dsd.trw.com (Judson West)
Subject: Re: Random LD Reading Problem w/Pioneer 1070 LD Player
Organization: TRW Electronic Systems Group
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:22:38 GMT

In article <Btwy4u.3DK@fc.hp.com>
rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland) writes:
 
>
>> JWEST@r3vm.dsd.trw.com (Judson West) writes:
>
>> Occasionally, my Pioneer 1070 LD player refuses to properly play a LD.
>
>Since the 1070 is probably three or more years old, this could be an aging
>or calibration problem.
>
>It might also be as simple as dust on the laser pickup.  I assume you
>have tried the offending discs on other players.
>
Since it appears to be at random, that is it will not consistantly refuse
to play the same disk each time, I have not tried the disks on other players.
And when it does decide to play disks,
it will play any of the disks that it previously refused.
 
At one point, I did spray some air in the direction of the laser pickup
thinking that it might have some dust on it, but it didn't have any immediate
results.
 
I can't see taking it into the shop for calibration since I can't verify
the work. That is since it is not "broken" now, I can't tell if they fix it.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: beaker@dent.uchicago.edu (Mike Aguilar)
Subject: Looking for some info about an old "Philco" brand VCR
Keywords: VCR, Philco, old, program, help
Organization: Will Prove for Food Institute
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:42:29 GMT


Howdy all!
	I recently picked up an old 'Philco' VCR.  The manufacture date on
the back says 2/28/85.  This thing is so old that it loads tapes on the 
top (a cute little pop-up drawer).  Anyway, what i'd like to know is if
anyone out there knows how to program this thing!  It claims to have a
14day/1 event timer.  However, this isn't one of those friendly on-screen
programmable VCR's.  This just has an LED display and a bunch of buttons.
Now, i'm not electronically illiterate and have managed to overcome
every other piece of consumer electronics that i've previously come
across.  However, this machine has stumped me.  If anyone has an
instruction manual to one of these things and could mail a photocopy
of it to me, I would be forever grateful (and i would reimburse you for
postage and photocoping costs).  

The model number is: V1003TSL01

thanks much,
-mike

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: JWEST@r3vm.dsd.trw.com (Judson West)
Subject: Aspect Ratio of LBX "Backdraft" LD?
Organization: TRW Electronic Systems Group
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:50:49 GMT

Can anyone comment on what the aspect ratio is of the LBX version of
"Backdraft" on LD?
 
Thanks.
 
Judson West
From: ss@ginger.cs.berkeley.edu (Srinivasan Seshan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: What is the Mitsubishi HSU-67 VCR?
Date: 4 Sep 92 14:15:11
Organization: Utter Chaos
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: mammoth.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: kevin@voder.nsc.com's message of 3 Sep 92 23:09:10 GMT


      Is there such a thing as the Mitsubishi HSU-67 VCR?  The HSU-65 is a
   S-VHS VCR with a jog/shuttle dial,  the U71 is S-VHS but no dial and the
   U81/82 is their top-of-the-line S-VHS.  But lately I've seen a couple of
   adds in the back of some video mags advertising the HSU-67.  Anbody know
   what it is (or whether it really exists)?

Yes, there actually is a U-67.  I haven't kept up with the Mits decks,
so I'm not sure what the difference is, aside from the obvious cosmetics.

A note, though.  Both the U-65 and U-67 only have the jog shuttle on the
remote control and not on the actual deck.  For me this gets annoying
when I do editing, because the decks are all within easy reach of my chair,
and the response I get from the machine seems to be better using the front
controls (experience with the JVC-5800, 6600, 6700).

Ken
From: asmith@acorn.co.uk (Andy Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: JVC pro-logic decoders
Date: 26 Aug 92 07:06:37 GMT
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England

Does anyone have any info on JVC pro-logic decoders?? I have been looking at
the RX-506 (UK designation) as all of my other components are JVC, its cheap
and I can use the remote to control the whole system. Any info/experiences
with this or the 805 (US designation) would be helpfull.

Also does anyone know what the differences are between the JVC RX-505 and
RX-506? As various dealers down Tottenham Court Rd have the RX505 for 160
quid (approx 320 dollars).

Thanks

Andy
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: cauble@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Troy Cauble)
Subject: Diagnose my VCR, please
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel NJ
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:33:31 GMT

Hi,

My Mitsu VCR (HS-422UR ?) went on the fritz yesterday, and
I'm hoping for some information or maybe even advice...

It now plays previously recorded tapes with the characteristics
listed below.

	1)  There is a complete absence of color.
	2)  There is a band of about 1/6 or 1/7 of the screen
	    height at the bottom that is in clear black and white.
	3)  The rest of the screen is also black and white, but it
	    is 95% snow.  You can barely make out the contents, if
	    you know what they are.
	4)  Pre-recorded EP tapes show generally darker than
	    pre-recorded SP tapes.

Some friends of my room-mate had been recording for about 10 hours
straight when the machine started to have problems.  I reviewed
the recorded tape on another VCR and the picture deteriorated from
a fairly normly EP picture to total garbage in about 45 minutes.

What are the chances that this is a relatively inexpensive problem
like head cleaning or adjustment?  I've had the unit 3 or 4 years,
and have never cleaned the heads.  Should I try this before taking
it to the shop?

I've been pretty happy with the machine, so I'll probably get it
fixed if it's less than say, $150-$200.  Comments?

Any comments/advice will be appreciated,
Thanks,
Troy
From: otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VHS tape speeds
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 03:39:29 EDT
Organization: Jyvaskyla Electronic Mailbox

mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John) writes:

> You can't really compare (directly) tape lengths between PAL and
> NTSC. The tape does not give equal time between systems.
> 
> A T-120 2 hour tape does not last two hours in a PAL machine. I do
> not have an unopened tape that would tell me exactly what the time
> would be.

Actually, a T-120 turns out to be an approximately three-hour tape on PAL
(equivalent of E-180) and a T-160 is about a four-hour tape (E-240).
So to get from NTSC length to the PAL length, multiply by 1.5: E=1.5*T.
I know, I've brought tapes from the US and used them here.

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From: jwp@panix.com (JongWoo Park)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Email address for Samsung America?
Date: 31 Aug 92 04:00:07 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

Hello?
My VCR is dead and I need to replace a part.
does anyone from Samsung America reading this?
Then can you answer me?  I like to know the telephone
number for ordering replacement parts.
Thank you very much.
-----
Jongwoo Park                                                    jwp@panix.com
From: williams@sundance.llnl.gov (Timothy Williams)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Missing L.channel sound on SLV-R5
Summary: Missing L.channel sound on SLV-R5
Keywords: sound VCR SLV-R5
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:42:08 GMT
Organization: Magnetic Fusion Energy - LLNL


I have a Sony SLV-R5 VCR with a problem:  The hi-fi sound in the left channel
doesn't come out unless I manually adjust the tracking way down from the 
"standard" position (the one the auto-tracking picks).  When the tracking is
adjusted far enough off for sound to come out the left channel, it is so far
off that the picture is distorted; the sound seems to get a bit garbled too.

Is this symptom familiar to anyone out there?  I was hoping to avoid taking
the VCR down to the Sony service center in San Jose, but will if nobody 
knows whether something trivial might cause this behavior (i.e., something
that I can fix without taking the VCR apart).

Any advice would be appreciated; please email to williams@elvis.llnl.gov
if possible.

Thanks,

--Tim Williams


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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: datri@egsner.cirr.com (Anthony Datri)
Subject: Re: Coming out of the closet...
Organization: Central Iowa (Model) Railroad, Dallas, Tx.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 05:43:52 GMT

>Incidentally, 16:9 is the same as 1.77:1. So for a 1.85:1 ratio film,
>you're only losing about 4% of the image.  Obviously this is not a big deal,

Yes, it *is* a big deal, just like Academy films getting chopped to NTSC.
I've noted a number of times that text -- eg., credits and newspapers --
gets truncated.
From: brianh@pdx031.intel.com (Brian Holscher)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Seeking info on a 10 year old video disk player
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:22:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdx031.BRIANH.92Sep4092220
Distribution: usa
Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, Oregon

I bought for $5.00 a working (I think) Sears CED Video Disk Player.
The model number is (get this): 934.54780150

I want to know if it plays standard laser disks or something else.  I have
no manual or any other information.  I did rent a laser disk to try out.
However, I noticed that a round disk would not turn the unit on.  It looks
like it takes some sort of cartridge or caddy that you put the disk in
first.  

HELP!  Can somebody tell me anything about this beast?

Brian Holscher
brianh@ichips.intel.com
From: jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: The TRUE Anamorphic Ratio, was Re: Coming out of the closet...
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:20:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Computervision, San Diego, CA

In article <1992Sep02.002044.13125@uhura.neoucom.edu> wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce) writes:
<In article <19834@fritz.filenet.com> daver@fritz.filenet.com (Dave Richards) writes:
<>
<>I hate to make a pest of myself, but the 35mm anamorphic aspect ratio is not
<>2.35:1.  It's 2.39:1 (I round it to 2.4, but most people seem to love the
<>two-decimal-place accuracy.)  It has been 2.39:1 for the last 21 years, or
<>since 1971.  I'll keep bringing this up until people either a) start using
<>the right number, or b) stop quoting ANY specific value and just say "scope"
<>or "anamorphic."
<
<Could you elaborate a bit?  Perhaps the reason people use 2.35:1 is
<because that's what Carr & Hayes use throughout their book WIDE SCREEN
<MOVIES.  

	I'm not Dave, but:
	I think both of you are correct, surprisingly.  Let's do some
calculations.  In what follows I'm going to assume that the Panavision
cylindrical lens "squeeze" ratio is 2:1, horizontally.  Let me know
if this is incorrect.

	So: the anamorphic camera aperture is 0.864" x 0.732" which
gives aspect ratio = 1.180327869.  Multiply by 2 to get the correct,
"unsqueezed" ratio as seen through the cylindrical lens:

	2 x 1.180327869 = 2.360655738 ~ 2.35  ta dah!

	This, apparently, used to be the *projected* ratio as well.
In 1971 ANSI recommended to change the projected image size (the
projector aperture) to 0.838" x 0.7", with the ratio (squeezed) of 1.197142857,
i.e., ratio (unsqueezed):

	2 x 1.197142857 = 2.394285714 ~ 2.39 (aka. 2.4)

	The ANSI recommendation was an attempt to hide the splices better.
So, I'd say 2.35 refers to the negative, 2.4 refers to the print.  If we
have to pick one, I'd pick 2.35 simply because it's older and everybody
knows what it is.

	There is similar discrepancy in 65/70mm: the negative aspect ratio
is 2.28:1, the print ratio is 2.18.  But everybody knows it's *really* 2.21:1
:-)

	Jan Bielawski
	Computervision, San Diego
	jpb@calmasd.prime.com