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From: iggy@uts.amdahl.com (Igor Braslavsky)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Hi-8 Video Tapes
Date: 21 Dec 92 22:15:05 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <kang.724447361@pv0548.vincent.iastate.edu> kang@iastate.edu (Single Golfer) writes:
>There seems to be two types of Hi-8 video tapes.   One is Hi-8 Metal
>Particle (HMP), and the other is Hi-8 Metal Evaporated (HME).

Yes. 

>HME costs $4-5 more per tape than HMP.

Yes. The best price I know of retail for HME 120min tape is $16.99

>Has anyone experienced the quality difference (picture or sound) between
>those two types?  

Sound - no.  Picture - yes.

>If any, is it worth for the price?

Yes.
If you don't want to pay the extra $4-5, you might as well save another
X amount of dollars by not paying the Hi8MP price.  You can easily convert
a regular 8mm MP tape into a Hi8 MP tape. Just look at the back of the
two tapes, notice one of the extra sensing holes in the Hi8 tape.  Using a
sharp pointed instrument (I use a metal letter opener) carefully punch out
the hole in the 8mm tape.  You now have a Hi8 tape.  I see absolutely no
difference in quality between the "real Hi8 MP" and the "fixed" 8mm tapes,
I do see a markedly better picture quality compared to a regular 8mm.

>Thanks for the answers in advance.
>

You're welcome.
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From: klewis@AFIT.AF.MIL (Keith A. Lewis)
Subject: What's the difference between 4-Head HI-FI & 4-Head VCR?
Organization: Air Force Institue of Technology, WPAFB OH
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:49:50 GMT

Can someone tell me the difference between a 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR and a regular 
4-Head VCR?  I'm aware the 4-Head is suppose to be the top of the line, when 
it comes to VCRs.  Is a Sharp VCR good?  What's the best VCR to get?  What's 
a reasonable VCR to buy (around $300)?


Keith
From: kai@concannon.llnl.gov (Kai Yung)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Help on Hi8 camcorder purchase
Date: 30 Dec 92 01:23:13 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization


Hi, I am plannig to buy my first Hi8 camcorder and would like
to hear your recommendations. I am considering the sony TR-101
and TR-81, but Hitachi and Sharp models seem good also.

I had my heart set on the TR-101 in the $1000 range but found
out the mail order place can't ship that model.

Also, can anyone recommend a good mail order shop where I can
get these cheap.
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Dumb Q:  Can Surround Sound be Recorded?
Date: 31 Dec 92 23:41:25 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <9212310830.AA30143@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca> jkung@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jimmy Kung) writes:
<
<I believe that the problem lies with cable.  I don't believe that
<cable can handle the Dolby Surround Signal.  (of course, someone
<will correct me if I am wrong)  The expensive solution to this
<problem, would be to invest in a satellite dish, and get all
<movies in digital stereo Dolby Surround.  :)

Sorry, but you are way off base.  Not only that, but you are wrong.
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From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 22 Dec 1992 11:12 EST  

In article <1992Dec21.230629.15715@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.D. Shepherd) writes...
>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?

While it's not dead, it--along with ED Beta--suffers in a market driven by
consumers who think that the delta in cost (hardware and tapes) is not
justified by the "marginal" gain in picture quality.  Most people either can't
see the difference, or just can't appreciate it.  
  Face it, the VTR market is driven by the casual consumer who truly doesn't
care about image quality.  Low cost and adequate performance...that's all
they ask for and get.  So, it is my guess that the S-VHS market has reached
it's peak; there just aren't too many serious, amatuer videographers.  (Proof:
Beta, in all of it's subformats, failed to dominate the market :-) )
  By the way, S-VHS does not "give a better picture than even a LaserDisc
player"!  And, I'm very happy to say that I don't own a S-VHS VCR!

Greg
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                         ED-Beta: Simply THE BEST!
"ED Beta is simply the best consumer videotape format available."
                                     --VIDEO Magazime, Nov. 1992, page 30.
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From: hsu@acuson.com (William Hsu)
Subject: Re: Help Questions about SONY 20" KV-20EXR20
Organization: Acuson; Mountain View, California
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:54:37 GMT

hm002b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Primus Sucks!) writes:

>In arti:

>I just bought a Sony KV-20EXR20 TV set and I have some major questions.
>While I love the picture the set seems to be make a very annyoning VERY high
>pitch sound that is just almost unbearable. Is it me? Have other people had
>similar experiences with their Sony 20EXR20's? I already exchanged the set
>once and the problem is still there! Anyways does anyone know when Sony will
>be replacing the KV-20EXR20, is it an old model due for a rehaul? If not
>does anyone know of any TV set that will give me similar picture quality, in
>a 20" TV? I have looked at many other brands and nothing comes close to the
>Sony, any other reccomendations? Help!
>


I have the same problem with my Sony KV-27TS27.  Sometimes it does it,
sometimes it doesn't.  All I can do is to turn up the center channel volume
and hope that masks the problem.  I don't know if it's a design flaw or
something that can be repaired.

William

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From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:52:11 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

M.D. Shepherd (mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu) wrote:

> Is it safe to say that Super-VHS is dead?

As a technology, no.  As a pre-recorded title medium, yes.

S-VHS is essentially the only game in town for people (like me), who can't
stand VHS image quality and want a way to perform time-shifting with
tolerable results.  S-VHS "EP" is even superior to VHS "SP".  If you do a
lot of 6-hour recording, S-VHS is the way to go.  Of course, the deck will
also record and play regular VHS (yuk) when the need arises.

For home video media, most people start with VHS.  If they are dissatisfied
(and clearly many aren't), the next upgrade is LD.  LD is superior to S-VHS,
so the only reason to then further add/upgrade-to S-VHS is for improved
off-air recording.  It's not surprising that it's a small market.

> I've never seen a video store that rents S-VHS tapes,...

As far as I know, nobody rents S-VHS.  The only source for pre-recorded
S-VHS titles is some mailer-order place called "Super Source", but their
catalog is limited.  LDs provide better quality, and on average are probably
cheaper than 'Source's S-VHS tapes, so no S-VHS market is likely to develop.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland      Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM               3404 East Harmony Road
                CompuServe:  71044,2124               Ft Collins CO 80525-9599

This article represents only the opinion[s] of its author, and is not an
official or unofficial position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard
Company.  The text is provided for informational purposes only.  It is
supplied without warranty of any kind.
From: kjb@hpsgrt1.sgp.hp.com (Joo-Beng KOH)
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 01:29:55 GMT
Subject: Re: SVHS questions
Organization: APCD, Hewlett-Packard Singapore
Newsgroups: rec.video

Oh, and I just realised that I have another fundamental question....

  Are SVHS and S-video the same things ? i.e. If I have an SVHS camcorder, I
  can plug it into the S-video connection on my TV right ? As far as I know,
  S-video has seperate chrominance and luminance lines, but how does this
  enable higher resolutions ?

Joo Beng (confused)

kjb@hpsgrt1.sgp.hp.com
From: ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: First CRT's finally released!!
Date: 22 Dec 92 14:34:57 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Mike S. (mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu) wrote:
: 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.

Uh, better check the date on that paper.  Maybe your delivery boy is a little
slow. . . :-)

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From: amigan@cup.portal.com (Mike - Medwid)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Repairs in Mountain View Area
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 14:43:26 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: ba

I'm looking for the best video repair pricing within 1/2 hour of Mountain
View CA.  Right now my VCR is working ok but I'd like to have a good
resource if it should start eating the tapes again.

Any recommendations for favorite repair shops or weekend video techs?  

Thanks.  Please e-mail amigan@cup.portal.com            -Mike
From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: CCD Size Revisited
Organization: Taligent
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 20:02:11 GMT

There were some earlier discussions about CCD size. Hopefully this information
helps to gain understanding about the topic.

"The Chip Game," by Loren Alldrin, Videomaker, October 1992

In this article the image sensor, known as a CCD, is explained and its history
of evolution recounted.  It talks about how CCD chips are manufactured and
specified total vs. active pixels.  Modern problems include diminishing surface
per pixel, as CCD size has shrunk from 2/3" to 1/2" and now to 1/3".  Since a
1/3" chip has half the surface area of a 1/2" chip, tiny microlenses have been
placed over each pixel, increasing its effective size without worrying about
optical purity.  Placing support ciruits beneath the pixels has also helped by
increasing the proportion of the chip utilized for light gathering.  Together
these advances have made some 1/3" CCD chips better than their 1/2" predecessors
 with respects to vidoe noise, dynamic range, sensitivity and color accuracy,
resulting in smaller, lighter camcorders with stunning image quality.

Also covered are topics of Simulated Shutter, use of multiple CCD chips, and
future advances such as 1/4" CCD.
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From: e3urcs@fnma.COM (Russ Smith)
Subject: Re: Accessories
Reply-To: e3urcs@fnma.COM
Organization: Ur-Guh Complex Inc.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:40:09 GMT

For the Sony TR-101 get a Wide Angle Adaptor -with- the camera. Don't
delay on this one. It is necessary.

I got a 0.7x WA lens and feel that it is not quite "strong" enough. Should
have gotten a 0.6x or 0.65x. These work out to the 35mm film equivalent:

	1.0x  =  45mm
	0.7x  =  32mm
	0.65x =  29mm
	0.6x  =  27mm
	0.5x  =  22mm

more or less.

Get batteries. I bought a bunch of LED-metered 2-hour batteries. Well worth
it. About $50 each.

You might consider the standard "haze" filter just to protect the front lens.

Russ <Smith@ur-guh.com>
a.k.a. e3urcs@fnma.com


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From: myc@aplpy.jhuapl.edu (Michael Y Chiang)
Subject: REQUEST: Review of Pioneer M301/M401 LD Players
Organization: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 16:53:45 GMT

Does anyone have any reviews of the Pioneer M301/M401 LD players, or
any other LD players with a multi-CD changer?

In general, do these types of players have the same reliability as
single CD/LD players?

E-mail or post.  If I get enough repsonses, I will summarize.

Thanks in advance.
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From: curtw@euler.jsc.nasa.gov (Curt Wiederhoeft)
Subject: Re: BEWARE: Fictitious s-video TVs/monitors
Organization: Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Co., Houston
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:07:27 GMT

In article <9212300803.AA16768@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, EDGLOWE@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU ("Gregg F. Lowe") writes:
> 
> I just went through a fiasco that I thought deserved to be posted here as
> a warning to anyone looking at purchasing an s-video monitor/TV.  This is
> not intended as an indictment of SEARS or any of their "knowledgeable"
> sales associates.
 
(story deleted)
 
> Anyway, the whole point of this posting is BEWARE: just because the label
> says "s-video" doesn't mean that it is!  I suspect most individuals who
> read this group will have enough sense to check these things out but you
> might want to pass the warning on to others, etc.
> 
> DISCLAIMER: This represents is my personal experience/opinions.  Others
>             may vary. 

My personal experience with Sears has been very similar. I bought a VCR
that the newspaper ad and description card claimed was Dolby-equipped.
Needless to say, it wasn't. I never got real satisfaction, because I claimed
that they owed me a Dolby-equipped VCR at the price I paid, and all they
offered me was a refund. I don't shop at Sears any more. I don't recommend
Sears to anyone else.

Curt Wiederhoeft
curtw@euler.jsc.nasa.gov                Will design spacecraft for food.
From: Power@cup.portal.com (Ron A Uitz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 18:43:49 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>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?

It's quite true that there is no pre-recorded software in the S-VHS format.
There probably never will be before some digital/HDTV format renders all 
current VCRs obsolete.  But I suspect S-VHS is doing ok in the market, 
because it is a backwards-compatible machine that provides noticably 
superior quality for only marginally more money.  S-VHS is great for 
time shifting (especially in the EP speed) and for dubbing from hi-8
camcorders.  I believe S-VHS was introduced in the US in 1987.  It is
far from dead.
From: kai@concannon.llnl.gov (Kai Yung)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Help on Hi8 camcorder purchase
Date: 30 Dec 92 22:12:51 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

I just talked to Camera World of Oregon and they said they 
will start selling TR-101 or the clones in 3 weeks.

I was told that all the clones have been sold out and 
Planet Electronics told me the same thing.

BTW, Camera world did not not how much the TR-101 will be
sold for.

Hope that helps.
From: jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: digital video camcorders?
Date: 30 Dec 92 21:24:59 GMT
Organization: Computervision, San Diego, CA

In article <1992Dec30.164327.13646@emr1.emr.ca> jagrant@emr1.emr.ca (John Grant) writes:
<Why are camcorders (8mm,vhs-c,etc) still analogue?  If DAT is so great,
<why aren't there any camcorders recording digitally (DAT or similar)?
<Doesn't DAT have enough bandwidth for video?  

	No, it's nowhere near.  The highest frequency needed for audio
is about 20 kHz.  Even for the worst quality video -- namely, VHS --
you need, say, 3.25 MHz and if you want something on the order of Hi8,
you'd want something around 5 MHz.  So you need a sampling frequency
of at least 6.5 MHz instead of DAT's 48 kHz.  That's more than 135 times
as fast for a resolution inferior to that of 8mm.  I doubt this could be 
done on a DAT-sized (or 8mm-sized) drum.  What's the drum diameter
of the D3?

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

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From: chu@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov (Eugene Chu)
Subject: Re: Any info on the new Sony 3 CCD camcord
Organization: SAR Systems Development & Processing, JPL
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:01:46 GMT

In article <C05E7o.6y3@ra.nrl.navy.mil> mullen@itd.nrl.navy.mil writes:
>
>I hope these questions make sense -- one thing I've found frustrating
>in trying to learn a little about current video equipment is lack of
>reference material (at least, that I can find) that is up to date with
>vendors' products, and vagueness in the vendors' sales literature (and
>even in the product manuals).  Where _is_ the best place to get this
>information, anyway?  Perhaps someone has an authoritative answer and a
>reference to a technical document.
>
>Thanks,
>	Preston Mullen
>	Naval Research Lab	

The best information that I've ever gotten on a piece of equipment was
a stack of manuals that I received when I ordered the service manual for
my old SONY SLHF-75 Betamax VCR.  Not only did I get a set of service and
trouble-shooting manuals, I also got a pretty thick book called the
Operations Manual.  The Op Manual described how everything was supposed
to work in the machine, including all the features such as that EDIT
switch, and the Control-S and Control-L interfaces.  It all came for
their standard price of $20 plus shipping.  Since then, I've ordered
service manuals for other SONY VCRs, and I was disappointed to find
the extra manual not included.  In the future, I would try to ask
specifically for the "Operations Manual" when I make another order.

eyc
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From: rrg@rtp.fibercom.com (Rhonda Gaines)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Adapter to Play 8mm tapes in VCR??
Date: 23 Dec 92 14:43:08 GMT
Organization: FiberCom, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia


I recently purchased a low-end Sony 8mm Camcorder.  Does anyone know
if there are plans to make an adapter similar to the VHS-C for the
8mm tapes?  If not, how much do the 8mm VCRs cost? 

 -rhonda
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From: ph274rr@prism.gatech.EDU (John)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Buy a Multi-system TV
Date: 29 Dec 92 03:54:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Hi, 

I am going to buy a multi-system TV. Can any one tell me where can I 
get a one with a good price?

Thanks in advance.

John

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From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
	<0fdj03WPc6oa00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 23 Dec 92 17:51:10

"iggy" == Igor Braslavsky <iggy@uts.amdahl.com> writes:

iggy> Sony SLV-R5, a great S-VHS machine overall.  Mailorder price,
iggy> probably around $750, retail around $1000.

I paid $850 for mine, *retail*, at Groove Audio Video in Houston,
Texas.  That's new-in-the-box-with-warranty.

Unfortunately, I haven't found a comparable shop out here in the bay
area yet... :-(

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From: hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer)
Subject: Looking for external microphone for Sony Hi8 Camcorder
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Distribution: usa
Date: 28 Dec 92 08:33:13 GMT

I'm looking for a simple external microphone to record voice (so mono
is sufficient).  My dealer showed me a lapel mike but it came with a
1 meter long cord which is much too short.  What else can people
recommend?
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From: zhangy@enel.ucalgary.ca (Yuejin Zhang)
Subject: Re: Help on Hi8 camcorder purchase
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 01:53:39 GMT
Organization: ECE Department, U. of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In article <5405@calmasd.Prime.COM> jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski) writes:
>In article <144632@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> kai@concannon.llnl.gov (Kai Yung) writes:
><
><Hi, I am plannig to buy my first Hi8 camcorder and would like
><to hear your recommendations. I am considering the sony TR-101
><and TR-81, but Hitachi and Sharp models seem good also.
><
><I had my heart set on the TR-101 in the $1000 range but found
><out the mail order place can't ship that model.
>
>	How about: Yashica KX-H3, Nikon VN-750 and Ricoh R-18H?
>They are all TR-101 clones (they differ from the TR-101 mostly
>by the manufacturer's label).  Can *they* be shipped by mail?
>Let us know what happened.
>
Any comments on Sony FX710? It is Hi8, has 10X zoom vs, TR-81's 8X. It
is heavier and larger in size, but the price seems much lower than 
TR-81's.

Also, anyone has experience with Sony FX410?

-- 
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From: kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Help Questions about SONY 20" KV-20EXR20
Date: 24 Dec 1992 12:53:05 -0700
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO
NNTP-Posting-Host: anthrax-fddi.solbourne.com

While reading article <1992Dec24.001446.7659@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, I noticed that
hm002b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (PRIMUS SUCKS!) said the following:
 >Well if it is new you should get a new unit or have it serviced. I am going
 >to let Sony try to fix mine. They are coming to pick it up on Monday. From
 >the few replies that I got it seems like this problem does exsist in MANY
 >Sony sets and most people can NOT hear this HF (high frequency) emission. I
 >am not sure if your TV is having the same type of problem my TV gives off
 >the sound all of the time, and it is annoying as all hell. I can not beleive
 >Sony would release such a flawed piece of equipment, it is pathetic
 >especially when you consider the fact that I spent about 200 bucks extra for
 >the Sony over others in its class. Ohh well, I guess I got screwed.
 >PS

Sony does have this problem in some sets; however your service person should
have a TSB on it which solves it in most cases, and that's simply applying
a small amount of silicone adhesive to a few places in the set, eliminating
the resonance that you hear.  My local Sony person did it while he was in
my home fixing an unrelated problem with my 27XBR15 and I haven't had to
endure a ~18kHz whine since...
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