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From: carl.pedersen@dartmouth.edu (L. Carl Pedersen)
Subject: CONCERT: Concert: Tony Bird in Hanover, NH [USA]
Followup-To: rec.music.info
Originator: recmusic@galaxy
Reply-To: carl.pedersen@dartmouth.edu
Organization: Dartmouth College
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 07:50:10 GMT

Spend an evening in Africa on Friday, October 16th. That's when Tony Bird
will make his third annual concert appearance in Hanover, New Hampshire
(USA).

Tony Bird's powerful lyrics and exotic guitar rhythms evoke images of his
native Africa: San hunters track kudu in the desert using the stars as
their guides; monkeys vie with humans for possession of the luscious mango;
and a lone white man offers an apology for the misery inflicted by his
race. This is a sampling of the subject matter of "Sorry Africa", Tony's
third and most recent album. But the real joy of a Tony Bird concert is the
chance it provides to hear some of the dozens of extraordinary songs Tony
has never recorded on an album.

Born in Malawi in southeast Africa, Tony attended school in Zimbabwe and
lived and performed in South Africa and England before moving to New York.
His themes are global in nature, centering on people's relationships with
the Earth and with each other. Comparisons between Tony Bird and Bob Dylan
are inevitable, especially since both performers juxtapose political
messages with light-hearted humor. But unlike Dylan, Tony Bird is still at
the peak of his songwriting ability, and Tony will still perform solo in a
small coffeehouse, accompanying himself on a weather-beaten acoustic
guitar. Simultaneously picking melody and tapping out percussion, Tony
fills the room with a distinctly African rhythm. Don't miss this warm and
engaging performer! Concert time is 8 pm; the location is the Hanover
Friends Meetinghouse, 43 Lebanon Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, between
Hanover High School and the Coop Food Store. Tickets are $8.50.
Reservations are recommended; call Jamie Hess at 802-649-3696 to reserve a
seat.

If you come to this concert as a result of seeing this electronic posting,
please tell someone at the door.  Thanks.
From: kimp@nuge103.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Sony MDP-455
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:55:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: rpi.h+1z4q+
Reply-To: kimp@rpi.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Well, I finally replaced my old LD player with Sony MDP-455.  Unlike MDP-333, this one features no-frills "CD-changer-like" drawer, which is more reliable.  It features clear-scan for CLV, shuttle ring, headphones jack with volume control, custom index, and digital time base corrector.  It lacks side changing, digital special effects for CLV, and jog control.  For the price ($380-$500), it's probably the best laserdisc player on the market.
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Copying a Laserdisc to SuperVHS?
Date: 15 Oct 92 00:22:19 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <6031@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> bates@spica.ucsb.edu (Bates) writes:
<In article <4256@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
<>In article <Bvzpr1.BCM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> davidric@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (david ricardo) writes:
<><Of course I would never consider doing this as I realize this is 
<><against the law, but was just curious if this is theoritically 
<><possible. I do not currently own a laserdisc but I do have a SVHS VCR.
<>
<>If you own the laserdisc, it is NOT against the law to make a copy for yourself.
<
<    Could you please tell me how you know this?  I agree with you, in that 
<making a copy for myself is 'authorized' copying, but I have friends who do
<not believe it.  The warning says, 'Any unauthorized copying...is prohibited',
<which is kind of ambiguous.  For example, I have Star Wars on LD, but I also
<taped it off on videotape so I can watch it in other rooms without a LD
<player.  Nothing wrong with this, right?

It is written into the copyright law.  When you purchase a product, you have a
right to make personal backup copies.  The record companies don't like the
fact that you are allowed to purchase a CD and make your own cassette copies.
They'd rather you purchase the CD and cassette versions.

I believe the term is "fair use", or something along that line.

Nothing wrong with what you did.
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From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:40:21 GMT
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Distribution: na
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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In-reply-to: sihong@rahul.net's message of 9 Oct 92 15:59:23 GMT

>>>>> On 9 Oct 92 15:59:23 GMT, sihong@rahul.net (Si-Hong Tong) said:

sihong> In article <SS.92Oct9080356@wpi.WPI.EDU>, ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
> >>>>> On 8 Oct 92 20:40:23 GMT, ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel) said:
> 
>  In article <1992Oct7.194749.22677@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, kho@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (kelvin.ho) writes:
> 
> |> I have decided to join the CH LD Club.
> |> Does anyone have any suggestion which LDs I should
> |> get for the first 3 LDs? 
> |> Should I get the most expensive LDs? Which ones cost the most $?

 ahummel> Kelvin, Pick out video's that you want. Ask yourself do you
 ahummel> want letterboxed, or musical or action, or clv, or cav and
 ahummel> concentrate in that area. Personally, I chose letterboxed
 ahummel> movies when I can and other that please me. If you follow
 ahummel> anyone else's opinion you might not get what you really want
 ahummel> To thine onw self be true.

ss> Lots of people have joined just to get the Star Wars Trilogy
ss> inexpensivly. That's why I did. The 3 in LBX for about $8

sihong> I also plan to join CH LD club and get the SW Trilogy. But
sihong> I've seen (*) special notes on SW Trilogy in the catalog that
sihong> they are not for the $1 deal. Did I miss anything?

You can get any 3 movies for your first 3 that Columbia House sells.
It dosen't have to be just the movies in there add.

--
 Scott Streeter                             Keeper of the Star Wars Archive
 ss@wpi.wpi.edu                             wpi.wpi.edu        130.215.24.1
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: winfia@sage4e.its.rpi.edu (Anthony Edward Winfield)
Subject: LD catalog
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 01:43:15 GMT

	Is there a catalog out there that has a listing of all films released
in america on LD.  If so, what is it called?  Where can one be obtained?  And
how much does it cost?
	Thanks in advance.


-- 
                                         Tone
                                         winfia@rpi.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.cable-tv
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Subject: Re: Descrambler for Sale (enable to watch free HBO and DSNY chnls)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:31:54 GMT


In article <musjndx.719088119@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> musjndx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Jonathan N. Deitch) writes:
>
>Jerrold 450 boxes have an internal IC that determines what channels are and
>aren't descrambled.  You could change the descrambled channelds by adding one
>of those 'turn-on' chips sold in the back of Radio Electronics.
>
>Beware, though, that this is patently illegal unless you already pay for the
>services you are planning to steal.  Also, these turn-on chips are susceptible
>to the cable-co's new anti-chip killing viruses they feed over the cable 
>systems nowadays ...

"Anti-chip killing viruses," you say? Really?? That's fascinating - how
do they work? Are these cable TV viruses in any way related to the
viruses which the NSA sent to infect printers in Iraqi war rooms?

[Note to the cable cognizenti: humor me for a moment; I *really* want to
see what his answer will be. ;-)]
From: davepat@flash.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Dave Patterson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: A          L           I            E            N          .
Summary: now a question regarding Star Wars...
Keywords: FOX, Hey You Guys!, Are They Reading This?
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:29:10 GMT
Distribution: na

If anyone from 20th Century FOX is reading this group:

Hey, now that ALIEN has come out with all this neat stuff on it, how
about doing the same thing for the Star Wars movies, huh?

:)

Dave Patterson

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: rehrauer@apollo.hp.com (Steve Rehrauer)
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 13:35:05 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA

In article <SS.92Oct9124021@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>>>>>> On 9 Oct 92 15:59:23 GMT, sihong@rahul.net (Si-Hong Tong) said:
>sihong> I also plan to join CH LD club and get the SW Trilogy. But
>sihong> I've seen (*) special notes on SW Trilogy in the catalog that
>sihong> they are not for the $1 deal. Did I miss anything?
>
>You can get any 3 movies for your first 3 that Columbia House sells.
>It dosen't have to be just the movies in there add.

Interesting.  (I haven't read this entire thread, so pardon me if I'm
repeating old news.)  I was just sent a "rejoin for Christmas" offer from
Columbia House, and while the STAR WARS trilogy is definitely among the
offered titles, they are NOT the letterboxed versions.  Not only are they
not so marked in the descriptions, but the covers shown are definitely the
P&S versions.  Other letterboxed titles are listed, correctly.

Perhaps they're losing a bit of money on these three?  One wonders what
percentage of new members have popped for $210 (list) worth of SW discs as
their introductory offer. :-)
-- 
"Look, Max: 'Cheese in a pressurized can'! |   Steve rehrauer@apollo.hp.com
 Even WE wouldn't eat THAT!"               | H.P. Systems Technology Division
   -- Freelance Police                     |    Massachusetts Language Lab
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: wzwei@frosch (Wolfgang Zweimueller)
Subject: What Viedo System in Australia??
Organization: University of Salzburg / Austria
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:38:51 GMT

Hi there!

I'd like to send a VHS video tape recorded in Austria to a friend of mine to Australia, but I
do not know what kind of television system they use there. The Problem is that i can not ask
the guy directly because it should be birthday present!

Therefore the question is: Can he watch the video which I will record on a VHS system on
his TV set? 
Ah, our system is PAL.

Many thanks in advance 

   W. Zweimueller


E-mail: wzwei@jak.cosy.sbg.ac.at
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Easy Fix for Sony 27HSR10 (like XBR) Without Picture?
From: gutierrez@mdcbbs.com
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:52:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Electronic Data Systems, Unigraphics Division, Cypress CA
Nntp-Posting-User: royce

In article <1992Oct13.005111.266@equalizer.cray.com>, joel@cray.com (Joel Broude) writes:
> Just one day shy of two years after purchase, my Sony KV27HSR10 TV
> has suddenly lost its picture......
> 
> But I'll definitely have to pay for labor, which will be $89 (Sony 
> Service Center), plus $40 for the service visit.
> 
> The Big Question:  is there anything simple, something that I
> might be able to fix, that could cause the TV to suddenly lose its 
> picture and still produce sound?  I, tried of course, increasing 
> the PICTURE and BRIGHTNESS, just in case they had somehow been 
> turned down, but to no avail......
> 
> Any suggestions?
>
=================================================================

I'm not a tv guru, but here's a suggested "fix" that can't hurt your
Sony tv one way or the other: 

	1.  Turn off the tv

	2.  Next, unplug the tv from the electrical outlet

	3.  Unhook the tv from your VCR, stereo components, cable box,
	    external speakers, etc., if any

	4.  Finally, plug the tv to the electrical outlet, then
	    turn the tv on.

I know this sounds idiotic, but it worked for my Pioneer P403.  The
first time it happened, I called the dealership where I bought it
and complained about the "no-picture, have-sound" problem.  I was
referred to their technician who told me to do what I listed above
as he waited on the other line (phone).

Hope this works for you as well.

Dan G
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec)
Subject: Re: Letterbox extravaganza on TNT!
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Brown University
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:38:11 GMT

In article <m0meuol-0001XiC@cv.vortex.com> lauren@CV.VORTEX.COM
(Lauren Weinstein) writes:

   [ About cool Letterboxed movies on TNT ]

Are these going to be with comercials or without? I remember when TNT,
or was that AMC?, ran Sparticus without any comercials for 3+ hours. I
was very impressed.

Thanks for any info.

boris
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dreddy@b30.ingr.com (Devender Reddy)
Subject: Re: conversion to PAL
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:39:54 GMT

Hi

There is a place in Huntsville where they do the conversion from any format
to any format.  The quality is really good.


Address         : Maharaja Foods and Imports,
                  Suite E, 4320 University Drive,
                  Huntsville, Alabama 35816
                     (205) 830-4951

Cost            : $16 + Cost of mailing the cassette
                  (Cost includes price of TDK or JVC or Maxwell High Grade 
                   Cassette, 3 or less hours)

Delivery        :  Will mail it back the next day. 


Mode of Payment : Cash or cheque is preferred at the time you send in the 
                  cassettes.
From: burens@4ccvw16.scg.hac.com (Mark Burens)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Mail-order companies for Hi-8mm camcorders
Date: 13 Oct 92 00:08:06 GMT
Reply-To: burens@4ccvw16.UUCP (Mark Burens)
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA

In article <1992Oct7.195033.4620@desire.wright.edu> pmisra@desire.wright.edu writes:
>Hi folks:
>
>I am in the market for Hi-8mm camcorder. I would appreciate your
>input on:
>1. What mail-order companies should I consider - I would like to
>   make sure they equipment carries US warranties.
>2. What questions should I ask so I do not get conned into buying
>   something that I will later regret.
>3. While we are at it, if you own (have owned one) Hi-8, do you
>   have any recommendations. Right now I am looking at Sony V5000
>   or Cannon A1 (I might be wrong on the model #s).
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Pradeep Misra


I can only offer one mail-order company that I and friends of mine
have dealt with, never had a problem with and would advocate time
and time again.  Camera World of Oregon (800) 222-1557.  Before
you call any mail-order company,  know what you want as they will
offer only a limited amount of information.  Go out to the local
stores and ask all the questions and make a determination of what
you want and/or read up on all the camera magazines or even Consumer
Reports.

I am in no way associated with the fore mentioned mail-order company,
just another satisified customer.  Good luck.

                                              Mark
From: bates@spica.ucsb.edu (Bates)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Copying a Laserdisc to SuperVHS?
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:55:00 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara

In article <4256@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>In article <Bvzpr1.BCM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> davidric@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (david ricardo) writes:
><Of course I would never consider doing this as I realize this is 
><against the law, but was just curious if this is theoritically 
><possible. I do not currently own a laserdisc but I do have a SVHS VCR.
>
>If you own the laserdisc, it is NOT against the law to make a copy for yourself.

    Could you please tell me how you know this?  I agree with you, in that 
making a copy for myself is 'authorized' copying, but I have friends who do
not believe it.  The warning says, 'Any unauthorized copying...is prohibited',
which is kind of ambiguous.  For example, I have Star Wars on LD, but I also
taped it off on videotape so I can watch it in other rooms without a LD
player.  Nothing wrong with this, right?

        Andy Bates.
From: mmaster@parnasus.dell.com (Michael Masterson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Copying a Laserdisc to SuperVHS?
Date: 15 Oct 92 04:05:54 GMT
Organization: Dell Computer Co

bates@spica.ucsb.edu (Bates) writes:

>    Could you please tell me how you know this?  I agree with you, in that 
>making a copy for myself is 'authorized' copying, but I have friends who do
>not believe it.  The warning says, 'Any unauthorized copying...is prohibited',
>which is kind of ambiguous.  For example, I have Star Wars on LD, but I also
>taped it off on videotape so I can watch it in other rooms without a LD
>player.  Nothing wrong with this, right?

check out the warning at the front of Terminator 2, it's more in tune
with what the law actually says... ie, no commercial dupieing...
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From: bz754@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Derek J. Wojciech)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Camcorder extended inhouse warranty - is it worth it???
Date: 7 Oct 1992 13:59:05 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



Most of the local camera shops offer a 1-5 year extended warranty on the repair
of the camcorders they sell.  It is about $100-150 per year.  Is this type
of warranty of any merit?  I'm planning to purchase a palmcorder ($700-900) and
feel the price of the warranty is not justified.  Do palmcorders 'break' that
often?  I know the usually price to fix a problem is like >$150, but would
this warranty be worth it?  The good thing is that is covers any damage, even
accidental.  I was told the manufacturer warranty will NOT cover any accidental
damage.  Is this true?  For example, Nikon offers a 5 year extended warranty,
but does that only cover manufacturer defects?  Sounds not so great.  Any
replies would be appreciated.
 
				Derek

		Post here or email to -> wojciech@ossek.nrl.navy.mil
From: fingerle@NADC.NAVY.MIL (J. Fingerle)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: conversion to PAL
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:21:50 GMT
Organization: The Internet


Hello all!  I'm not a regular member of this list, but a friend
of mine is and he suggested I post and ask my question.  If this 
question has been thoroughly discussed previously, I apologize.

I have a video tape that I would like to copy and send to a friend
in England.  Obviously, the video was recorded here in the US on 
60 Hz equipment and needs to be copied into the PAL format.  When I 
priced this conversion locally (the northern suburbs of Philadelphia)
I was quoted a $60 price for a two hour conversion.  This seems very 
high to me-is this the going rate?

Are there any places nationwide that might do this conversion for less?
Is there anyone from the Philly region that might know of local
places in my area?

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.  Please respond 
by personal e-mail to the address below, as I am not a subscriber
to this list.  If this does become a topic of discussion for 
the list, would you please "cc" me?  Thanks, again.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: hdtv is dead
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 00:51:39 GMT

In article <13OCT199214185753@pavo.concordia.ca> d_luk@pavo.concordia.ca (LUK, DEREK) writes:
>For all those who were waiting for HDTV to arrive at our pleasure...

>HDTV
> is (c)Officialy
>                    d e a d .


>People, it's looking good for this country. Once again, we'll most likely
>see new USDTV vcrs and letterboxed tv screens coming from RCA, and more
							   ^^^
Boy that really makes great sense  (dripping with sarcasm here) - stop
buying Japanese and buy French!  There are no really viable electronic
consumer oriented companies left here - except the small appliances,
etc.   The last American TV company was Zenith.  So who would build a
new factory and tool up for something like this.  I seriously doubt
that an American firm would.  Maybe a foreign firm might run a plant
here, but from an historical point of view I don't think an American
manufacturer would.

Phillips owns the brand names of Magnavox, Sylvania, and Philco.
Thompson owns the name RCA, and has rights for another 8 years to
market TV set and home appliances that say General Electric.  So who
would build this USDTV set? 

>This yet - must have been the best news I have heard in the past year.
>Favouring the japanese culture myself (here is another animation fan, yup),
>but I do not live in Japan, and would rather the tables turned for USA to
>start climbing the economic ladder that Japan has shot ahead with its
>cars, a/v equipment, and entertainment (notice half the videos played on
>MTV are owned by Sony Music!).

Sony is just one of the more visible names.   The grand old original
American music labels,  Liberty, MGM, and a raft of other are foreign
owned.    Of the 6 major music forces in the US - the only one that is
still American (and who knows where all the stock is held) is the
Time/Warner combine.

We could come back, but not in something we have given away already.
It will have to be a new technology (IMO) and not a refinement of
existing technology.    I think you need to take a closer look at just
who owns what.


-- 
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