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From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: CCD: 1/2" vs. 1/3"
Organization: Taligent
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:09:23 GMT

What are the pros and cons of the different CCD sizes?  I thought I saw a
posting here recently but can't recall the outcome.  

One person enjoys the wider field of view and cleaner aspect of the 1/2".  
Did someone else say the 1/3" has other problems as compared to the 1/2"?  
Why might all camcorders be going to 1/3" instead of 1/2"?

Thanks in advance.  The usual summary/repost gesture applies.

Jay_Tobias@Taligent.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu (Andrew Lindh)
Subject: Needed: Pinout for 10 pin VHS/14 pin Sony-Pro/Betamax Cameras/VTR's
Organization: The University of Hartford
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:21:38 GMT
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I need the pin assignments for the following camera/VTR input/outputs:

	10 pin consumer VHS camera
	14 pin Sony-Pro camera (as used on 3/4")
	14 pin (??) for the Sony Betamax cameras
	10 pin consumer Sony camera (very old, same plug as VHS)

I know they have video out/Audio (L/R) out/Pause out and more.
Some have video in. Also what form of pause do they use?
I know VHS is open or closed and Beta is not.

Please post or reply. A summary will be posted.

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From: rwburo@TENET.EDU (Richard Buro - Temple ISD)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Video tape expert needed
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:12:11 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

> On November 8, Paul Tyma wrote:
> 
> Anybody have any info on the compatabilities (or lack thereof) between
> U.S. and Britain's video formats?   There are several movies that I would
> love to see the british version of and have friends in the U.K. who could
> get them for me, but could I watch them??  Is there any sort of convertor?
> I'm willing to spend a little money but not a mint.  Any and all suggestions/
> answers would be GREATLY appreciated.
> 
> Paul Tyma
> Central Michigan University,  USA

The short answers are there few if any compatabilities since US video is
NTSC and Britain is PAL.  There are conversion and multiformat decks
around but the costs are in the several hundred dollar range at the low
end.  There are some multiformat systems around that reportedly allow you
to view PAL or NTSC on the other system's monitor display, so it is
possible but not for a small amount of money.

Cheers,

Richard Buro, Coordinator of Instructional Media, Temple ISD, Temple, TX
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From: baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu (Dan "Viper" Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Columbia House LDs
Organization: Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:46:05 GMT

|> 
|> 
|>      I'm sure that this is common knowledge to most people, and I've seen
|>      it alluded to here several times. How do you join any of these "clubs"
|>      without the requirement of having to send their denial card back if
|>      you don't want to buy anything? 
|> 
|>                                                        Arnie
	You are right that you have to deny the monthly choices if you
dont want them--however Columbia House provides you with an 800 number
so you can call them and say you dont want it--much easier than finding
a stamp, going to the mailbox,etc.

Dan
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Need info on 8mm vcr
Date: 12 Nov 92 05:13:25 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: SPC Community Access System

BTW - I just discovered my new EV-A50 8mm does not work with my VCR+.  The 
problem is A50 requires you to press the enter key after you key in the 
channel number.  The VCR+ send the channel codes but not the enter code.

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From: raible@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Raible - LSI Design)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Best TV under $700
Date: 6 Nov 92 17:06:34 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: Commodore

In article <pvh-041192114514@kip2-15.apple.com> pvh@apple.com (Pete Helme) writes:
>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

I have the SONY specs on the EXR/HSR/XBR TV lines. The EXR and HSR lines
have identical video specs to the XBR line. The only differences are 
features, such as PIP, station ID, SRS audio, fancy speakers, etc. I would
be willing to quote you chapter and verse on any particular pairing, if you
would like. Note that the comparisons are from the '91 model line so your
mileage may vary in '92!

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: musjndx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Jonathan N. Deitch)
Subject: Re: AudioSource surround unit
Keywords: surround
Organization: Georgia State University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 04:52:14 GMT

oplinger@minerva.crd.ge.com (Brian Oplinger) writes:

>I got the latest Damark catalogue and found a Dolby Pro-Logic Surround
>processor on sale for $200. It has 30Wx2 for the rear and center
>channels and a remote. Is this a good price for such an item? If
>anyone is interested in buying one, the phone number for Damark is
>listed as 1-800-729-9000, sorry no toll numbers listed.

Last I saw one of these in a store, it was in Circuit City on final demo close-
out for $250 and they would not budge an inch.  I'd say it's a pretty good
offer.  They also have a four-charge payment plan (no interest) that works out
to an even $50 a month for your months plus shipping.

I ordered one of these and have been very pleased with it.  BTW, mine also came
equipped with a built in amp for the center channel which isn't listed in the
catalog or in the specs.  I believe it's also a 30w amp.

- Jonathan

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: Advanced Synchro Edit
Organization: Taligent
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:42:26 GMT

Sony's TR-101 supports Advanced Synchro Edit.
What is this, and how accurate does it get?

In the TR brochure, there's a remark that super-accurate
editing requires the EV-S3000 as a master VCR.
Do they mean the TR-101 acts as a playback machine,
and the EV-S3000 acts as the recording device?
I guess they would be connected by a Control L cable.

There's not much detail at in the brochure, and
I'd like to hear about people's direct experiences.

Thanks,
Jay_Tobias@Taligent.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: ytl@philabs.philips.com (Ying Tat Leung)
Subject: Need recommendation on antenna
Originator: ytl@pooh
Reply-To: ytl@philabs.philips.com (Ying Tat Leung)
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff, NY 10510
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:41:32 GMT


I'd like to get an indoor antenna for my TV, having just lost my 
privilege of using an antenna provided by the building (I moved).  I 
intend to get an outdoor antenna eventually but would like to have an 
indoor one for its portability and interim use.  I'm using a borrowed 
Radio Shack indoor antenna now which is not terribly good.

Any recommendations on indoor and outdoor antennae are most
welcome.  Please email as I don't get to read this group often.
(No, I don't want to get cable for now and have no money for a
satellite dish.)

Regards,
Ying
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kimp@rpi.edu (Phil Kim)
Subject: West Side Story LDs
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 20:51:24 GMT

Which West Side Story laserdisc is worth the money: The Criterion
Collection (CAV version) or MGM/UA?  How are the supplement materials
on the Criterion Collection?  Is the transfer quality superior to
MGM/UA's?

P.S. How about the Criterion Collection's Dr. Strangelove?
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad)
Subject: Re: S-Video monitor output on Denon AVR 1010 
Reply-To: stud1b53@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 13:46:45 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.001241.28518@mprgate.mpr.ca>, ng@mprgate.mpr.ca (Steve Ng) writes:
|> 
|> 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.

  This is normal.

|> 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?

  No, there isn't.  If there were, the unit would probably become
unnecessarily expensive.

|> 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?
|>

  To use the S-Video monitor output, ALL input signals must be of the
S-Video variety.  If not, you won't be able to switch between them.  This
is kind of a bummer if you have a VCR without an S-Video out jack, but
want to use the S-Video connector from an SVHS machine. 
 
|> Thanks for any info.
|> 
|> Steve.

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From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: Trouble with recent Warner releases
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:40:17 GMT

In article <2310070@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> scott@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Scott Turner) writes:
>
>I recently purchased "Batman Returns" (Warner Home Video, Widescreen,
>Sides 1&2 CLV, Side 3 CAV) and the new pressing of "Excalibur" (Warner
>Home Video, Widescreen, Sides 1&2 CLV, Side 3 CAV).  I've now watched
>both of them, and on both sets experienced "Laser Lock" in the last
>chapter on the CAV disks (end credits on "BR" and the last bit of film
>and end credits on "E".)

My copy of BATMAN RETURNS, purchased from Sight & Sound had exactly
the same problem, i.e. laser lock in the credits at the end of s.3.
I returned it and the replacement is fine.  The video transfer quality
is up there with the very best -and this is a difficult film given
all the darkly lit scenes.

My copy of EXCALIBUR (Warner Widescreen) does not have any laser lock
problems though the transfer is not the best (red/orange overblown in
some scenes) and the sound quality borders on painful.

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: rsc@watson.ibm.com (R. Camm)
Subject: Columbia House LDs
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:21:03 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Keywords: LBX LD Star Wars

I received an invitation to join the VHS club in the mail.  I called the 800
number included in the packet, said I really wanted the LD club and
proceeded to order the three Star Wars LBX titles.  No problem.

-- 
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             AIX High Performance Computing Cluster Support
From: bf.El_Segundo@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Hollywood on the phone
Date: 6 Nov 92 17:07:31 GMT
Reply-To: bf.el_segundo@xerox.com
Organization: The Internet

This is from a recent WASHINGTON POST article --

"... In a direct challenge to video stores and cable television companies,
Bell Atlantic Corp. said yesterday it would begin testing a new system that
eventually will offer thousands of video selections over existing phone lines.
Bell Atlantic said it will test the new service next summer in the homes of 400
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. employees who live in Northern Virginia.

The service should be available to the general public in 1994, the company
said. ... But financial analysts credit Bell Atlantic for its aggressive
development of video on demand and for taking advantage of technology.
Marketed properly, they said, the new service holds great promise for telephone
companies.  GTE Corp. already is testing another form of video on demand using
different technology."

Can anyone provide any info on the technical aspects of either system?? Is it
LD quality?  What about audio fidelity? Does each home get its own line
conditioner? Is this an ISDN application?

bill


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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: xnyjam01@serss0 (Juan A Molina)
Subject: Need info on 8mm vcr
Organization: Florida International University, Miami
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:44:04 GMT

I'm thinking of buying an 8mm vcr but don't know about good models or brands.
I haven't seen any info about that on Consumer Reports lately and would like
to find a good article that evaluates 8mm vcrs on the market. Please let me
know if any of you have experience with these systems and/or where I can find
literature about it. Additionally, do any of you know if movies are being 
rented in 8mm format yet? Do you think that the 8mm format could become a
standard like VHS? Thanks!

Alberto.

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bszeto@netcom.com (Bailey Szeto)
Subject: Help: Macrovision screws up my monitor!
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 22:42:49 GMT

Hello all!
  I was wondering if anybody knows about those macrovision eliminators that
are advertised in the back of magazines. The reason I'm asking is because 
macrovision (or whatever its called nowadays.. the copy protection stuff)
screws up my monitor. I use Mitsubishi Diamond Scan computer monitor as my
TV. Tapes with the copy protection cause the top 1/4" of the screen to be
distorted. I suspect that my monitor is picking up the macrovision signal
and is trying to "sync" to it. Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
bszeto@netcom.com
From: dewey@centerline.com (Devan F. dewey)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Mitsubishi 40" tube announced ($ included).
Followup-To: rec.video
Date: 6 Nov 1992 21:27:24 GMT
Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 140.239.3.212

In article <BxBBqL.50n@fc.hp.com>, rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland) wrote:
> 
> Bengt A. Palsson (bengt@fires1.uucp) wrote:
> 
> > It is the world's first mass-produced 40" CRT consumer television.
> 
> That remains to be seen.  If it isn't priced at or below 40-inch rear-
> projection sets, it may sell no more than the Sony XBR41-PRO introduced
> several years ago (at $40K).  Any clue what the price of the Mitsu will be?

I asked a dealer yesterday, and it will be MSR'd at about $5,000.

To rich for my blood. Plus, when I was at the dealer's I saw a Mitsubishi
45" rear proj. for $3100 which looked great. Brightness, edge to edge, I
was quite impressed.

-Devan

                             
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          CenterLine Software | dewey@centerline.com
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From: as719@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jun Guo)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: VCR index search
Date: 8 Nov 1992 02:44:47 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Hi,

   Is there any VHS Hifi VCR that can make more than 19 indexes
on one tape? Or is 19 the limit by some standard? 

   Thanks.

Jun
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Subject: 27" TV recommendation
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:34:26 GMT

We need a new TV set, a 27" table model.  I'm soliciting
recommendations.  There's one sticking point:

I would like OFF-SCREEN channel indication.  Also, no blue screen when
there's no signal.  I would like to be able to blank the screen
completely when the set is in AUX and there is no signal.  

We need 2 RF inputs and 3 composites.  

Any recommendations?

Thanks a bunch.

-- 

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2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144   USA
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: chriss@sam.amgen.com (Chris Silvester)
Subject: Future value of LBX (Was Re: Philips 16:9 sets)
Organization: Amgen
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:17:59 GMT

In article <27787@castle.ed.ac.uk>, sss@castle.ed.ac.uk (S S Sturrock) writes:
> Running PAL versus NTSC the decrease in the number of scanlines is only
> noticible when very close to the screen, the PAL just looks smoother.
> Stick the TV in movie expand mode and the effect gets quite bad though,
> with PAL the screen has only 400 lines, NTSC it is more like 350 which is
> really getting quite noticible.

This brings up a question I have had about LBX Movies and Expanding them on
TV's with at least a 16:9 aspect ratio.  Will it really be worth it to have a
bunch of titles in LBX format when expanding them causes a fairly significant
loss of resolution?  One would think that either current video mediums will be
improved to handle the increased picture area, or that a new medium will be
introduced, and then old favorites will be re-released in the new format.
Seems to me that having LBX versus P&S is a wash...I think I'll wait for the
new format (whatever it will be) and continue to only rent LD's for now...

Chris S.

> -- 
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> University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth of Independant Kingdoms.  :-)
From: mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Rear-Projection moire question; Also, Sony 41EXR95; Pioneer
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:57:27 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory

Greetings!

  A couple of additional questions in the quest for a
rear-projector:

1) I was out looking at rear-projectors again today, and I noticed
one disturbing thing on all the models I looked at (RCA, Hitachi,
Sony, Mitsubishi, Philips): At about the vertical midpoint of the
screen on each side, there's a sort of moire pattern.  Looks a bit
like:

        --------------
        |            |
        |            |
        |(((      )))|
        |            |
        |            |
        --------------

What causes this, and is it common?  All the sets had it, but some
(a Hitachi 52" in particular) had it worse than others.

2) Next question:  just got a circular in the mail from the local
overpriced A/V dealer.  They're having a sale, and among the sale
items is a Sony EXR4195, which they claim has an "ultra-slim
cabinet".  From the picture, it looks *very* shallow.
Unfortunately, they don't have any on display.  Anybody ever seen
one?  Are they any good?  Just how slim are they?  Does anybody in
the Boston area have one on display?  What'd they do to get it so
shallow, and do they make any with a bigger (say 50") screen?

3) Finally, does anybody know of a Pioneer dealer in Boston?
Preferably somebody who has both the normal and Elite lines?

Thanks!
--Mike
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: peterwu@microsoft.com (Peter Wu)
Subject: Do projection IDTVs exist?
Date: 06 Nov 92 00:31:19 GMT
Organization: mc
Distribution: usa

I would like to buy a large screen TV, but I notice several problems with
project TVs:
1: huge pitch size compared to say, even a bottom-of-the-line .58mm pitch
   VGA monitor. It looks as though it's out of focus.
2: all seems to have convergence problem (color on sharp edges)
3: visible scan lines

Does anyone make a projection IDTV?
Organisation: European Space Operation Centre (E.S.O.C)
Date: Monday, 9 Nov 1992 13:57:57 CET
From: <RFLOOD@ESOC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Buying Sony Camcorder in Hong Kong

One point to watch is to ensure that you get a modulator with the camera
(comes as part of the package) that you can use in *your* area. My German
bought Sony camcorder has a modulator for channel 4, which isn't used in the
United Kingdom. No problem with a new TV with a SCART connector for
audio/video, of course.
RaF
Xref: sparky rec.video:13437 ga.forsale:779 misc.forsale:31035
From: ychen@hubcap.clemson.edu (Eric Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.video,ga.forsale,misc.forsale
Subject: Forsale: Minolta 8-308 8X 8mm Camcorder
Date: 13 Nov 92 04:23:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson SC

I am posting this camcorder for my friend.  I do not know any specific
features of this camcorder.  He said its in mint condition, new in box.

Just make any reasonable offer and I will transfer the bids for him.

Eileen Lin
ychen@hubcap.clemson.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dyang@faline.bellcore.com (Danny Yang)
Subject: Re: Columbia House
Organization: Morristown Research and Engineering
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 14:31:25 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.043824.26697@hubcap.clemson.edu>, rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry) writes:
|> 
|> When I went to order the other Looney Tunes set, the sales
|> representative told me bonus dollars couldn't be used on any selection
|> with more than 2 disks. 

CHLDC's catalog says "Sets may not be taken as half-price Dividend Dollar selections"
They also denied my attempt to buy "Connery box set" with dividend dollar.


-- 
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Bellcore, MRE2A260
(908)829-4417
From: 9104992@sunvax.sun.ac.za (Dirk)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Basic Instinct
Summary: Basic Instinct
Date: 8 Nov 92 17:02:20 GMT
Organization: Disorganized...

Does anyone have a copy of this movie (preferrably uncut!)
I'd do ANYTHING to get my hands on a copy.
Please let me know ASAP
Thanx
Dirk
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