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From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: CDV--those 8" laser disks
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:02:42 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
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Dan Viper Baldwin (baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu) wrote:

> Does anyone know about the availibility (and price) of the CD video disks,
> I believe they are 8" disks.  I was told by two video stores that they are
> not popular and are being phased out .  Is this true ?  --with the
> popularity of MTV and the ingenuity of several of the rock videos I would
> have guessed that some of the "classic" videos would be available on the
> CDVs.

"CDV" normally refers to 5-inch CD-V, with up to 6 minutes of LaserDisc
full-motion video/digital sound, and up to 20 minutes of normal RedBook
CD-audio. I refer to these as CDV-5's.  There are also 8-inch LDs  LD-8s
are still produced, but in small numbers.

No CDV-5's have been made for the US retail market since 1989.  Any you find
are very likely left-over PDO titles from that era.  Some are defective, so
fly 'em before you buy 'em.  CDV-5 is still reportedly popular in Japan
(often with the audio-only section absent) and are available from LD
importers like Sight&Sound.

The DMI and PDO/Blackburn pressing plants can presumably still make CDV-5s,
and they turn up infrequently as demo/promotional items.

CDV-5 failed due to joint marketing ineptness on the part of Philips/PDO and
Pioneer:
1. When CDV-5 was introduced, the cheapest combi player was $700, and could
   only play one CD-size disc at a time.
2. The earliest CDV-5 titles had no appeal to most of the people who could
   afford, and were interested in owning, a $700 combi player.

CD-size "video singles" may re-appear if CD-I gets it's full-motion-video
act together, since a 7-minute video should compress nicely onto a 600 Mb
CD.  I doubt if CDV-5 will ever make a comeback.

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: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video.releases
Subject: Re: Various LD problems
Date: 5 Nov 92 01:31:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: vidiot.4384
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <92307.164557SHILL@HARPERVM.BITNET> SHILL@HARPERVM.BITNET (Steve W Hill) writes:
<I posted this a couple of weeks ago and received no response, so I thought
<I'd give it one more go.
<
<1) My copy of DIE HARD has an audio problem on side two where the tracks
<   sound out-of-phase.  I had to watch with only one audio channel selected.
<   I only just thought of trying the analog track, so I'll do that when I
<   get home tonight.  Is every copy like this or is mine D-fective?

Which laserdisc...Pan & Scan or Letterbox?  My letterbox version has no problem.
The way discs are made, there is no way that a single copy could have an audio
problem, digital or analog.
-- 
      harvard\                          spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown
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                                   brown@wi.extrel.com
From: t-k@jybox.jyu.fi (Timo Kokkonen)
Newsgroups: rec.video.releases
Subject: Where to get Return of the King in CA?
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 11:19:08 EET
Organization: Jyvaskyla Electronic Mailbox



Could someone help me and tell me  where I can find the cartoon
called Return of the King (VHSntsc/pal) ?

 

-- Timo Kokkonen (t-k@jybox.jyu.fi)
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From: u0f98@seq1.cc.keele.ac.uk (The Dominator)
Subject: Re: Macrovision
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 16:14:38 WET
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From vn Mon Nov  9 16:13:03 1992
Subject: Re: Macrovision
Newsgroups: rec.video.releases
> In one component, white pulses and pseudo sync pulses are inserted into the vertical
> blanking interval, where they're not visible to the transmitted program but
> fool the VCR into thinking there's a very high level signal on the input side.
> Every VCR has an automatic gain control circuit, so the VCR turns its own
> input video down, which causes a variety of symptoms like losing color, picture
> roll or tear or getting snow, depending on the VCR model.  That process affects
> 80-85 percent of all VCRs that have been manufactured.
>  
I don't know what Macrovision is but is it the protection used to stop
people copying videos with double decker machines. I tried to copy a
film this weekend but every 20 seconds or so the picture went hazy and a
band of black and white stripes came on. Then it goes off for about 20
seconds and comes back. It does this as a cycle. Can anyone help me with
this one?
	Dominator

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From: davidl@ssd.intel.com (David Levine)
Subject: Re: AKIRA LaserDisc????
X-Disclaimer: My personal opinions only.  Not Intel's.
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division, Intel
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:25:31 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.223722.6867@rs.com> hamid@rs.com writes:
>Well, never mind! I already visited Tower, where they had CAV 124 minute
>original aspect ratio version with Dolby stereo on sale for $115. I'm poor so
>I bought a SuperVHS T160, and am looking for a copy to rent. There are three
>or four laser rentals in this area, so it shouldn't be a problem.
>
>---
>       Hamid R. Moazed | "The drill bit lodged in my skull
>       Project Manager |    causes me no small amount of pain,
>  Renaissance Software |  but as I recall life without it
>         Los Altos, CA |    was really much the same..."
>   email: hamid@rs.com |                        -KILLDOZER

Try this on for size: "I'd like a copy of whatever it is that
Renaissance Software sells.  I'm poor so I bought a box of blank floppy
disks, and am looking for a copy to duplicate.  There are three or four
software pirates in this area, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Jeez.

- David D. Levine == davidl@ssd.intel.com
  "The Stupid family had breakfast in the shower, as usual."
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From: simeon@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (simeon peter)
Subject: Antarctica and Tron on LD
Organization: Informatik Club d. Universitaet, Zuerich
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 12:04:05 GMT

Hi,

I've two questions:

1) Is Antarctica available on LaserDisc? I haven't found it in my
   Laser Video File, but I have not the newest copy. Is there
   eventually a Japenes Import?

2) I've read about a Letterbox Tron version. Was that a US or Japan
   release?


Peter



-- 
_______________________________________________________________________
Peter Simeon                               simeon@amiga.physik.unizh.ch
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From: tzung@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (tzung-i.lin)
Subject: color/transfer of LBX Dark Crystal LD
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 22:25:53 GMT


Just watched a rental Dark Crystal LBX LD, it seems to me that
the color and the picture transfer are not very satisfactory.
The film looks washed out, color has faded. Or was it shot this way?

As for the LBX LD itself, I think the package cover is very good.
Lots of chapters and a very good 60 min. documentary. BTW,
Video Broker's catalog claimed that this Image pressed LBX LD is out of print,
is this true?  What was LBX Dark Crystal's original price?


Thanks.

Tzung-I
tzung@hugo.att.com

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From: Richard J. Gaylord <gaylord@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Rear Proj Search
X-Xxdate: Tue, 10 Nov 92 04:02:56 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Organization: University of Illinois
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 10:02:12 GMT
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A724E4F0B0019B13@mm-mac19.mse.uiuc.edu>

mitsubishi does make a 60" rear projection set (60VX2)  [also a 50"]
which does look MUCH better than any other rear projection system i've
ever seen. it is not  sold by many dealers  however (i think mitsu
designate who is allowed to carry the line)

it lists for $6800.  

it is pretty incredible.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jlc@pacdata.com ()
Subject: Need Information
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:31:04 GMT

From: jlc@pacdata.com ()
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Need Information
Summary: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: world
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Keywords: 

I need any information you netlanders can give me on
Sony video camaras that support high 8 format.  I'd like
to purchase one for a Xmas present and I need to become
educated on the best model 

Need one that will work for underwater video

Please email responses to jlc@pacdata.com
From: KROVETZ@CS.UMASS.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Remote Control repair
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:56:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I have a Sony HF-900 VCR, and the "stop" button on the remote control
no longer works; the red light doesn't flash when I depress the button.
Is it possible to fix a remote control?  I'm not even sure how to open it!

Thanks,
Bob

krovetz@cs.umass.edu
From: tominatr@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: BASIC INSTINCT: Foreign Release & Box Set questions
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:24:34 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

I have been hearing about a "Foreign Release" of the movie Basic Instinct.

This version apparently has all the footage that had to be cut out of the
original movie so it could be given an "R" rating.

Does anyone know if this version is available in the US or Canada on LD?

Also, will the Box Set of April, 1993 have this X-rated footage?

       - Tom N.

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From: trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell)
Subject: Re: M90 or M401
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: USA
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:32:38 GMT

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

>The CLD-M90 is discontinued, replaced by the M401.  As far as I know, their
>features and specs are pretty much the same, but an 'M90, now remaindered,
>is usually much cheaper.

    Yup... The J&R Music World catalog I just got has M90's for $399 and
M401's for $499.  Dunno how many they have left.

    I have an M90 and have been /very/ happy with it.  I still need to buy
a new remote control for it, since the guy I bought the player from had
dropped a couch on his when he moved :-(  Can anyony tell me if the M90
remote has a shuttle dial on it at all?

--
   Tim Russell                 Omaha, NE              trussell@unomaha.edu
      "Who can doubt that pleasure is the only goal of a reasoned life?"
                                                   -- Epicurus
From: lagaipa@mondec.monmouth.edu (Joseph A. La Gaipa)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Distortion every 1-2 seconds recording at sp or lp
Date: 7 Nov 92 17:22:55 GMT
Distribution: usa


I bought a used RCA VKP900T portable vcr.  When recording on the
6hr speed everything is ok, but when recording at the 2 or 4 hour
speed I get a distortion about every 1 or 2 seconds along with the
image.  Before I start the cleaning, or fixing attempt can someone
give a clue based on the symptoms?

      
       Joseph A. LaGaipa, Director of Computer Services
                          Monmouth College, West Long Branch, N.J. 07764
                         at (908) 229-8410 (home)
                            (908) 571-3551 (work) 
          Internet   lagaipa@monmouth.edu
From: d32x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Control-L Technical Info ?dir
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:23:01 EST
Distribution: rec
Organization: Cornell University

{{{w3w3In article <1992Nov6.213100.2753@capitol.com>,
hafey@capitol.com (Rob Hafey) writes: 
> I was interested in controlling my SONY V701 serially from my computer.  I
> called SONY and got no help getting the specification for the interface.  If
> anyone has any clues as to what the protocal is, whether it is ascii, what 
> wires are used, baud rate, or even if it is possible, I would appreciate the 
Try Sony National Parts Center @ 1(816)891-7550 Natnl Parts Ctr KansasCty
help.  Please EMAIL any info.
> 
> Thanks, Rob
> 
> -- 
>  Rob Hafey
>  Capitol Disc Interactive (CD-I) 
>  2121 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20007   (202)625-0141 
>  hafey@capitol.com

I thought Sony just made their VISCA protocal public, and their LANC protocol
has been published for a while.  +++

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From: mark@nwra.com (Mark Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Remote Control repair
Organization: Northwest Research Associates, Inc.
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:08:32 GMT


krovetz@cs.umass.edu writes:
> ...Sony remote "stop" button doesn't work...

I had the same problem and I fixed it. The underside of each key on a
Sony remote is used to make an electrical contact between 2 points on 
a circuit board. The interesting thing is that the backside of the 
key is just part of a piece of flexible plastic that contains all the
keys. 

The flexible plastic sheet is coated with some sort of conductor 
(I tested it with a conductance meter). With use, it apparently wears 
off and electrical contact is not made when you press the key. You 
can't tell what's wrong by looking at it.

I took a tiny piece of thin aluminum foil and glued it on the back 
of the key. It has worked for a year. Also, a friend's Sony remote 
failed it the same way and he fixed it in this way.

The remote should pop open (tpo separates from bottom) if you use a 
knife blade to pry it apart along the interface between the top and
bottom pieces. It is easy to chew up the edge of the remote, so take 
your time.



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From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Mitsubishi 40" tube announced
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:01:33 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

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?

> Feature content:

Absent from the list are Closed-Caption and tele-text.  Are these absent
from the set as well?

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.
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From: 6881300@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: LD-101: A Pornographic Standard
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 19:48:57 GMT

>  A couple of weeks ago I ordered the laser disc "LD-101: A Video
>Standard" to use for testing LD players and tvs.....
>..... is being
>classified as pornographic material, thus illegal for use in
>Canada.
>
>  /\ \ \ \  Anshu Prasad                        stud1b53@bnr.ca
>
Wild speculation here...

The distributor for LD porn movies goes by the name of "LaserDisc
Entertainment."  Perhaps you should point out that LD-101 is not
distributed by this outfit.

Cordially,                                      Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.
Roy Sette       rsette@lmsc.lockheed.com        P.O. Box 3504, B/182, O/82-10
                                                Sunnyvale CA 94088-3504

The text shown above is not guaranteed to be correct, nor does it reflect the
views of Lockheed Corp.
From: mark@nwra.com (Mark Baldwin)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re:  S-Video monitor output on Denon AVR 1010
Date: 9 Nov 92 17:50:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: nwra.1992Nov9.175022.15678
Organization: Northwest Research Associates, Inc.

Below is a letter to the editor of Stereo Review (that they actually
published back in June!) summarizing my complaint about most A/V
receivers with S-video jacks:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for Daniel Kumin's excellent article on home theater
connections. I have one point to add concerning systems that have both
composite video and S-video inputs and outputs. As Mr. Kumin
states, many AV receivers and amps have pass-through S-video inputs and
outputs, as well as parallel composite video hook-ups.
Video gear such as my Sony KV32XBR10 monitor/receiver typically has
both a composite and an S-video input. If both connections are made,
the S-video overrides the composite. So, in a system with both
composite and S-video sources, the only way to see the composite signal
is to physically unplug the S-video cable from the monitor.

Some AV receivers and amps eliminate this problem by 
automatically converting composite video signals to S-video and 
vice versa. If your monitor has more than one input, you could use one
for S-video sources and another for composite sources. If your monitor
has only one set of inputs, you'll have to either ignore the S-video
connections or unplug the S-video cable to view a composite source.

Ultimately, I think the best solution would be if the equipment
manufacturers would include circuitry to detect automatically the
presence of a video signal and select the source that has a signal.


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From: Mitch=Kazel%Staff%UIUC=CMC@bigbird.will.uiuc.edu (Mitch Kazel)
Subject: Letterbox movie day on TNT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:33:26 GMT

Yesterday's paper had an article saying TNT would present all letterboxed 
movies on Sunday, November 29.  Line-up, beginning at 9 AM (Central I 
believe), is:

Forbidden Planet                (1960)
Brainstorm                      (1983)
The Wind and the Lion           (1975)
Victor/Victoria                 (1982)
How the West Was Won            (1963)
Westworld                       (1973)
Soylent Green                   (1973)
The Teahouse on the August Moon (1956)
--
Mitch Kazel (N9HDQ)                                PHONE:  (217) 333-1259
Department of Journalism                             FAX:  (217) 244-3348
University of Illinois                          INTERNET:  kazel@uiuc.edu
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From: jeffc@microsoft.com (Jeff Carey)
Subject: flat-panel TV--sources/quality?
Date: 06 Nov 92 07:31:16 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Distribution: usa


I've heard that flat-panel tv screen technology is moving to consumerland.
Does anyone know about sources for flat-panel screens and relative
quality compared to direct view?  Given the advances in PC active-
matrix panels, I would guess that a 4' diagonal panel could be 
sold for less than $10K, no?
-- 
JeffCarey,jeffc@microsoft.com,{uunet,uw-beaver,sun,sco,decvax}!microsoft!jeffc
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From: rdw56612@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Rick Waller)
Subject: front video-projection
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:07:48 GMT

I have some questions about front video-projectors.  I've noticed that quite
a few of the projectors only have RGB and S video inputs.  I know that the S
video connector can be hooked up to a VCR to recieve normal cable channels,
but what are the RGB inputs for.  Is it possible to get the standard cable
input into those inputs?  Is there some sort of device available for that
conversion, or what are they for?    

I also have questions about the line doubler.  How do these hook up?  What
inputs and outputs do they have?  And how easy are they to deal with?

I would appreciate if someone would write a lot the information that I have
failed to see anywhere else. 
Please e-mail me a copy and possibly post a copy for all others.

Thanks,

Rick Waller
rdw56612@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

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From: afd@bellcore.com (Alex F. Dietz)
Subject: Video camera for backpacking?
Reply-To: afd@bellcore.com
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 14:29:53 GMT


'scuse me if this is a FAQ.  If so - just point me in that direction.

Anyway. I'm taking a long hiking & backpacking trip early next
year and would like to video parts of it.  Weight is an important
factor, as is the ruggedness of the camera.  What other factors
should I consider?  What cameras fit these requirements?  Thanks.

-A Dietz
Bellcore, Morristown NJ
afd@hera.cc.bellcore.com


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From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 19:54:42 GMT

In article <mtoomey.37.721334503@hestia.fcs.uga.edu> mtoomey@hestia.fcs.uga.edu (MARK EDWARD TOOMEY) writes:
>In article <SS.92Nov9100609@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>
>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.

As always the problem will be getting software to market, e.g. convincing
movie distributors to release in the CD-I format and getting retail stores
to sell or rent movies in CD-I format.  It has taken a long time and a lot
of effort to get the LD market to the point it is now where there are several
thousand movie titles readily available and several thousand more which
were released but may currently be in short supply.  The market for
pre-recorded S-VHS movies has gotten nowhere and the market for pre-recorded
8mm movies is pretty minimal (and that with Sony, an owner of movie titles,
supporting it).  Unless CD-I sells like Nintendo, I doubt if you will see
many movies in this format either.

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  life there exists only a difference of degree." -Emperor Paul Muad'dib 
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   N.E. Ohio Univ. Coll. of Medicine, Box 95, Rootstown OH 44272-0095
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From: mark@mozart.demon.co.uk (Mark Whalley)