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From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Bent vertical lines near top of screen
Date: 5 Jan 93 14:26:56 GMT
Reply-To: you@ems.cdc.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <1993Jan4.215551.18008@netcom.com>, kehcheng@netcom.com (Keh-Cheng Chu) writes:
|> The following problem began to appear after I upgraded my system
|> (JVC H-something-62 VCR and Sony TS27 TV set):
|> 
|> When playing some video rental tapes, the top 5% of the screen suffers
|> a gradual horizontal shift to the right.  Thus any vertical line near
|> the top appears bent, and it becomes almost horizontal at the very top.
|> And when this happens, it's not just the picture itself - the on-screen
|> display from the TV set (e.g., the channel number, etc.) is also deformed.
|> 
|> So far I've noticed this problem with some of the tapes I rented and
|> some of my Walt Disney tapes.  Tapes recorded on the JVC deck or on
|> my old Sharp deck show no such deformation.  I have tried every adjustment
|> available, including turning the auto tracking feature off and switching
|> to manual.  None had any effect on the problem.
|> 
|> I would appreciate very much hearing from people with similar experience
|> and how they solve it.

I have a TV set that reacts the same way, I think it is caused by the
macrovision embedded information on the tape. I got a Macrovision terminator
and the problem went away. Also, there is apossiblilty of a slight
incompatibility between the vcr and TV. Just got a new pioneer 50"
projection TV and It does not need the macrovision filter to correct
the picture. although the old set still does with the same VCR.
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: German tv now in USA
From: axgolinski@ualr.edu
Date: 4 Jan 93 21:53:29 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

On the 1st of November the German television "Deutsche Welle TV" started it's
transmission to North and South America.
The station now broadcasts for 14 hours via satellite. For viewers in Europe
this is more than double the viewing time, which until now, amounted to six
hours.
In North and South America, those who are intersted and who have their own
satellite antenna, can now, for the first time, find out immediately, what is
going on in Germany and the rest of Europe, on a daily basis. The program
travels in the direction of North and South America via satellite, the
INTELSAT-K satellite and can still be viewed in Europe on the usual frequency
of the EUTELSAT II-F1. INTELSAT-K is a KU-Band satellite, which is not very
common yet among direct broadcasters but will become soon. In order to make
direct broadcasting possible for individuals, the 14-hour program is also sent
via the new SATCOM C-4, a high power satellite, which only requires a
a dish size of between 1 metre and 1.50 metres in the traditional C-Band.
Parts of the program, that is sent in German, English and Spanish, is able to
be viewed via domestic television stations and cable networks. This was already
the case with PBS stations or ME/U with "Sports Report" and other programs. In
the meantime, there is a definite agreement with the MindExtension University
- The Education Network (ME/U). The station is taking over the German and
English Jourmal (Daily News) as well as another three and a half hours of
DW television programs. There are many promising  talks in progress with other
partners in the USA, Canada and Latin America.
Deutsche Welle has also been broadcasting to Africa, Asia and Australia since
the 28th of September 1992 for two hours a day via two INTELSAT satellites, in
order to make German television accessible there, with the help of local
television stations.

A  FREE monthly program guide of Deutsche Welle TV can be recieved by
writing to this address:

Deutsche Welle
Postfach 10 04 44
"W"-5000 Koeln 1

Germany

If you have any questions about the program, or technical questions write
to the same address or call the Washington office of Deutsche Welle:
(202) 393 7427

Andreas Golinski (AXGOLINSKI@ualr.edu)
 

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: tomg@decvax.dec.com (Tom Gallo Platform Serviceability Process Engineering)
Subject: Sony SLV-696HF Problems 
Reply-To: tomg@zko.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:02:24 GMT


-- 
 
    I'm interested in hearing comments about the performance and quality 
     of Sony vcrs. Specifically comments about hi-fi models. 
     
     I recently bought a Sony slv-696hf. I bought the vcr on the strength 
     of the Sony name and the features of the machine. These features
    include hi-fi stereo and a flying erase head, among other features. 
     
     Currently, I'm on the third unit, due to various problems (see below 
     for specifics). I'm beginning to wonder if this particular model just 
     isn't very good, since it's hard to believe that three different vcrs 
     could all have similar problems. 
     
     More specifically, the problems are:
     
     1. Intermittent "popping" on pre-recorded hi-fi tapes. 
     
    	This problem has in noted here rec.video as being a problem with 
    	auto-tracking vcrs. I haven't been able to make the problem go 
    	away, even if I disable auto-tracking. As expected, some tapes 
    	exhibit this more than others. 
     
     2. Flickering at the top edge of the screen. 
     
    	A flickering (sort of hard to describe) at the top edge of the 
    	screen, again on pre-recorded tapes. I can minimize this by turning 
    	off auto-tracking and manually adjusting the tracking. Still I 
    	wouldn't expect this to happen at all. 
     
     3. Wavy vertical lines on some pre-recorded tapes. 
     
    	This is perhaps the strangest problem of all. On some tapes, any 
    	vertical lines in the picture (such as buildings) will appear wavy. 
    	The really weird part, is that the same tape played at the store 
    	doesn't show the problem, even when played on the same model of 
    	vcr. I suppose there could be some sort of "environmental" problem 
    	at my house, but I'm at a loss to explain what it could be. Just to 
    	add some additional information, this problem occurred only on the 
    	696, no matter which television I hooked it up to at home. The old 
    	vcr didn't show the problem. In addition two different 696s showed 
    	the problem at my house. 
     
     This basically sums up my experiences with Sony vcrs. At this point, 
     I don't know what the right course of action is. Is this the best I 
     can expect? Are these sorts of problems typical for Sony? 
     
     I'm very interested in hearing from other Sony owners, especially 
     owners of 696s. 
    
     
     Lastly, I would like to hear about alternatives to Sony, in the same 
     price range and feature range as the 696. 
     
     
    Tom
    
    ---
    Dictated with Dragon Dictate.
    



| Opinions expressed here are my own,not those of my employer!!!     |
From: joeo@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Joe Oliverio)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:45:41 GMT
Subject: Re: Need Video Editing Recommendations
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA
Newsgroups: rec.video

/ hpscit:rec.video / killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) /  5:17 am  Jan  9, 1993 / writes:

>In article <47790037@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, joeo@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Joe Oliverio) writes:
>>>Since the TBC's keep everything in sync I can just switch between the two 
>>>video sources.
>> 
>> Unless you neglected to mention it, you are leaving one important point out.
>> It's true a TBC will provide a stable synch with which to edit, but you still 
>> need to "synch" the TBCs to the same external source. 

>You can feed the composite video out from one of the Feral's to the genlock-in
>on the other. 

----------

If you feed the synch of one TBC into the other, what happens to the slaved 
TBC if you need to make a timing change to the master TBC? Won't that through 
off the timing of the slave? I had a similar situation with the Video Toaster.
The Toaster synchs to Input 1 so anthing going into that channel becomes the
reference. If that also happens to be one of your video sources, you can't
make timing corrections to it without throwing everything else off.

In effect this makes the 4 input Toaster a three input device. Input 1 is my
black burst reference to which everything else is synched.

Joe Oliverio
From: adamy@carson.u.washington.edu (Adam E.C. Yeh)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Anyone has idea about Hitachi VM-H38A Hi-8 camcorder?
Date: 8 Jan 1993 00:28:10 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu
Keywords: camcorder, hi-8

I went to a local store recently and looked for hi-8 camcorders.
Sony TR81, TR101, TR200 are, of course, in my list; however, the
salesperson recommended one of the latest model from Hitachi--
VM-H38A.  It is a hi-8 camcorder with 1x64 power zoom and digital
stablizer.  I can not remember other features, but it seems to
be the most powerful camcorder in the market.  The most incredible
thing is: The listed price is just 12??.  And, I believe I can get a
cheaper price by the mail order.  

According to the salesperson, it has overpowered the other SONYs.
Because I never heard any of my friends buying a Hitachi camcorder,
I would like to hear some comments from whom ever got a deal from
Hitachi.  If anyone out there has ideas about Hitachi and this
model, please let me know.  Any comments will be appreciated.

-Adam
From: lusol@Lehigh.EDU (Stephen O. Lidie)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Need info on macrovision
Date: 11 Jan 93 13:18:53 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA

In article <4902@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> imoss@copper.denver.colorado.edu
(Ira David Moss) writes:
>In article <1993Jan6.201912.11546@ncsu.edu> kester@mte.ncsu.edu (Dan Kester)
writes:
>>
>> I only recently found out about macrovision, and have some questions on it. 
>>
>>How does it work (simplified explanations preferred!) Is it a software or
>>hardware system (or both)? Does it work on all VCRs? 
>>
>>Dan Kester
>>kester@mte.ncsu.edu
>
>      Macrovison works by working with the sync tip.  If you look at
Macrovision
>on a scope, the sycn tip falls and then rises again about every 10 seconds.  
>   All consumer VCR's something called automastic gain control AGC, it's
always
>on, and when your VCR's AGC tries to lock onto the tip, it can't because it
>varies,  industial machines have the option of turning the AGC off, so that
>they may record Macrovision, other than that the only way to strip it is 
>through a processor

I've heard that 8mm VCRs can record macrovision protected VHS tapes, true?

SOL
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dwjz@bnr.ca (Doug Zolmer)
Subject: Re: Anybody want to sell me a JVC HR-S7000U or HR-S8000U?
Reply-To: dwjz@bnr.ca (Doug Zolmer)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:00:20 GMT

In article <4702@vidiot.UUCP>, brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan5.161938.9818@bnr.ca> dwjz@bnr.ca (Doug Zolmer) writes:
|> <- Program the VCR while it's recording, even while it's timer recording. 
|> 
|> Not according to my HR-S8000U manual.  If a timer recording is currently
|> taking place, all other programs can be checked and/or re-programmed.

I think you missed my point.  I was complaining that most VCRs other than
the JVC HR-S7000U cannot be programmed while (timer) recording.  The 7000 
can be programmed while recording and while timer-recording.  All events 
can be checked & changed except the one that's currently being used to record; 
for that event, all fields can be checked but only the end time can be 
changed "on the fly", in case the program ends later than you originally 
thought (a very handy feature).

I haven't found any other VCRs that allow me to record MTS stereo on the
Hi-Fi tracks and SAP on the linear audio track while recording a program.

|> -- 
|>       harvard\                          spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown
|> Vidiot  ucbvax!uwvax..........!astroatc!vidiot!brown
|>       rutgers/            INTERNET:vidiot!brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edu
|>                                    brown@wi.extrel.com

-- 
dwjz@bnr.ca    Disclaimer: my opinions only
From: ppothana@mipos2.intel.com (Pardha Pothana)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: why Hi8 ?
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:47:04 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA


The high resolution capability of Hi8 camcorders is of any use if you don't 
have a high resolution TV and a S-VHS VCR ?

The Hi8 8mm video cassettes are expensive than ordinary 8mm cassettes. So
Why hi8 ? Can we see a reasonable picture resolution difference between
these two ?

Thanks,

Pardha Pothana
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
email: ppothana@mipos2.intel.com
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VCR PLUS code conflicts in TV Guide
Keywords: vcr+
Date: 8 Jan 93 03:29:02 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1993Jan6.224147.1119@ll.mit.edu> rhoades@ll.mit.edu (Captain Chaos) writes:
<In article <4696@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
<>
<>Like I said in a previous posting, get a VCR that doesn't lose time when
<>the power goes out.  Doing that ahead of time would have saved the expense
<>of buying another gadget.
<>
<
<Oh now this is good advice.  Why buy a $90 gadget?  Just throw away that
<$500 VCR and get a different $500 VCR instead!  And if you live in an area
<where 1/2 hr memory backup won't do, then I'm sure you'd suggest buying a
<$1000 uninterruptable power supply for the system, right?

I'll say it again, at the time the VCR was purchased, it should have been
checked to determine if it had enough backup time.  Doing so at that time
would have saved the money later.

Maybe by reading these postings, net readers who are currently looking for a
VCR will keep this problem in mind.
-- 
      harvard\                          spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown
Vidiot  ucbvax!uwvax..........!astroatc!vidiot!brown
      rutgers/            INTERNET:vidiot!brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edu
                                   brown@wi.extrel.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps)
Subject: Re: Bent vertical lines near top of screen
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:26:29 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.003853.7977@seeker.mystic.com> mikeho@seeker.mystic.com (Michael Ho) writes:
>In article <1993Jan4.215551.18008@netcom.com> kehcheng@netcom.com (Keh-Cheng Chu) writes:
>>When playing some video rental tapes, the top 5% of the screen suffers
>>a gradual horizontal shift to the right.
>>
>>So far I've noticed this problem with some of the tapes I rented and
>>some of my Walt Disney tapes.  Tapes recorded on the JVC deck or on
>>my old Sharp deck show no such deformation.
>
>I think this is caused by Macrovision, a supposedly invisible copy-protection
>scheme that is used by most major movie companies, including Disney.

   I suspect that's not really the problem.  I've got a similar
problem with my VCR since it came back from the repair shop.  I think
it's an adjustment problem (see the thread on the guy whose VCR was
crinkling the bottoms of his tapes).

   The reason I don't think it's a copy-protection scheme is that mine
is doing it on both tapes I've bought, as well as a tape I used to
record a TV show.

-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Creps, Indiana University
creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Subject: Re: VCR Selection **Tracking**
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:15:41 GMT

In article <1iq3i2INNaun@castor.hahnemann.edu> weinhous@castor.hahnemann.edu (Martin S. Weinhous Ph.D.) writes:
}I will soon purchase a VCR from the following "short list."
}
}    Mitsubishi HS-U57, HS-U67, HS-U82
}    Panasonic PV-4262, PV-S4270
}    Sony SLV-585HF, SLV-R5UC
}
}One of the deciding factors will be the VCR's ability to track a
}variety of tapes. Does anyone know which of the listed decks have
}"excellent" (automatic) tracking and/or good (manual) tracking
}adjustments?

I am going to make a statement that I am sure will be angrily pounced
upon by many in rec.video, but make it I must:

I believe that Mitsubishi will shortly exit the consumer video market in
Europe and then the US.  For this reason, I would hesitate to buy
anything from them that is expected to last for some time.  

-- 

Norm Strong  (strong@tc.fluke.com)
2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144   USA
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: schmitt@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Leonard Schmitt 283-4150)
Subject: service manual for NEC DS8000U vcr
Organization: McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:25:58 GMT

Does anyone know where I can get a service manual for my
NEC DS8000U vcr?  The clock backup battery has died and
I would like to replace it.

Thanks.

Leonard Schmitt
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Subject: Re: Figuring BTU/hours for equipment
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:39:59 GMT

In article <8335@news.duke.edu> klg@panda.mc.duke.edu (Kim Greer -- rjj) writes:
}
}  If one knows the KW used by a particular device, say 0.8 KW for a laser
}printer, can this be converted to a reasonably accurate BTU/Hour value?

3413 BTU/kW/hr.  

}  (just out of curiosity):   Along the same lines, does anyone know an
}approximate BTU/hr value for a "standard" person?  

2000 kilocalories = 8000 BTU.  approximately 1 day.  (although we use
240 BTU/hr to calculate the heat load on our air conditioning system
here at work.)

-- 

Norm Strong  (strong@tc.fluke.com)
2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144   USA
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Need Video Editing Recommendations
Date: 9 Jan 93 13:17:32 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <47790037@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, joeo@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Joe Oliverio) writes:
>>Since the TBC's keep everything in sync I can just switch between the two 
>>video sources.
> 
> Unless you neglected to mention it, you are leaving one important point out.
> It's true a TBC will provide a stable synch with which to edit, but you still 
> need to "synch" the TBCs to the same external source. 

You can feed the composite video out from one of the Feral's to the genlock-in
on the other. 

> And make sure the TBCs have a proc amp and provision for adjusting horizontal
> and sub carrier timing ( most do ). You will have to time all sources going 
> into the switcher to compensate for signal delays in the line. And you will 
> have to compensate for color differences, or phasing, between signals also
> using the sub-carrier phase adjustements.

Yup.

-- 
Jeff Killeen - DECUS U.S. Chapter NLC Chair | Email:killeen@eisner.decus.org

DECUS is for folks who are responsible for delivering computing technology.
The NLC is the national council for DECUS's Local User Groups - come join us!
From: weinhous@castor.hahnemann.edu (Martin S. Weinhous Ph.D.)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: VCR Selection **Tracking**
Date: 10 Jan 1993 16:13:38 -0500
Organization: Hahnemann University
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: castor.hahnemann.edu

I will soon purchase a VCR from the following "short list."

    Mitsubishi HS-U57, HS-U67, HS-U82
    Panasonic PV-4262, PV-S4270
    Sony SLV-585HF, SLV-R5UC

One of the deciding factors will be the VCR's ability to track a
variety of tapes. Does anyone know which of the listed decks have
"excellent" (automatic) tracking and/or good (manual) tracking
adjustments?

Thanks in advance.

-- 

Martin S. Weinhous, Ph.D.		weinhous@radonc.hahnemann.edu
Radiation Oncology, MS-102
Hahnemann University 			office: (215) 762 - 8616
Broad & Vine				fax:    (215) 762 - 7683
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192		home:   (215) 564 - 5986
From: mcdonald@Apple.COM (Stuart McDonald)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Universal Remotes with RS232 interfaces?
Date: 12 Jan 93 00:58:20 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

Do trainable universal remotes exist that have
RS232 interfaces???  It seems like they would be an
attractive (read cheap) alternative to buying
industial-grade pc-vcrs, LDs, etc. that have builtin
RS232 support.  Or does computer controled video
equipment require more sophisticated, two-way,
interaction than a remote can provide?

Just curious.  It would be cute if all computers in
the future had built-in universal remotes, or at
least an option to add one, just like you might
want to add a MIDI interface to control your audio
equipment.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: VCR PLUS code conflicts in TV Guide
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:20:55 GMT
Keywords: vcr+

In article <1993Jan04.211801.3124@microsoft.com> gregde@microsoft.com (Greg Demichillie) writes:

>I've been quitely ignoring this thread until know.  

>Would somebody explain to me why you would go to all the trouble 
>of firing up a PC to create VCR+ codes and then entering them 
>instead of just programming your damn VCR the regular way?

>It sould like using a chainsaw to cut butter if you ask me.

Well if it were a 500 pound pat of butter a chainsaw might be the
answer.

But - let me ask you this.   Have you ever put a program into a VCR,
gone away for a few days, and come back to find nothing recorded, all
because power went out and wiped out the programming in the VCR.

That's the joy of the VC+.    It's a battery device, and as long as the
power is on when you want to record the program, it activates your vcrs
remote control section, and away you go.

The marketing of the VC+ is geared along the lines of "can't figure out
how to program your VCR - then get VC+ - and no longer have to admit
you are too stupid to figure out a cheap machine".    The ability to
save programming through power-outages never seems to be mentioned, but
it's a good selling point - particularly in areas like I live in where
'ma nature' will take out the power for seconds to minutes every few
days for 3 - 4 months on end during thunder bumper summers.


-- 
Bill Vermillion - bill@bilver.oau.org  bill@bilver.uucp
                - ..!{peora|tous|tarpit}!bilver!bill
From: jerry@hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Macrovision hilarity--get THIS!
Date: 11 Jan 93 18:05:18 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <19508@mindlink.bc.ca>, Frank@mindlink.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter) writes:
>>
>>         To ensure the originality and high quality of this
>>         recording, this tape employs the Macrovision system.
>>
> I suspect the idea is that the Macrovision prevents people from making copies
> which, in their opinion, would be inferior quality.  Still, I did get a
> chuckle from the above.  :)

Got me to thinking . . .

Does anyone know of any video stores that purchased just one copy of a movie
and then duplicated a bunch to meet their rental needs?
From: matthews@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Thomas W. Matthews)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: need VHS recommendation
Date: 6 Jan 93 17:17:05 GMT
Organization: Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Davis

I'm shopping around for a VHS deck, and I have the following 
features in mind:

Hi-Fi sound
Selectable Dolby on the linear audio tracks
Selectable manual record level 

The only model I've seen locally is the Mitsubishi HSU57,
available for about $550  (U.S. dollars, of course).
That is an acceptable price, but I wanted to see if
anyone had a better idea.  I could spend a little more.

I have considered S-VHS, but I haven't seen one with
manual audio record level for less than $1100.

I would consider S-VHS, but also want recommendations
of standard VHS decks with the desired features.

Please e-mail responses.  If I get significant information,
I'll post it as a follow-up.

Thanks

Tom Matthews
Newsgroups: rec.video,alt.sources.d