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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Recommendations on multi-standard VCR
Keywords: I could recommend the Panasonic W1 VCR
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:04:16 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <ccgary.721370132@brolga> ccgary@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Gary Young) writes:
<
<Other features of the W1 are...
<Super-VHS Playback

Wrong, kind-of.  It is Quasi-S-VHS playback.  While it will play S-VHS tapes,
it does so that VHS resolutions.  Your best bet is to play a S-VHS tape on
a real S-VHS machine and run the output through the W1 to convert it.  The
video bandwidth is just fine on the W1, the S-VHS playback isn't.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: gihan@bmerh886.BNR.CA (Gihan Karunaratne)
Subject: Re: Trouble with recent Warner releases
Reply-To: gihan@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 21:25:36 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.152308.21233@bnr.ca>, marcus@bnr.ca (Marc
St.Amand) writes:
|>In article <2310070@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>, scott@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM
(Scott Turner) writes:
|>|> The questions:
|>|> 
|>|> Anyone else seen similar problems?  Anyone heard of difficulties with
|>|> recent WHV releases?

Their defect rate for LDs is beyond normal.

Maybe it's time we force WHV to clean up their act.Write 'em nasty letters.
Stop buying their discs. Rent the disc if you need too watch the movie.

|>
|>To be fair, though, I have also watched WHV LD's that were quite all
|>right: my second Blue Velvet, sides 1 and 2 of AK's Dreams (actually,
|>the picture is beautiful), GoodFellas.
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^
                    pressed by Pioneer not WHV.
|>

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Gihan R. Karunaratne    
Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4H7 
e-mail: gihan@BNR.CA (INTERNET)

"All flesh is grass"
                -- Isiah
Smoke a friend today.
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Organization: Central Michigan University
Date: Saturday, 7 Nov 1992 21:06:51 EST
From: Paul Tyma <3MC3CNR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: video tape expert needed

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
From: gifford@ravel.udel.edu (Nathan L. Gifford)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: M90 or M401
Date: 13 Nov 92 04:25:52 GMT
Distribution: USA
Organization: University of Delaware

I am considering buying either the M90 or M401 ld player.  What are people's 
experiences with these players?  What ar the difference between the two?  Are 
there any known problems with either of the players.  Anything would be
helpful.

Nathan Gifford
gifford@ravel.udel.edu
From: kachun@astro.as.arizona.edu (Ka Chun Yu)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: LD houses?
Date: 13 Nov 92 11:00:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

I know there's been past discussion of various companies to order LDs from
and since I've only recently had a player, I've never paid any attention.
But I am interested now and am wondering about some of the details of the
various offers.  I've heard mention Sight & Sound, Columbia House, and 
Tewksbury (sp.?).  What are people's feelings about these and other mail-
order firms?   Columbia House has the first-time joiner's special, but
what other deals do the other places have?  How good is their service?  Does
everyone accept returns with minimal hassle?  Do they all offer similar
numbers of selections and variety? 

Please email.  If there is interest, I will summarize and re-post the replies.

--
*Ka Chun Yu               * "I'm going down to Cowtown, the cow's a friend of *
*kachun@as.arizona.edu    *  me; he lives beneath the ocean and that's where  *
*                         *  I will be.  Beneath the waves, the waves..."     *
*                         *                                      --Cowtown    *
From: mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VCR index search
Date: 8 Nov 92 21:49:38 GMT
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory

In article <1dhuuvINNppi@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> as719@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jun Guo) writes:

   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


There are VCR's that can make fewer than 19?  I didn't know that!
My Panasonic AG-1830 (SVHS) can make "regular" indices, and can also
put down numbered indices (3-digit numbers) so that you can directly
search to the appropriate number.  I doubt that they would've made
it a 3-digit number if you could only put in 19 indices...

My Mitsubishi U-82 (SVHS again) I'm sure can put down more than 19,
since I believe I have a tape with more indices than that.  Of
course, due to total Mitsubishi stupidity, you can ONLY put the
indices in while recording, and can not add them afterwards (I use
the Pana to do that).

What machine are you using, and what are you trying to do?

--Mike
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: Re: New LD release of MP & the Holy Grail
Followup-To: rec.video.releases
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:01:33 GMT

In <SS.92Nov10085447@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:

>But one question. I have
>seen, here on the net, about an all CAV set, but in a Laser Craze
>catolog, they had an all CLV version. Will there be both or one, and
>if so which one?

I don't know for sure (I noticed the same item in Laser Craze); the rumor
I've heard is that they decided to skip the supplementary material for the
film, and release it in CLV with Gilliam (or Gilliam & Terry Jones) comments
on the second audio program.

This is probably close to the truth: the CLV version mentioned in Laser
Craze is priced at about $50, which is what Criterion usually charges for a
single CLV platter with one "extra" (i.e., the SAP) on it.  I'd love to
believe that they could do a single CLV/CAV platter and fit the whole movie
AND some supplementary material onto it; but I think it doubtful.

                           "Spontaneous combustion!  What a stroke of luck!"
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From: sss@castle.ed.ac.uk (S S Sturrock)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: U.K Video censorship on T2
Date: 10 Nov 92 13:44:42 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <42921108165224.0004861036NA3EM@mcimail.com> 0004861036@MCIMAIL.COM (James Millick) writes:

>  What Dominator is talking about is that they got the "15 cert" 
>version, which would be like if we got a version edited to PG-13 
>on video, instead of the original R cut. Cameron & Lightstorm 
>know about this, and don't like it. They are hoping that enough 
>UK enthusiasts get together and complain to the censors board 
>(whatever their title is) and see if they can get it changed. I 
>remember Van Ling telling me about this when they had problems 
>with ALIENS in the UK.

The widescreen edition on PAL laserdisc is cert 18 and says on the back
that it is the full unedited version as seen in cinemas and is not
available on any other format (in the UK that is).

Transfer is not bad at all.  Cost is a bit much at 50 quid though.  You do
get the Making of T2 on side four in CAV (the film is in CLV).


-- 
Shane Sturrock, Biocomputing Research Unit, Darwin Building, Mayfield Road,
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth of Independent Kingdoms.  :-)

Civilisation is a Haggis Supper with salt and sauce and a bottle of Irn Bru.
From: dondd@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Don Dillon)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 22:57:55 GMT
Subject: Re: Sony XBR Audio problems & limitations, Solutions wanted
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)
Newsgroups: rec.video

>>The open doors slide back, RIGHT ALONG SIDE the tv. Hence, I believe the side
>>speaker ports are hindered in the free flow of sound.
>
>>What to do, What to do?
>
>Easy.  Don't use the built-in speakers at all.  They're probably of less
>than impressive quality.
>----------

I also find on my 32" xbr that they distort the video because to the
magnetic flux of the coils.  use an external stereo.


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From: doug@hparc0.aus.hp.com (Doug Parsons)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Sony Proj: Can it accept VGA?
Date: 12 Nov 92 02:41:36 GMT
Organization: HP Australasian Response Centre (Melbourne)
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Continuing on my search for more information on my newly acquired Sony front
projector, I've obtained some spec sheets from Sony that have generated more
questions.

I didn't get info on my VPH-1030QM, but I got some on the VPH-1031QM, so I'm
hoping that they are the same or very close (they look the same and the shop
tech said that most repair parts used the same part #s for either).

The sheet says:

* Can project all RGB input within 15 to 36kHz (H. freq.) and 45 to 150Hz
(V. freq.)
* Compatible with IBM PC with CGA, PGA, or EGA adapter
* Responds to Analogue/Digital RGB Signals
* Sync signal on green channel can be detected automatically
* RGB signals can be superimposed on Composite Video signal (only when a
microcomputer is connected to RGB-2 connector (21-pin [SCART])
* Horizontal shift of RGB inputs; RGB-1 (9-pin) and RGB-2 (21-pin) can be 
adjusted independently, which matches the difference of each Horizontal phase
when switching two RGB inputs
* A high resolution of 1100 TV Lines at center (RGB input), can read 90 
characters x 45 lines
* Employs high quality lens HACC/HD-6

Then, in another section, is some figure columns:

Horizontal resolution:  1100 TV lines (RGB inputs) at center
			 650 TV lines (VIDEO inputs) at center
Input:  Video Input: BNC 1.0Vp-p, sync negative, 75ohm
		     9-pin D:  TTL level
		     CENELEC 21-pin: Analogue RGB

Ok, enough stats, now qyestions:

I see that I can hook up a CGA, EGA, or PGA adapter into it; these are
digital signals, so I understand that; but the VGA signal is analogue, so
I'd need to connect it to the 21-pin CENELEC via RGB.  However, I believe
that VGA has a seperate horizontal and vertical sync signal, but the proj.
accepts sync on green.

Can an adapter/converter be made/bought simply or cheaply (or at all?)

Given the above adapter, does VGA fall within the Horz. and Vert. input range?

I've got a special graphics adapter that does 1024x768 and 1280x1024, output
on RGB BNC connectors.  Software can be configured to drive the card at
different rates; any idea if this would connect and achieve this resolution
on screen?

The above specs show 1100 lines resolution via RGB, but (only!) 650 lines via
VIDEO; does this mean that it's better to hook up an RGB signal from my
laserdisc/vcr/video mixer (if possible) to obtain a better picture?


That's it for now; thanks to all the knowledgable people out there that know
something about this stuff!

douginoz.
Newsgroups: rec.video
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 17:52:18 GMT

In article <BxKAw6.2J3@fc.hp.com> rjn@FC.HP.COM writes:
>
>The question is, who pressed those discs?  Warner is biased towards using
>the WEA (Warner/Elektra/Atlantic) plant, and they seem to be the black
>sheep of the industry right now on sync and cross-talk defects.
>
>Request standard article LD#09 for mint mark information.

It was WEA alright.  At least my copies of BATMAN RETURNS and EXCALIBUR
were and B.R. says right on the inner band of the disc itself (not label)
"Made in USA by WEA".  At least they don't try to hide who made the
discs :-).

Two recent articles, one an editorial in TPV vol.4 #15 (just released)
and the other an issue or two back in Laser Scene, I think, have
discussed how they changed their minds about WEA after getting a tour
of the factory, etc. etc.  The claim is being made that WEA pressings
contain a wider bandwidth and that on improperly adjusted monitors
this produces strange artifacts or something like that.  I'm
not sure if I buy this, HOWEVER I have not personally experienced as
many difficulties with WEA pressings as some.  I can't say whether
my monitor adjustment has anything to do with it or not.
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   N.E. Ohio Univ. Coll. of Medicine, Box 95, Rootstown OH 44272-0095
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: malecki@dvs.com (Dave Malecki)
Subject: Re: How do you connect batteries in series?
Organization: Digital Video Systems
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:08:38 GMT

Scott Fields (aa716@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:
: 
: 
: I have two 12v 4.5ah batteries that I'd like to connect to increase the
: amount of time I can use my 100 watt battery light.  How would I do this?
: 
: Is it as simple as connecting the + and - terminals of battery A to the +
: and - terminals of battery B, and then attaching a cigarette lighter
: adaptor to the terminals on battery B?

Your title is wrong.  You want to connect the batteries in parallel.  If you 
connected them in series (plus to minus) you would end up with a 4.5ah 24V
battery.  What you want is a 9ah 12V battery, right?  Plus to plus, minus to
minus will do what you want.

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 02:36:10 GMT

brianp@ssec.wisc.edu (Brian Paul) writes:
>He started off by showing me the back of a CD-I player:  it has a
>large expansion bay intended for the "CD movie" upgrade.  [...]
>I neglected to ask him what the playing time would be per disc.
 
The playing time should be like CD-DA:  about 74 minutes per disc.
So movies will either have to be time-compressed, or come on two discs,
or perhaps later conceivably come on a double-sided disc (like an LD).

>Anyway, now I'm not sure about buying an LD player if this 5" video CD is
>for real.  A 5" format sounds more attractive than the 12" (?) LD format
>unless there is a noticable difference in A/V quality.

The difference partly depends on the viewer and A/V playback environment.
Some people will justifiably want to always use their LD gear instead.
In any case, the selection for LDs will be much broader for some time to
come, so it makes far more sense to buy LD right now for movie viewing.
It'd be great if Pioneer sold the combo LD/CD-I player they once showed.

kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu> <76703.4227@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: leejun@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Jun H Lee)
Subject: Surround System Question - Two
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: ussa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:14:07 GMT

Hi, Netters:

I'd like to know if there is a Dolby Prologic Surround 
System which does not include amp and preamp?
I am wondering if I can use my receiver, which does not
have the surround system, for surround system?

Thanks very much.
From: jguo@ecst.csuchico.edu (Casey Guo)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Mitsubishi HS-U57 problem
Date: 9 Nov 92 06:58:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: charnel.1dl271INNjk5
Distribution: world
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu


Hi Netters:
   I recently purchased a Mitsubishi HS-U57. The FORWARD slow motion
jitters all the time. It gets worse if the tape is old recordings. But
even if I use the new recorded tape from this VCR, it still jitters
a litte bit. The still picture and the backward slow motion look all
right. Does any of you have the similar experience?  Is it some sort
of alignment problem or something serious? Mitsubishi VCRs are supposed
to have good tracking. What's wrong with my machine? It's only 3 weeks
old. I got it from a mail order and they offer only 10 days exchange.
This is something I was afraid of the mail order. I might have to
deal with the tiresome repair shop.
    Jitter: vertical vibration. It's really not pleasant to eyes.
    I need your expertise.

--Casey
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: carlt@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (carl thomsen)
Subject: Re: LD-101: A Pornographic Standard
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:35:49 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Bob Niland (rjn@FC.HP.COM) wrote:
: Anshu Prasad (stud1b53@bnr.ca) wrote:
: 
: >Do they also confiscate Pioneer GGV-141, the disc required by all authorized
: >Pioneer service shops?  It is also a technical test disc*.
:
: GGV-141 is $121 and requires test equipment, in case you were wondering.
: And no, I don't have a copy.
: 

	Is this disc (Pioneer GGV-141) available to the general public?
	If so where can it be ordered? 

	Thanks,

	Carl Thomsen
From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:06:09
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu
In-reply-to: brianp@ssec.wisc.edu's message of 9 Nov 92 14:06:56 GMT

>>>>> On 9 Nov 92 14:06:56 GMT, brianp@ssec.wisc.edu (Brian Paul) said:


brianp> This weekend I went to a local electronics store to look at
brianp> the LD players.  After a few minutes with the salesperson he
brianp> asked me if I had seen the new Phillips CD-I players.  I told
brianp> him I was familiar with them and said "that's not the
brianp> equivalent of an LD player".  At this point he explained to me
brianp> that early next year, Phillips will introduce an add-on module
brianp> for their CD-I player which will enable it to play movies from
brianp> a 5" CD-like medium.  It just so happens that a Phillips rep.
brianp> was there for the weekend to help promote CD-I, so I talked to
brianp> him too.

Well I can't see fitting a 2 hour plus movie on a 5 inch CD with out
some major compression methods. Beside, the CD-I isn't selling as well
as Phillips had expected, and there probably trying there hardest to
make is seem more attractive. Especially if the rep. was there...
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: cs911146@ariel.yorku.ca (JEFF HUM)
Subject: VOS & Retake on VCRs other than JVC?
Organization: York
Distribution: rec.video
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:55:30 GMT

Does anyone know if any brands of VCRs other than JVC offer:
1)  VOS (Video On Sound)
2)  Retake
?

Perhaps Panasonic, Mitsubishi,...?

There is also another useful function available on Beta machines called
BetaSkipScan.  This allows you to preview in search mode (fwd or rev) during
rew or ffwd for as long as you hold the corresponding button.  This is 
extremely useful so that you can check your current position without having
to STOP, PLAY, STOP, REW/FWD, etc...
Is this available on any VHS decks?  I've heard that JVC's HRS10000U has this
function, but I haven't verified it yet.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated...


Thanks,

Jeff.
wc7008@writer.yorku.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: earle@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Greg Earle - Gainfully Unemployed)
Subject: Info on 1991 Sony KV-27HSR10 TV (was Re: Info on 27" Sony (KV-27TS30))
Followup-To: rec.video
Summary: Me too
Organization: Gainfully unemployed
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 09:19:37 GMT

In article <1d6dk6INN8o@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu> alden@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu (Dave Alden) writes:
>  I have a chance to buy a 27" Sony (KV-27TS30) for $375.  I believe this
>is an excellent price (yes, it is used :-), however I haven't been in the
>market to buy a TV for a long time (I just saw this offer and I would hate
>to pass it up.  :-)  Does anyone have any experience with this particular
>model, and is this price a good one?

In a similar vein, I am in an almost exactly identical situation.  I went to
a Montgomery Ward's, seemingly intent on buying a 1992 model Sony KV-32TS20
(baseline no-frills 32" Trinitron), as the asking price + sales tax neatly fit
into our Ward credit card credit limit (-:

While looking, I came across a "close-out" model that caught my attention:
a Sony KV-27HSR10.  It had front-facing built-in (either side of the picture
tube) speakers and a notably different cabinet style than the 1992 or 1993
Sony models I've seen.  I've also only heard of the TS, EXR and XBR/XBR^2
series before; I know nothing about the HSR's.

All I've been able to figure out so far is that it appears to be a "late '91"
model ("May 1991" on the back panel), it has 3 video inputs including 1
S-Video input, Speaker On/Off switch, Variable audio output, Monitor out, and
(most importantly) SRS.  I don't know anything else (e.g., resolution) about
it.

The not-present-on-the-sale-ticket absolute not-one-penny-less closeout price
for this model is less than what they're asking for a "new" 1992 KV-27TS27,
and this KV-27HSR10 has an S-Video input and SRS, neither of which the newer
KV-27TS27 has (big plusses).  It's a bit *uglier* than the 1992/1993 models,
but as they say, you gotta take the bad with the good, eh?
 
If anyone has any information/opinions about this model, especially vis a vis
the selling price being less than the newer model with less features, I would
appreciate hearing from you.  Any general info on the HSR line, any known
deficiencies technology-wise for a late 1991 model compared with the newer
lines (why was the HSR line dropped, for example?), any info at all ...

Thanks!