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From: sowellrm@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.audio
Subject: Re: Pioneer VSX4900S/5900S Dolby Pro-Logic Receivers
Date: 15 Apr 92 08:11:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Memphis State University

In article <1992Apr10.232849.2701@sco.COM>, davidv@sco.COM (Uncle David) writes:
> 
> (Stuff removed from original article)
> how good are they
> at doing video-switching (selecting an input source and piping it to
> the TV set)? does it preserve the switching functions when you power
> off the unit (i.e i've got the vcr selected as the input source to
> the TV set, i then power off the amp, will it continue to pipe the
> vcr video/audio to the TV set. this is semi-important since i have
> a housemate who is a klutz at techno-stuff, and i'd like to keep 
> things as simple as possible for him. if he doesn't have to turn
> the stereo on to watch a movie from the VCR, that would be great).
> 
> either post to the net, or send me email. thanks!
> -- 
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> Fax:   408-427-5460        |        davidv@sco.com       | something this lame
>  "I never can come up with these damn witty quotes. Got a better one for me?"

My Kenwood receiver will not let a video/audio signal pass through it unless
it is turned on.  I do not know if the Pioneer operates the same or not.
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases
From: dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge)
Subject: Re: weird film->video encoding
Keywords: Japanese Legend combined frames unusual
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 02:55:37 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.215850.14900@news.eng.convex.com>, datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
> ><The effect doesn't appear to be consistent, either (no readily identifiable
> ><pattern). It seems to "fade in" and "fade out", such that some frames only
> ><have a "hint" of an adjacent frame while others are full double exposures.
> 
> Uh, what about the obvious -- that it was *filmed* that way?  Fading from
> one sceen to another is hardly a new technique.

Fading from one scene to another, sure -- but this double-imaging is taking
place at the FRAME level at all times.

Besides, I just spun up the plain-old US MCA pressing, and it shows the
normal 3-2 pulldown artifacts. No double-imaging on that one.

                                            -Dave Dodge/dododge@wam.umd.edu
From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (99E99)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: THX (The name)
Date: 11 Apr 92 10:57:21 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing


In article <1992Apr11.071049.18549@crash.cts.com> gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante) writes:
}THE DEFINITIVE THX "WHAT IT STANDS FOR"
} TOMLINSON HOLMAN EXPERIMENT.

	Is that not a case of "retroactive acronymization"?  His college film,
and later the expanded theatrical version came out first.
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From: root@cvbnet.prime.com (cvbnet)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Sony vcrs with Control-L (LANC)
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:56:53 GMT


LANC is Control-L. Control-Lf has a different connector.
Part of that connector is the Control-L bus.
Control-L is a communications protocol as well as
an electrical spec.
Any device capable of ^L can be an edit controller.
It all depends on the commands it sends.
If the manufacturer of the device decides that he doesn't
want his device to be a controller, that's his decision.
All devices with ^L can be controlled.
If a device has a function and that function has a
^L command which can control it, the manufacturer is
supposed to supply that functionality.

The electrical spec is: (in short)
9600 baud, 1 start bit, 8 data bits, no parity bit, 3-4 stop bits.
Just different enough that you can't use a standard UART.

The communications protocol is that there will be
8 words as above and then no words for a time length of 8 words.

There can be many devices connected to the bus. It is 
guaranteed to support 10. It is inactive high. Bits drive the bus low.
ie. a 1 is 0 volts and a 0 is +5 volts. 

There's lots more. If you REALLY want to know, call SONY
and order the CONTROL L-Lf protocol "service manual".
Their number is 1-816-891-7550.


joe

From article <1992Apr14.200407.11206@unocal.com>, by gary@st.unocal.com (Gary Cattelino):
> In article <19920413151035.0.VU@VN.SCH.Symbolics.COM>, VU@GODZILLA.SCH.SYMBOLICS.COM (Vu Ngo) writes:
> |> Hi,
> |> 
> |> I am looking for Sony VHS vcrs with the Control-L (5-pin) or LANC (3-pin)
> |> connectors.
> 
> Besides, the connectors, what's the difference between Control-L and LANC?
> I'm looking for a VCR that can be a master edit controller for my V701
> camcorder.  I know the SLV-R5 can do it, but are there others?  The
> Mitsubishi VCRs have LANC, but I've been told they cannot act as an edit
> controller.  Is the difference between LANC and Control-L the fact that
> one can act as an edit controller while the other can't?
> 
> Help!
> -- 
> Gary A. Cattelino                  Unocal Corporate Information Services
> Phone: (714) 693-6762              5460 E. La Palma Ave.
> INTERNET: gary@unocal.COM          Anaheim, CA 92807


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From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: Sony EDV-9500 (ED-Beta VCR)
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 01:10:45 GMT

In article <9APR199209463541@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> kimnach@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH) writes:
>
>  I am looking for a Sony EDV-9500 (or Canadian EDV-9300) Extended Definition
>Beta VCR.

>the picture on the big screen was astonishing--he kids me about being the 
>last one alive who is devoted to Beta...but he had to admit it blows his 
>"super" VeryHardtoSee picture away!  It's a shame that everyone couldn't 
>have the opportunity to see ED-Beta....unfortunately, it's a "vicious"
>--spelled "VHS"--world.)

Same reaction from my friend who is still a semi-beta fan - but
acquired an SVHS.    The demo tape, particulary the black surface with
the water, and the pictures with the gold really show what NTSC can do.
These machines produce gorgeous pictures.

And if you find two, let me know.  (ha - fat chance he says ;-) )


>Just curious: does the Canadian 9300 RECORD in B1shb mode?

A question that I have not seen answered.  Is the ED format still being
produced for Japanese (and or other market) consumption.  And if so,
how does one go about finding/importing them.

I notice that one of the gray market NY wholesalers now lists and
EDV7500 in it's ads for about $200 more than the 9500 was going for on
closeout.


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From: news@rsvl.unisys.com (News Administration)
Subject: HDTV Terrestrial Broadcast
Summary: HDTV Terrestrial broadcast at NAB
Keywords: HDTV,NAB
Organization: rsvl.unisys
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 15:56:55 GMT


General Instruments is planning a real live terrestrial HDTV broadcast using
its proposed format at the National Association of Broadcasters convention
the week of April 13.  Will someone attending (or who has attended by the
time they read this) please post an evaluation of the system?  I am 
interested in general things such as picture stability, picture quality, 
degree of picture breakup (if any), visual affects when changing channels, etc.
I presume this is the first digital terrestrial broadcast and likely one of the
first HDTV broadcasts attendees are likely to have seen.  I would appreciate
any impressions witnesses can offer.  Thank you.

Rich Peterson
Unisys Corp.
From: cantrell@seqp4.sequoia.com (Paul Cantrell)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Oh, BOY! WOW! UNBELIEVABLE!! (was new Sony MDP-333 LD player)
Keywords: video disk players
Date: 7 Apr 92 20:25:45 GMT
Organization: Sequoia Computer Systems


I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but I've got to agree with mike
bender. I rented a video disk player this weekend from the local laser
disk rental place along with a few disks:

	The Dream is Alive
	Blade Runner
	Star Wars
	Ghostbusters
	and a couple others

I was suitably impressed, and ordered a unit today. I doubt it would have
been very impressive with my old 15" television, but on my new 31" TV and
my Dolby Pro-Logic receiver it was great! It's also cheaper to rent disks
from this place (InstantReplay in Waltham, MA) than it was to rent VHS
tapes from the local tape rental place.

Now I have to figure out which movies I can afford to buy, rather than
rent :-(

					PC
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From: dwjz@bnr.ca (Doug Zolmer)
Subject: Re: Surround Sound on TV Broadcasts
Reply-To: bro@crib.amiga.ocunix.on.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:31:55 GMT

In article <2w2t+8j@rpi.edu>, hsiaoe@vccsouth29.its.rpi.edu (Eric Hsiao) writes:
|> I'm currently in the Albany, NY area and I'm really disappointed with the TV
|> stations around here.  Of the 5 major stations (ABC,NBC,CBS,FOX,&PBS), only
|> two of them are broadcasting in MTS stereo.  PBS is one of them (isn't it
|> funny how commercial stations rake in much more money than public stations,
|> yet have inferior broadcasting equipment?)  NBC is the other station.  It's
|> 1992 and MTS has been around for a number of years now, so why are these
|> stations still in the 70's technologically?  Albany is not a boon-dock area.
|> It's a mid-sized city with surrounding cities of Troy and Schenectedy. 
|> These stations spend thousands of dollars on their nightly newscast stage sets,
|> but no money to improve their broadcast equipment.  It's no wonder that the
|> 3 networks are losing viewership to cable.  Wouldn't you rather watch HBO in
|> Dolby Surround than ABC in MONO?
|>    In other words, if TV stations want to get some of its viewership back, they
|> need to start upgrading their equipment for the nineties.
|>                            - Eric

We get ABC (WOKR), NBC (WHEC) and CBS (WROC) from Rochester NY.  The ABC 
station is still not broadcasting MTS, and when asked, declined to say when 
they even planned on upgrading.  The NBC and CBS stations broadcast reasonable 
quality MTS sound.  Before WHEC and WROC switched network affiliations (WHEC 
used to be CBS and WROC used to be NBC), WROC was the only Rochester
station that broadcast MTS, and it sounded horrible.  I'm glab their 
engineers have worked out the bugs.  

We get PBS from Watertown NY (WNPE).  This is a tiny, very low buget station 
that will probably never pony up enough money to by an MTS encoder.  FOX
affiliate?  Not around here!

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From: ostrove@terminus.umd.edu (Steven Ostrove)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Fantasia 50 days?
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:33:10 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Dept. of Good Guys and Cool Stuff

I don't understand what the big hoopla is about.  Disney stated that
Fantasia was going to be offered for 50 days.  If you read anything
at all about the offer, you would know that they (Disney) were taking
orders for 50 days.  After the 50 days were (are?) over, they will not
fill any new orders.

That means that if Mr. Mom and Pop store, or chain for that matter, orders
3.5 million copies they could be selling them into the year 2000, or
beyond.

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From: boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com (The fox so cunning and free)
Subject: Re: THX (The name)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  7 APR 92 04:32:59 EDT

In article <1992Apr6.142939.5438@eua.ericsson.se>, euahac@eua.ericsson.se (Hakan Carlson) writes...

} Did you now that George Lucas first film was called THX?

Well, actually, it was THX 1138 4EB. That was his UCLA Film School project.
He late remade it as the feature film THX 1138.

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	 Downright Twainian in a Hitchcockian sort of way."


--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, "The Mill", Maynard, MA)

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From: mdd@cbnewse.cb.att.com (michael.d.derousse)
Subject: Hi-Fi VCR questions, JVC HR-S4700U, Sony SLV585 and more
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 14:56:36 GMT
Keywords: JVC Sony VCR Hi-Fi VHS S-VHS


Well, I set out to buy a Hi-Fi VHS machine this weekend
but am a little unsure about the final decision I made.
I ended up buying a JVC HR-S4700U for $465.  I did not
set out to by a S-VHS machine, but after seeing the picture
and noticing that the price was about the same as the
other standard VHS Hi-Fi VCRs, I took the bait.  The reason
it was so cheap was because it had been previously 
purchased and returned (the box was open)  I checked it 
out before buying it and it appeared to be in excellent
condition.  The salesman (at Highland in the Chicago
area) said that they have a 7 day return policy so the
previous owner had it a maximum of 7 days.  So I took
it home, hooked it up, and everything worked as expected.
THEN I noticed that the service information flyer that
came with all the documentation had some hand written
phone numbers on it.  There was a number for a JVC
product specialist (708-364-9300) and a corrected
authorized service number (1-800-252-5722).  After seeing
that, I got very concerned that maybe the previous owner
has some problems with it, and that it may (or may not)
have been repaired, and resold to me.  Does anyone have
any thoughts on this?

Anyway, assuming that this machine is as good as new,
does anyone have any experience with the S4700 or
JVC VCRs in general?  A friend of mine heard that there
were problems with JVC VCRs in the Hi-Fi audio area.
Is this true?  By the way, I do have a JVC monitor
which influenced my decision (slightly) since I could
control the BASIC functions of the TV with the VCR's
remote.

I was also concidering the Sony SLV-585 which was selling
for about $450 everywhere.  I know that it is not S-VHS,
but as I said earlier I didn't plan on a S-VHS machine
anyway and I may not get alot of use out of S-VHS.  I
will generally be using the VCR to record TV-shows and
music videos, and view rental tapes.  

Do you think a $450 standard VHS machine would be of
higher quality than a $500 S-VHS machine? (besides the
obvious S-VHS feature)  I don't want to have to buy a
new VCR for quite a while.

I like alot of the features on the JVC (real-time
counter, remaining time, index marking and searching,
variable speed REW & FF search, automatic tracking,
skip search, flying erase head)  Does the Sony machine
also have these?  The shuttle dial on the Sony is
not important to me, so long as I can get the variable
speed REW & FF search. Does anyone have any experiece
with Sony Hi-Fi VCRs or this particular model?  I would
also like recommendations on any other models, since I
think  I may be paying extra $$ for the dial shuttle control.

I would greatly appreciate comments on any of the above
along with any advice AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  I can return
the machine within the next 6 days, but I'd rather do
it sooner than later.  Please feel free to post your
response or send me personal email at mdd@ihlpt.att.com.

Thanks,
Michael DeRousse
mdd@ihlpt.att.com
From: long-morrow@CS.YALE.EDU (H. Morrow Long)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Showcasing the LD collection : -)
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:22:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Apr14.132213.27324
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science


In article <19920413211612.3.VU@VN.SCH.Symbolics.COM>, VU@GODZILLA.SCH.SYMBOLICS.COM (Vu Ngo) writes:
|> Hi,
|> 
|> My LaserDisc collection is growing.  Since it is a sizable investment :-),
|> I feel it deserves better exposure than just standing on a dark shelf under
|> my staircase the way it is now.  So, I am looking for some tips as to give
|> the collection more visibility, better display, clearer categorization.
|> 
|> 1. Are there better cabinet for storing, say 100 or more discs??.

There should still be a few cabinet manufacturers producing furniture
for storing LP record (remember those) collections which would be
suitable for storing LDs upright (except for those oversized boxed
sets such as Fantasia) if you want something nice looking.
Back in college we used plastic milk crates.

				- Morrow
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From: root@cvbnet.prime.com (cvbnet)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: camcorder recommendations
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:54:57 GMT
Distribution: usa

From article <1992Apr13.231426.2631@spcvxb.spc.edu>, by killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen):
> In article <1992Apr13.215433.17506@cbnews.cb.att.com>, amp@cbnews.cb.att.com (anit.patel) writes:
>> 
>> Need recommendations for 8mm camcorder.  Sony TR 81 has been favorite of
>> the net land.  Any other choices with the following preferences:
> 
> While I have not used one (I am a happy TR81 owner) I would take a look at the 
> Cannon UCS1 and the V801 (for time encoding for the future).  The UCS1 is like 
> the TR-81 but a different package.  The V801 is larger than the TR81 - I have 
> had some folks of late express the opinion the TR81 is too small and they 
> prefer to hold the larger V801.

If you're going to consider the Canon, I strongly suggest you solicit opinions
here first. I don't think you'll be happy with the focusing mechanism at all.

I have a 701 which I picked over the 81 because of size and over the
801 because of the quick record feature and I didn't really need
time code. 10x Zoom might've been nice, but 8x is just fine for me.

joe
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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Friday, 17 Apr 1992 05:22:56 CDT
From: Rich Chong <U41602@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Character Generators

Trying to decide what character generator to get to put up notices
on condo cable channel. Need something a secretary can learn to use easily.
We currently have a Chyron VP-2 which is too slow for our purposes.
Anybody have any recommendations or comments on the following or other?
Videonics Titlemaker
JVC, RCA, Panasonic, etc
Amiga 500 with Broadcast-Titler-2or Pro-Video-Post
Thanks. Rich Chong
From: TChung.esae@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: SONY TR 81 Camcorder
Date: 14 Apr 92 19:11:05 GMT
Reply-To: TChung.esae@xerox.com
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


As I know that Sony made all of those TR81 and TR81 alike camcorders:
	Sony TR-81 made by Sony, and Sony optics, 90 day labor/1 year parts
warranty.
	Ricoh R-88 made by Sony, Sony specified optics but made by Ricoh, 6
year warranty.
	Nikon VN700 made by Sony, Sony specified optics but made by Nikon, 5
year warranty.
	Yashica KX-77 made by Sony, Sony specified optics but made by Yashica,
6 year warranty.
	Fujix H-80 made by Sony, Sony specified optics but made by Fujix.

The March 92 issue of the Consumer Report disscused this issue. All above
camcorder are the same except the brand lables are different, and you can see
the small lables on the lens carries the name of the manufacture who made this
optics.
All the functional buttons are labled in slightly different color with each
different manufactures.  Generally all those camcorders are identically
assembled by Sony. To me, the prices, the warranty terms and the availability
are the main issues at the time I want to buy. I think those camera makes
should have more experience to make Sony specified optics than Sony itself. One
of my friend who works in Japan told me that Sony's camcorder optics were
acturally made by Tamron, a Japaese lens make.

Xref: sparky rec.video:6049 rec.video.releases:1546
From: boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com (The fox so cunning and free)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases
Subject: Re: Criterion Collection SAP for Bond pictures
Date: 9 Apr 92 06:34:05 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

In article <1992Apr8.173635.2806@tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes...

} The Criterion Bond CAV editions have interviews with the directors of the
} various films, the screenwriter (who recently died), the film editor, and
} (not on all the dics) the famed set designer Ken Adams.  (I've forgotten
} the names of the others.)

} Problem is, Criterion has is pulling these discs out of circulation (see
} my news article in rec.video.releases for details.)

The latest Laserflash from Sight & Sound mentions that though the audio
commentary tracks were removed for Criterion's forthcoming CLV editions
of the three titles, apparently Criterion is offering the commentary on
separate audio cassettes. I don't know the details about acquiring the
cassettes, though.

-- 

	"Buster, this trip downriver has been truly special.
	 Downright Twainian in a Hitchcockian sort of way."


--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, "The Mill", Maynard, MA)

    boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com
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From: meyer@dbsun.uucp (Don Meyer)
Subject: Re: Surround Sound on TV Broadcasts
Organization: BioMerieux-Vitek, St. Louis Mo.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 11:03:43 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.123419.7183@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (K. Khan) writes:
>Speaking of Dolby Surround TV shows, did anyone watch "Mann and Machine"
>on NBC Sunday night? Methinks the recording engineer who did Fantasia
>also works for this show. ;-)

No kidding! :-)  I have a mere stereo setup, and things did get pretty
wierd on occasion.  Glad it's not my (rather new) equipment.
Was the show actually in surround, or just stereo?

Our local NBC affiliate is stereo, CBS is not. :-(  The opening to Northern
Exposure (surround logo) therefore exists only to tease me...

Don

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