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From: chrisp@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Chris Pelkie)
Subject: Re: Sony 27" TV Recommendations?
Organization: Cornell Theory Center
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 11:46:21 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.171216.12458@tc.cornell.edu>, chrisp@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Chris Pelkie) writes:
|> In article <35561@cbmvax.commodore.com>, raible@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Raible - LSI Design) writes:
|> 
|> |> (doesn't need fancy audio stuff) they are a good match. Also note that
|> |> EXR / HSR have test mode feature similar to XBR models.
|> |> 
|> |> -- 
|> |> _____________________________________________________________________________
|> |> Robert J. Raible		EMAIL:raible@cbmvax.commodore.com
|> |> VLSI Program Manager		 or: {uunet|rutgers|pyramid}!cbmvax!raible
|> |> Commodore Business Machines     "my comments, not Commodore's, ok ?"
|> 
|> 
|> I remember reading about this test mode feature, but forgot how to
|> engage it. I thought there was something on the back of the set
|> to press, but couldn't see it on the show floor model in the local
|> electronics toy store. Remind me, please...
|> -- 
|> Chris Pelkie
|> Scientific Visualization Producer
|> Cornell Theory Center
|> Ithaca, NY 14853-3801
|> chrisp@tc.cornell.edu

I'm following up to myself (talking to myself, sorry). I was looking at the
PVM-2530 (not sure of the number) in the store, the Sony "pro" monitor.
Oddly it didn't seem to have the same kind of service mode switch as
has been described for the XBR.

By the way, a helpful person sent me lots of details about the XBR service mode,
so my thanks to him; others need not chase this thread on the net (you
can send me mail if you like).
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale)
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again)
Organization: Imax Corporation, Mississauga Canada
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 07:35:56 GMT

I wrote:
=And a given HDTV system *is* forever limited to a particular horizontal
=and vertical resolution figure.  To improve it, you develop a new
=standard with more pixels (scanlines and bandwidth), discard all your
=old video equipment, and buy all new stuff.

tlai@cs.toronto.edu (Tony Wen Hsun Lai) writes:
>
>What do you mean by "discard all your old video equipment"?  With a
>scalable HDTV system, one should be able to get HDTV-quality video from a
>UDTV-quality source.  Or do you want always the best possible video quality
>available, and you expect manufacturers not to build equipment to handle
>future standards?

I was talking from the point of view of a program producer.  If you have
a state-of-the-art NTSC studio, and you want to switch to producing in
HDTV, you have to buy all new HDTV equipment.  Video equipment in general
is pretty tightly coupled to the timings and bandwidth of the signal it
was designed for - most NTSC equipment can't be modified to handle PAL,
let alone HDTV which requires 4-6 times the bandwidth.  You wouldn't
actually junk *all* your NTSC equipment, of course, you'd keep a bit
of it around, and have a HDTV-to-NTSC convertor for those times you
need NTSC out.  But to produce HDTV at all, you need at least a couple
of cameras, and a switcher, and a video recorder, and monitors.  All of
these have to be newly-purchased.

In contrast, consider the film industry.  When film stocks improve, you
just buy the new film and put it in your existing camera, and the image
is better.  Has a better lens been developed?  Buy it, attach it to
your existing camera, and get better images.  Incremental improvements
are possible (and have been happening over the years).

	Dave
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VIDEO FORMATS
Date: 8 Oct 92 06:18:49 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <cicero.1l4k@hotcity.COM> cicero@hotcity.COM (Andreas Locicero) writes:
<In article <1992Oct4.183903.27799@njitgw.njit.edu>, subu@sensors.njit.edu
<(Ayyagari V. Subramanyam) writes:
<>Hi there:
<>
<>Difference between composite and RGB is pretty much obvious. But other
<> video formats always confuses me. 
<>Anybody out there let me know what exactly distinguishes each of these
<> Video Formats:
<> 1) VHS format
<> 2) S-VHS format
<> 3) YUV Video
<> 4) Y/C Video
<> 5) S-Video
<>
<>I will summarize if there is interest. Thanks in advance.
<>
<>Subu
<>subu@sensors.njit.edu
<1 VHS stands for video home system.  It is the normal format most people use at
<home.  It is a 2 or 4 head heilical scan componant system.
<2 SVHS is a modification of VHS which uses Y/C video

Sorry, but VHS is Y/C video as well.  The Y and C components are recorded
separately.  Otherwise known as the color under system.  What makes S-VHS
different is the shift if the recording frequency of the Y portion of the video
and the wider bandwidth of the recording, making for a recording that is
cleaner and of higher resolution.

<3 I've never heard of YUV Video.

I can't think of a system that record YUV.  But, technically our color system
has two major components, two axises that are U and V.  If you look at the
color bars that can be seen late at night on some channel or another, the two
colored boxes near the lower left corner are the U and V frequencies.

<4 Y/C Video is a kind of componant system that splits the information into
<Luminance and chromanance (value and hue).  In SVHS, these signals are handled
<and recorded separately.  They are only transformed into composite going into
<the monitor (if even then--see S-Video)

Regular VHS uses the exact same process.
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From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Bankruptcy of Video & Laserdisc Stores
Date: 13 Oct 92 06:49:33 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <1992Oct13.053758.12802@uhura.neoucom.edu>, wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce) writes:
> While the failure of this particular store is of little direct interest
> to any of the rest of you, I am curious -How widespread is this?
> How is the "recession/not-recession" economy affecting similar stores
> in other areas?  As has already been mentioned on the net, we are seeing
> a lot more "sales" of laserdiscs and more widespread price reductions
> from the distributors (Image has been most aggressive recently).  Is
> this just a sign of the maturity of the laserdisc market or of the
> declining economy?  Or both?

Blockbuster Video has killed far more video stores in my area than the 
economy.  The only mom & pop video store that survived near it has a large 
collection of X-rated tapes.

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From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Does S-Video work?
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:35:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NASA GSFC

In article <1992Oct13.234506.24448@PA.dec.com>, klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee) writes:
> 
> |> I recently bought a 32" Sony Trinitron TV/Monitor (not XBR).  One of
> |> the reasons I bought it was to take advantage of the S-Video output of
> |> my LaserDisc player. 
> 
> S-video will give you noticeably better results, but only if your video
> format takes advantage of it.  SVHS does.  Laser disk players don't.
> 

The only reason you would want to use the S-Video output of a laser disc
would be if you were using all your other inputs and only had an SVHS
one left.  There is no difference between a normal video cable and an
SVHS one for LD -- I tried it myself, but fortunately did so with a borrowed
cable.

Probably the only reason it is there is so that people don't become confused
and figure that SVHS VCRs must have better picture quality then LDs.  If
the consumer were told that a LD player didn't have an SVHS output they
might think so.

Steve
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: sgi@sinope.si.macsch.com (Son Giang)
Subject: Re:  Sony trinitron vs panasonic GAO ??	
Organization: The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 16:24:22 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.173336.17545@bcrka451.bnr.ca> jimdean@bnr.ca writes:
>
>In article <1992Oct09.153538.25162@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, rivan@bnr.ca (Robert Ivan) writes:
>>   I am about to purchase an 32" ( 34 in canada) sony trinitron.
>
>I just did, two weeks ago.
>

	.
	.
	.

>
>Well, I ended up with the Sony KV-32TS35. Upon reflection and two
>weeks worth of use, I probably should've gone with the EXR (You're
>right, the XBR's are too pricey here).  Two things I dislike about the
>TS:
>
>1. No video out line.

Well, the video out on my EXR model is used able when the signal is feeded
from a vcr (or external).  The video out is not output the signal from a TV
station.

>
>2. Only one RCA-type video in.
>
>3a. The audio out is variable and volume is controlled by the TV. I don't
>    like this because I feed it back into my pro-logic receiver, where
>    I can also control the volume.

They assumed that people did not have a remote control audio system.

>
> b. The audio out is only active when you explicitly turn the TV
>    speakers off. To turn the speakers off, you have to go through two
>    levels of menus. Makes switching from normal TV to TV+ProLogic a pain,
>    and too complicated for my wife to deal with.

I hated this too.

>
>What I like:
>
>1. Great picture.
>
>2. Picture-in-picture.
>
>3. Separate S-Video input.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Copying a Laserdisc to SuperVHS?
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:05:04 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <Bvzpr1.BCM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> davidric@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (david ricardo) writes:
<If I were to buy a laserdisc, say of a concert video, and then try
<to copy this to a SuperVHS tape through my SVHS VCR, will this work?

Yep.

<Is there some sort of copy protection involved that would make this
<impossible.

Nope.

<Of course I would never consider doing this as I realize this is 
<against the law, but was just curious if this is theoritically 
<possible. I do not currently own a laserdisc but I do have a SVHS VCR.

If you own the laserdisc, it is NOT against the law to make a copy for yourself.
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Xref: sparky rec.video:12196 rec.video.releases:3076
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases
Subject: Re: Beauty & The Beast
Date: 9 Oct 92 17:26:29 GMT
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Followup-To: rec.video.releases
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/

[I'm moving the discussion over to rec.video.releases...]

In <1992Oct6.041531.10597@news.columbia.edu> fag2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Farul A Ghazali) writes:

>BTW, is the 'work in progress' LD available for pre-order anywhere? I
>asked the local Sam Goody's and they had no idea what I was talking
>about.

Sight & Sound has it on pre-order.

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From: boisvert@joseph.WPI.EDU (Brian Richard Boisvert)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Top 10 Fav films?
Date: 15 Oct 1992 03:18:31 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: joseph.wpi.edu

In article <wg2zxk+@rpi.edu> kimp@rpi.edu writes:
>Okay, my List-Your-Laserdisc didn't work out, so how about your Top 10 Favorite films of all time?  I need (or want) to expand my tiny video library and would value others opinion.
>
>Anyway, this is my list (subject to change):
>	1. Raging Bull
>	2. Citizen Kane
>	3. Casablanca
>	4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
>	5. Ben-Hur
>	6. Notorious
>	7. The Godfather
>	8. Doctor Zhivago
>	9. Star Wars
>	10. Dr. Stragelove

	Please take this sort of thing to rec.arts.movies or something.  
rec.video is not the place to clutter with film opinions.

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: "lawrence kwan" <lawrence.kwan@canrem.com>
Subject: summary:vhs hi-fi comment
Reply-To: "lawrence kwan" <lawrence.kwan@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:23:25 EST

 In article <1992Oct9.151405.24121@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
          (davisonj@en.ecn.purdue.edu) John M. Davidson:

> I am looking for a VHS (and/or SVHS) Hi-Fi VCR for $500 or less.....
> ............
> What follows is a condensed version of the replies I got.
> ............
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>From: dpunjabi@nyx.cs.du.edu (DINESH PUNJABI)
>Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 23:32:53 MDT
>
>I am trying to buy one such VCRs myself but the problem has been trying
>to get many features for little money. I feel Hifi VCRs & SVHS
>VCRs are relatively new to the market ( a few companies are kind of
>monopolizing on a lot of good features so to speak ), hence the high
>cost, especially for the SVHS units.
>
>Here is a real brief summary of my limited findings ...
>
>1. Panasonic PVS-4280 SVHS VCR
>   + relatively cheap ( < 599 via mail order )
>   + records in LP mode
>   + program director ( additional remote for timer recordings )
>   + good jog/shuttle on both VCR & remote ( not spring loaded, unlike
>                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>     the Sony, hence good for doing slo-motion edits )

The shuttle dial IS spring loaded, both on the VCR and the remote;
just like the Sony.

 >   + has audio rec level ( 1-control for R,L though .. )
 >   + excellent SVHS quality
 >   + audio, video dubs

I would add   + front A/V terminals can serve as both input or output;
                you can therefore have two line inputs or two line
                ouputs; switching between I/O is automatic.
              + automatic head cleaning

 >   - very poor layout of controls, especially on the VCR unit

 The remote is worse actually. Useful functions are found both on top
 and under the hinged cover.

 >   - no high speed rewind / ff
 >   - no seperate L,R recording level ( audio ) controls
 >   - lacks Control-L/S
 >   - Camera World does not carry it yet

             - unable to mix hi-fi and linear audio tracks.
             - front panels A/V terminals has no S-Video jacks
             - VHS index search: not able to mark or erase index point

 > ........
 > 5. Sony SLV-R5
 >    - excellent but too expensive for now ...

 Expensive but worth every penny (IMHO).

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From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Dolby Surround on TV
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:25:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NASA GSFC

In article <1992Oct08.190110.8902@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad) writes:
> 
> 
>   Perhaps this isn't the right group for this question, but
> I was wondering if anyone could tell me which television programs
> are currently being broadcast in Dolby Surround.  I wasn't aware
> that this was being done until I noticed last night the Dolby
> Surround logo during the opening credits of Beverly Hills 90210
> (ok, so I watch the show occasionally, sue me :-).  Is there a list
> of all Dolby Surround tv shows available via anonymous ftp anywhere?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
> 

The best surround sound I've heard on TV is from Northern Exposure -- the
sound crew on that show should recieve an award, it's better sound then in
most movies

Steve
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: question for South Scanner readers to answer...
Date: 16 Oct 92 02:43:02 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


I had a South Scanner reader call me up the other night on the
telephone.

Among other things, he wondered if I wanted to have a section
in the chart for the Atlantic satellites (PanAmSat, Intelsats,
etc).  He graciously offered to get the section going.  I told
him I had no problem with that idea -- some North American
dishowners can see those satellites with no problem.

I just want to know what the readers think of that.    

The only problem I have with this is that I can't receive those
satellites -- therefore, I can't confirm or add the info on 
what is on them, but I have  faith in the 'netters that
the section can be kept current.

If I get a few responses then I'll add it in there.

Robert
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:19:00 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      SIMPSONS PREFEED VERIFIED

The 4:45 feed last week was due to problems at global.  The correct feed
(verified because I saw it start up with the wrong video last week, and saw
them typing in the rescheduled time when they found out it was blown)

SIMPSONS  E2/12  1PM  THURSDAY


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From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: M.L.B. AL & NL Championship Series
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 16:26:43 EDT
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For those following the American League and National League Championship
Series, I have found that it pops up on Galaxy 6 Transponder 8 (usually)
as a ESPN International feed.

The great thing about this feed is that it has natural sound without
voiceovers on 6.2, Englsih commentary on 5.8, and commentary in Spanish
on 6.8.

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From: waddlech@wam.umd.edu (David Akkarach)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Big difference between 1.0 and 1.2 Ku LNB ?
Date: 17 Oct 92 01:13:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: wam.1992Oct17.011326.20430
Distribution: usa, canada
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

Is there a significant gain in picture quality if you have a 1.0 over 
1.2 Ku LNB?

I just called the NJ dealer which advertises in the chinese papers and she
was trying to rip me off by telling me there will be a signigicant increase
if you get the 1.0 over 1.2 to watch PanAm sat. Has anyone gotten good
reception on the Intelsat K and PanAm birds with just 1.2 LNB on 3ft dish?
Thanks.

-Dave

p.s. beware of that chinese lady because she tried to make me pay tax
     for mail order even though i told her i from MD and not NJ. Also, 
     the price for that system with 1.2 LNB (2 brands to choose from:
     one is no name from Japan and the other she doesn't know) is now
     $299 + 20 for s&h


     
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: oester@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Bob Oesterlin)
Subject: C-band on a 5' dish!?
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 14:18:33 GMT
Reply-To: oester@vnet.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester Mn

One of my local dealers is now hawking a system called "DirectTV". It consists 
of a 5' (1.6 meter) dish, 35 deg C band LNB and a Star Track receiver. It's a
fixed dish pointed at G5, and they offer all the non-premium channels and the
system for $30/month. If you want HBO/Showtime, etc it's more (at the standard
rates).

I wouldn't think that you'd get a decent picture on a 5' dish. This has got my
curiosity up. My wife like to keep the dish pointed at G5 most of the time
becuase of all the cable channels there. I'll *have* to go down and see the
picture! Any idea what the system is worth? (he wouldn't quote me the price)

Bob

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: sjl@TEFS1.acd.com (Scot Leibacher)
Subject: Stereo sound over VCII questions	
Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute IN
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:10:14 GMT

        I have had a VCII+ module for about a year now and use it with
an older STS receiver. I am not particulary knowledgeable and wise in 
the ways of satellite transmission as many of you and therefore humbly
offer up the following questions. When the VCII is used to descramble 
a channel such as one of the HBO feeds, I get stereo separation sound
even though the STS receiver shows MONO and only one audio side selected.
Also, changing the audio carrier on the receiver does not seem to effect 
whats output by the VCII (at least when it is on). Can some kind soul explain how this works? 

    Also, I should mention that I run sound through an IAWA receiver that
has surround sound capabilites and into a HIFI VCR. So another question is
even though I am on a channel like HBO which broadcasts these, my VCR does
not display the HIFI light like it does for local stations (I suppose that
this may be that the VCR only registers the HIFI lamp when either playing
a HIFI tape or receiving a HIFI television channel and simply does not 
"look" on the AUX inputs). 
      Any information would be greatly welcomed.

      -Scot Leibacher


Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: neal@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jerry Neal)
Subject: Satcom C4 testing
Summary: Test verification of Satcom C4
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 04:43:11 GMT

A strong CW signal is on transponder 4 at this time.  No other transponders 
seem to be active yet.
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From: jvz@pt.com (John Zambito)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Drake 1524. I ordered it.
Date: 14 Oct 92 17:11:04 GMT
Organization: Performance Technologies, Incorporated

>Elmer Beachley <etb@CS.PITT.EDU> writes:
>Gary:
>
>I recently purchased the Drake 1250, a commercial receiver, and got
>the schematics.  

How much was it? Does it have much over the 1524?

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