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From: jk87377@cc.tut.fi (Juhana Kouhia)
Subject: Technical question on VCR tapes
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 22:16:35 GMT



Hi,

Screws in the video tape packets seems to be magnetic;
does that decrease the quality of the signal over the time?
How much? Should I be worried about that?

Should I buy non-magnetic screws and replace the screws?

Maybe I should test the effect between magnetic and non-magnetic
screws. Say, record signal in LP mode and watch the signals from the
two tapes after half year and compare the results.


Juhana Kouhia
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: CPB004@email.comm.mot.com (Philip Bush)
Subject: Re: LD and 5 CD changers, how many are there??????
Organization: Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:17:13 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video

In article <BzHEKy.GHH@icon.rose.hp.com>, jimr@mothra.rose.hp.com (Jim
Ranlett) wrote:
> 
> I'm only aware of the Pioneer CLD-M90, but I think they have a newer
> model (CLD-M301?)  There are likely other makes and models, but I don't
> know what they are.
> 
> Jim


There are two from new ones from Pioneer, the CLD-M301 and the CLD-M401. 
Does anyone have any experience with either one, or others?

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Akira Mito)
Subject: Re: Any info on the new Sony 3 CCD camcorder?
Organization: Department of Environmental Information,Keio University Shonan
	Fujisawa Campus(SFC),Japan.
	<T90534AM.92Dec25161153@cs1.sfc.keio.ac.jp>
	<28DEC199207351237@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:03:42 GMT

In article <28DEC199207351237@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov>
glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach) writes:

 |>which has TBC, but I prefer VX1.(Both have 530 horizontal lines
 of
 |>resolution)
 |^^^^^^^^^^^^
 |Remember:  This is a camera spec., not the "quality" of the recorded image.

 Yes.

 |Greg
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 |			   ED-Beta: Simply THE BEST!
 |"ED Beta is simply the best consumer videotape format available."
 |				       --VIDEO Magazime, Nov. 1992, page 30.

 Only ED-Beta machine can record at 500 lines of resolution as a
consumer deck! (^o^)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Akira Mito(E-Mail:t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp)
  Junior@SFC(Keio Univ. Shownan Fujisawa Campus) 
  Department: Environmental Information (It's so COOL,isn't it?)
  Director of the SFC Hi-Vision Club, and member of SFC TiME, C-music.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: law30056@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN KEN HWEE)
Subject: Re: NTSC -> PAL tape copy info needed
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 18:14:41 GMT

Several ways....
 
(poster asked for ways to copy NTSC tape to PAL).

If you have a VCR that connects to a PAL tv but plays NTSC tapes (as in
strictly PAL tv) it means that the VCR does NTSC->PAL translation and
outputs a PAL-recognised signal.  So, just connect to another VCR using
RCA cables - VideoOut to VideoIn, AudioOut(s) to AudioIn(s).  Viola!

If you *don't* than you may want to consider something like Aiwa's VCRs
that are pushed as having translation electronics that do digital
conversion between formats (supposed to be better than normal ones) and
allows you to convert between any format to any other format.  This VCR
costs SGD1000+ or about 600 USD.  My quick-and-dirty playback-only Sony
NTSC on PAL tv VCR cost only SGD350 or 200+ USD.
 
Another option if you have a NTSC playback or multisystem playback VCR
that connects to a multisystem tv (where the tv accepts NTSC and hence
there is no PAL signal to use) without any form of conversion to PAL,
would be to buy an inexpensive (40-50 USD) converter (NTSC -> PAL).  The
tv will still display picture (since it is multisystem) and you should
be able to plug into a PAL Recording VCR.

E-mail me if you are confused.  IMHO the above work.  I may stand
corrected nonetheless.
 
Say, are u from S'pore?

KenHwee Tan
National University of Singapore

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: ld dust question
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 23 Dec 1992 09:41 EST  

In article <BzoMpA.KL6@inews.Intel.COM>, evissch@scdt.intel.com (Eise Visscher) writes...
> 
>Is the 3030 a combi-player? If so, maybe one of the cd lens cleaner products would work?
>You might also attack the problem from the other end by eliminating or reducing
>sources of dust, i.e. vacuum more often, keep nearby windows and doors closed, 
>move the player to a less turbulent area, banish smokers from the room, clean
>the furnace filters if you've got forced air heating, etc. Anybody have any thoughts 
>on the benfits of a small air purifier/ionizer placed near the player?

I have been using an ionizer/filter for about two years and recommend that the
unit be placed on the opposite side of the room.  (This assumes that the unit
is of sufficient rating for the given room dimensions.)  The reason being
that not all of the dust makes it back to the filter and settles in the vicinity
of the ionizer/filter, and if it is too close to the A/V equipment, it will
settle on and in them.

Greg
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                         ED-Beta: Simply THE BEST!
"ED Beta is simply the best consumer videotape format available."
                                     --VIDEO Magazime, Nov. 1992, page 30.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: michael@Canada.lsil.com (Michael Smith)
Subject: Re: Dumb Q:  Can Surround Sound be Recorde
Reply-To: michael@Canada.lsil.com
Organization: LSI Logic Corporation of Canada, Inc.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:51:40 GMT

In article AA30143@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca, jkung@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jimmy Kung) writes:
>In article <29126@oasys.dt.navy.mil> you write:
>>    I have a 2 year old Sharp MTS stereo HiFi VCR.  I recently got
>>a Kenwood ProLogic receiver and some surround speakers.  The surround
>>performance is evident when watching encoded cable TV and playing encoded
>>rented movies.
>>    I've recorded encoded movies off cable, but when played back the
>>surround was absent.  Is my VCR just passing the encoded signal through
>>to the receiver in the first cases?  Are stereo HiFi VCRs incapable
>>of *recording* surround sound encoding?  Am I asking to many stupid
>>questions?
>
>I believe that the problem lies with cable.  I don't believe that
>cable can handle the Dolby Surround Signal.  (of course, someone
>will correct me if I am wrong)  The expensive solution to this

The Dolby Surround Signal is just the rear channel recorded with on the left
channel in phase and on the right channel 180 degrees out of phase.  Both of
these signals are attenuated by 6dB during recording, and during play-back,
they are amplified back to their original levels.

So, if a cable can handle stereo, it can also handle the Dolby Surround signals
as well.  The problem could be that there is a great deal of noise on the audio
signal which could make it difficult to determine what component of the right
channel is equal to the left channel with a 180 degree phase shift.  Add to
that some extra noise and signal degradation from your VCR and this might (a
very big might) cause problems with play-back of a Dolby Encoded tape.  

I guess the other obviousy question is.... Did you record/playback in stereo? :->

>problem, would be to invest in a satellite dish, and get all
>movies in digital stereo Dolby Surround.  :)
>


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From: summer@murillo.ee.mu.oz.au (Mark Summerfield)
Subject: LD suppliers to O/S (Australian) Customer?
Organization: Electrical and Electronic Engineering - University of Melbourne 
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:08:28 GMT

I have been buying NTSC laser discs from a company here in Melbourne which
imports them from the U.S.  Since they provide a convenient ordering service,
a newsletter and catalogs etc., their prices obviously reflect the value
they add to the import service.  However, they recently decided that they
are going to charge for the newsletter, and that they are going to raise
their prices by what I consider to be an unacceptable amount.  As a result,
I am keen to find out what it might cost me to purchase direct, and do my
own personal importing.

I would be very keen to hear of any company which provides a mail-order
service to overseas customers.  Not just in the U.S., and not just NTSC
discs -- a European company selling PAL discs would be of great interest
too.  Ideally I would like to find someone who will:

a) send me catalogs at a reasonable price (although I get a lot of 
   information from the net, so frequent updates would perhaps not be
   essential).
b) be able to provide detailed statements of shipping costs in advance.
c) accept either Visa or American Express for payment.

Maybe I can't get all this in a supplier, but that's my wish list! :-)

If anybody can provide me with contact addresses I would be most grateful.

Thanks in advance,

Mark.
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Stereo commercials, mono programming?
Date: 1 Jan 93 18:57:37 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1993Jan1.065214.22765@bradley.bradley.edu> guru@camelot.bradley.edu (Jerry Whelan) writes:
<
<	I just noticed an odd phenomenon.  I have a Sony 20EXR25 (or
<something like that, a 27" tube with stereo and PIP) tv with a
<little red light that comes on when the tv thinks it is receiving
<a stereo broadcast.
<	Occasionally I have seen the stereo light blink on when the signal
<for a mono station got too noisy (which seems odd to me, anyone want
<to comment on that?).  However, today I started paying close attention
<to the light and noticed that while watching USA (which is mono over
<the cable system here), whenever a _local_ commercial would come on,
<the stereo light would come on too.  Like I could give a shit if the
<commercials were in stereo...  So what I want to know is what is the
<deal here?  Is the `hard part' in converting the USA satellite stereo
<feed to a cable-ready stereo signal, or is the `hard part' just in
<putting out a stereo cable signal to begin with.  Is the cable company
<being competent in not decoding the stereo satellite feed, or just
<cheap in that they won't pay for the required equipment?

The MTS system is triggered with a pilot tone equal to the horizontal sync
rate, which is 15734 Hz.  Because many cable companies do not bandpass the
audio, to limit it to 15 kHz, frequencies above 15 kHz get through, like trip
tones for local commercial insertion.  These tend to get detected by the local
TV set as stereo.

All you can do is ignore the light.
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                                   brown@wi.extrel.com
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:58:59 EST
From: <ADB103@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: WANTED:Advent BIG sreen TV parts and info

I have an Advent A1000 Videobeam that needs to have one of the boards
replaced or rebuilt(it looks possible)due to contact with beer.  Anyone with
any parts or schematics please respond.  If you even have one of these
giants and could pull the card and tell me the resistor values.  thanks.Ed
B.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer)
Subject: Re: Opinions on some LDs wanted
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 23 Dec 92 00:40:22 GMT

>   I am interested in comments on the quality of the transfer and sound
> on the following LaserDiscs
>
> West Side Story (LBX)

  I presume you mean the MGM version, as opposed to Criterion. The MGM version
  is excellent and dirt cheap to boot ($30 in Canada). The transfer was done
  from a 70mm print.  MGM recently got a machine for doing transfers from 70mm
  prints.  West Side Story and, I believe, 2001 are the first two transfers to
  be so done.  WSS opens with Robert Wise stating that this is the best version
  of WSS ever produced on video. BUT IT!!!!

> Tom Jones (LBX)

  Dunno about this one.  I don't own a copy.

> My Fair Lady (LBX)

  AVOID THIS ONE!!! The Pan & Scan version was terrible and the widescreen
  version is a marginal improvement, and expensive.  Perhaps someday the
  rights will revert back to Warner Bros. and they'll do a decent job on it.
From: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu (Terry Quinn)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Sony TR-101 vs TR-200
Date: 23 Dec 1992 07:06:11 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Reply-To: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu



Jay writes:
 
> His claim was that the effectiveness of the stablizer varied with 
> the zoom level and this feature was considered a "trial run" only. 
 
It is true that the stabilizer is more "effective" at telephoto 
position, but only because camera shake is more pronounced when at 
telephoto.  I leave it on all the time, and I think it helps all 
the time.
 
 

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                                     Germantown Hills, IL
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John)
Subject: Re: How's RCA VCRs???
Summary: RCA VCRs from three makers
	 Panasonic, Hitachi, and Goldstar (Samsung?)
Keywords: How is RCA for VCR brand?
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 05:55:22 GMT

In article <bbrett.724996740@morgan>, bbrett@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Betsy Brett) writes:
> 
> I am thinking of buying a used VCR (as a second VCR) and I am thinking
> about an RCA.  It is just a standard mono 2-head, but I was wondering if
> anyone had anything to say about the brand itself and its reliability???
> I would appreciate prompt responses!!!  Tahnks.
> 
> -Betsy Brett
> bbrett@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
> 

RCA does not make their VCRs, they buy them from three different
manufacturer's, depending on the price/features of the VCR.

Basic VCRs are made in Korea by Goldstar. (Or is that Samsung?)
Midline VCRs are Hitachis, and top line VCRs are Panasonics.

The mono 2 head machine you describe sounds like one of the Korean
RCAs.


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From: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu (Terry Quinn)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Any new Hi8 VCR's
Date: 27 Dec 1992 15:36:50 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Reply-To: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu



A while back I heard mention that Sony might see some competition 
in Hi8 VCRs after the first of the year.  Right now, I am only 
aware of the EVS3000, the EVS900 (reputedly discontinued), and the 
VDeck.  Is anyone heard of any new Hi8 VCRs in the market, either 
by Sony or others? 

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kester@mte.ncsu.edu (Dan Kester)
Subject: What is macrovision?
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:12:10 GMT

In article <4582@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>In article <1992Dec14.120611.17364@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
tandri@eecg.toronto.edu (Sudarsan Tandri) writes:
><
><Is there some sort of copy protection on VHS tapes?
>
>Where have you been all these years? :-)
>
>Macrovision has been applied on tapes since somewhere around 1985.


I have been thinking of getting a second VCR and would like to use it for
copying tapes I havn't watched but need to return to the video store.  Somy
question is: what is this macrovision thing, and will it keep me from copying
rented tapes? Any simple way to get around it?  Thanks. If this is a stupidly
basic question for this group, excuse me.  I've been elsewhere!

Dan Kester
kester@mte.ncsu.edu
From: aris@lasernet.co.za (Aris Stathakis)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Hi8 vs. 8mm (was Re: I finally got my camcorder by mailorder (long))
Date: 26 Dec 92 18:40:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: lasernet.1992Dec26.184043.3752
Organization: Lasernet (Pty) Ltd.

In <28964@oasys.dt.navy.mil> goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg) writes:

>[Deleted elaboration of how mail order seller effectively substituted
>sold original poster a TR-81 hi8 instead of a TR-71 regular 8mm.]

>Consider yourself very lucky, my friend.  The TR-81 is a fabulous camcorder.
>It is my favorite to use.  (I have owned many, many systems including
>a pro 3-chip docking SVHS. To my knowledge, all that have followed the
>TR-81, like the TR-101 and TR-200 use the 1/3" chip.  The 81 uses the
>1/2" chip.  I preferred it over the TR-101 in a side by side demo.

What exactly are the differences between the TR81 TR101 and TR200?

Thanks

Aris

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: ravens@wam.umd.edu (Raven Silverthorn)
Subject: DCX (?)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 21:12:31 GMT

Our Cable Company, here in beautiful Montgomery County Maryland, is panning
a new service called, I believe, DCX.

The company claims that through this service one can experience "CD-Quality"
music without annoying DJs or commercials.  They then list almost every type
of music category one could listen to, and they also include HBO, MTV,  and
VH-1.  Although they don't say, apparently it comes through your 
stereo.

My question is whether or not this service is worth my time or money.  
Of course this question assumes that someone already has it.

Thanks,
Brian
ravens@wam.umd.edu   
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.cable-tv,rec.video.production
From: yasin@laser.dev.cdx.mot.com (Yasin)
Subject: Looking for source to buy VHS-160/180 cassettes in bulk.
Organization: Motorola Codex, Canton, MA
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 10:08:02 GMT

Fellow Netters,

Could a kind soul please mail me the address of a good dealer of new
VHS cassette, a mail order place or a particular dealer. I need it
in a quantity of atleast 50+ . Have a safe and happy holiday, and a very
happy new year.

Yasin.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias)
Subject: DSP Improves Image Quality
Organization: Taligent
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:51:58 GMT

"Digital Processing Improves the Image Quality of Small-Format Videotape
Recorders," by Stephen Kreinik, SMPTE Journal, August 1992.

This interesting paper discusses the use of programmable gate arrays to support
realtime video processng algorithms.  Very complex ciruit designs can be
achieved in relatively short time on inexpensive computers, leading to digital
video processing devices that extract maximum performance from S-VHS and Hi8
recorders.

Topics include:
+ Image Enhancement
+ Black Stretch
+ Noise Reduction
+ Programmable Logic Devices
+ Model 950 Video Processor
+ Coring
+ Temporal Noise Redctuction

The paper concludes by saying that cicruit boards should shrink by a factor of
10 to 1, and costs should plummet.  Something to look forward to.
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.photo,rec.arts.books
From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
Subject: Re: Photo CD
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:46:42 GMT

In article <Bzo5Jv.JF@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
>francis@ircam.fr (Joseph Francis) wrote:
>[ yet more stuff about Photo-CD crossposted to rec.arts.books ]
>
>You presumably weren't the moron who started this whole thread by
>crossposting to rec.arts.books, without even setting followups.
>
>But can't ANY of you goddamn sheep read the headers of the articles
>you generate in response?
>
>Stop it.  Right now.

Perhaps you are not aware that there are books with pictures in them?

-- 
My opinions are my own.
From: rpalmer@Think.COM (Ralph Palmer)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Pioneer 980 tracking trouble
Date: 23 Dec 1992 14:09:53 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: basie.think.com


Last year I bought a factory reconditioned Pioneer 980.  Fourteen
months later (two months after the warentee ran out) it began having
trouble tracking standard music CD`s.  I would put the disk in, push
play and hear the player trying to sync up or start tracking the 
disk.  It started out being a problem on a few of my CD's but has
progressed to the point where no CD's will play and the machine skips
around on the last (inner most) tracks on the laser disks.  I have
cleaned the lens and LED to no avail.  Has anyone else had this problem?
Does anyone have an idea on what the repairs will cost?  Please send
me mail and I will summarize all letters.  

				Thank You,
				Ralph Palmer
				rpalmer@think.com
From: otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: AUST: MultiStd VCR with Digital Conversion Sharp VC-WD1
Date: 25 Dec 92 03:08:30 GMT
Organization: Jyvaskyla Electronic Mailbox

ins_wayne@actew.oz.au writes:

>   Today, (in less than an hour!), I heard of the Sharp VC-WD1,
>   called the local rep, found one, and decided that it is a very
>   strong contender indeed!
> 
>   Details are sketchy, and my results preliminary, but here goes:
[...]

The major difference seems to be that there is no mention of a HiFi sound?
A shame if it's monophonic only.

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