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From: HEWITT.WBST129@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Forwarding: HI Band 8mm Camera Recommendations sought
Date: 29 Dec 92 23:22:43 GMT
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Trying another route - last one came back undelivered . . . . . .



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Date: Monday, December 28, 1992  3:33 pm
To: VideoTech%csl.sri:com
Copies: Hewitt
From: Bob Hewitt
Subject: HI Band 8mm Camera Recommendations sought
Answer to: Hewitt.Wbst129%Xerox.Com
Text:

LandLine: 716*422*4096
SnailMail: Hewitt @ Webster W-129, MS 37A

First time on this DL so forgive me if this has been hashed out recently but
I'm in the market for a Hi Band 8mm camera and have been looking at the Sony
CCD-TR81, and those in its price range and capability.  I have a price of
$999.00 at the Stereo Shop here in Rochester NY.  There is available a lifetime
warranty (labor free, parts $99.00 extra) which I am tempted to go for having
just seen my old RCA VHS machine go south with an estimated repair cost nearly
as much as the cost of a new one.

I have seen ads for mailorder houses for the Sony TR81 for around 750 bux.  I
am told that most of these are grey market stuff and that I should steer clear
of them based on the old premise that "if it's too good to be true, it probably
is".
I can wait a while before making the purchase and am tempted to do so to see if
the price drops when the newer model comes out (I understand that the 81 has
been around for a year or more). Does anyone have info on other "best prices"
or info pertaining to the newer model of this Sony machine?  I hear that the
TR101 has better performance than the 81 but you have to buy the image
stabilization feature along with it and the price hike is somewhere around 300
bux.

Any advice will be welcome from you experts out there.  Thanks in advance.

Bob


Newsgroups: rec.video
From: mjohnson@netcom2.Netcom.COM (Mark Johnson)
Subject: Re: VCR PLUS code conflicts in TV Guide
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Service
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 14:05:04 GMT

One "constructive" suggestion is to grab the C program that
performs VCRPLUS _encoding_ .  It appeared yesterday in message
  <1992Dec31.180816.7396@cs.wisc.edu>
Using it you can generate your own code numbers that differentiate
between channel 20 and 30.  (and you can test out the assertion
that they do or don't collide to the same encoded number)


It must have been a pleasant surprise to the VCRPLUS developers
[well OK, at least it was to me :-)] that the math works out
so handily:

      48 different start times (every hour and halfhour)
      10 different show lengths (30,60,90,120,150,180,210,240,270,300 min)
      64 different channels  {this is 2^6}
      32 days per month  {this is 2^5}

Multiply these together and you get 983040 distinct possibilities
each month.  Which fits very nicely into six decimal digits.  And
which I myself think is pretty cool.

To be proprietary they mix the month and year into the encoding
algorithm, so that each time-slot gets a different code number
each month.  Otherwise crackers could just make a lookup table
and the VCRPLUS people would lose royalties :-).

The six digit codes are used for "standard" shows: ones that don't
begin at a weird time {e.g. 4:15} or run for a weird length { 45 min }.
Weirdness is handled by the 8 digit codes which have room to do
all manner of rude special cases :-).

MJ
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.audio
From: garyp@rmtc.unisys.com (Gary Palangian [RMTC/ISP])
Subject: Re: Laser Disk combi players...
Organization: Paramax Systems
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 21:01:34 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.195345.16713@colorado.edu>, baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu (Dan "Viper" Baldwin) writes:
|> |> 
|> |>    Laserdisks with S-video outputs have to internally convert the
|> |>    video signal to the S-video format.  This added function always
|> |>    adds cost....and GOOD conversion costs more than cheap
|> |>    conversion.   But why bother...it does no good and is likely to
|> |>    do harm.   
|>  
|> 	While we are on the subject...... My Pioneer CLD-52 has both
|> composite and S-video outputs. I put the S-output into the Video 1 input
|> and the composite into the Video 2 input of my 53" Sony rear projection
|> TV. By switching between Video 1 and 2 I can effectivly have an A/B
|> test of the difference between the two. I have "calibrated" the TV using
|> LD 101 with the composite signal. On a lot (but not all) of the LDs I
|> have played with, the S-video signal "looks better" to both me and the
|> others in the audience. Basically, the contrast seems better. On lbx
|> movies the first noticible difference is that the black lbx bands
|> look blacker. A few movies however appear a liitle "softer" when using
|> the S-output.
|> 	What have others seen when doing this ?

There is no surprise here, I notice the same thing with my JVC TV and
Pioneer LD.  I think the explanation is simple... I'm sure somebody
will point out my errors:

The LD component 'converts' composite video to S-Video and outputs it
via it's S-Video out.  The LD composite video is output directly
via the composite out. 

The monitor wants S-Video (sep. chrom. and lum.), so composite inputs
are `converted' into S-Video (in effect) before it goes to the tube.
S-Video input does not need this conversion so the S signal skips this
step in the monitor.

If the LD component has a better composite to S converter than the
TV, then your picture benefits by having the LD do the conversion.

If the monitor has a better composite to S converter than the LD, then
your picture benefits by having the monitor do the conversion.

Apparently, from our sample of 2, Pioneer LD players do a better
conversion than Sony or JVC TVs.

Party On....

Gary P.
From: cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com (R. Craig Dodson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Panasonic 27" Flat Screen (GA00)  Troubles
Date: 28 Dec 1992 20:50:36 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
Reply-To: cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: beast.cac.stratus.com

I'm hoping someone might have a cure for this.. . .

	I am now on my second 27" Panasonic TV in a month. The problem
is that the screen seems to be "gaussing" or getting magnetized. The
problem is most noticeable near the corners of the screen. If an all white
picture is being displayed, there will be noticeable areas of gray about
4" in diameter centered about 3" out of the corners. I can't find any
"de-gaussing" button on the unit (I have seen this on a few Sonys) and
cycling power on the unit doesn't seem to help. I am guessing that the internal
speakers (the "dome sound" system) are either too near the screen, improperly
shielded, or both. 

When I brought the first set back the sales person couldn't do much more than  
confirm my suspicions of gaussing and give me another set to try. I really like  
the TV in every other respect, but if I can't find a way to remedy this I'll
be digging a few more pennies out of the bank and getting a Sony.

Any remedies, insight, etc would be much appreciated !

Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer)
cdodson@zen.cac.stratus.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
Date: 21 Dec 92 17:24:19

"mds5142" == M.D. Shepherd <mds5142@ultb.isc.rit.edu> writes:

mds5142> Is it safe to say that Super-VHS is dead?  I'm not sure how

It was never "alive", if all one cares about is movie rentals. I've
used S-VHS for quite awhile for various things (including
recording/editing animations and hi8 video).  I've got two S-VHS decks
for personal use that I'll probably keep using until true digitial
video becomes affordable.

mds5142> I've never seen a video store that rents
mds5142> S-VHS tapes, but some are beginning to rent LaserDiscs.

There's one in Houston.  Problem is, there's only about 50 movies
*out* on S-VHS, and most people who want improved picture quality go
for laserdiscs.  (I'd rather have the Criterion "Blade Runner" on CAV
than an S-VHS analog tape that will degrade and wear with each
viewing, even if it does cost me almost twice as much.)
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From: doug@cc.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)
Subject: Feedback on Canon E65, Sony FX410 ?
Organization: Bush in 92 ? NOT!
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:44:48 GMT

After looking at what was available locally and reading the Consumer Review
Camcorder Buyer's Guide, I'm down to two choices.  Both are comparably
priced (local street price $700) 8MM cameras that have sufficient features
and simplicity for my needs.  They are the Canon E65 and the Sony FX410.

If you have either of these cameras and have comments about them, please
drop me a line.

Thanks in advance, Doug
--
Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, Youngstown State University
doug@cc.ysu.edu	   doug@ysub.bitnet	<internet>!cc.ysu.edu!doug

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From: rabbit@pacesetter.com (Joe Kwan)
Subject: Panasonic's LX-900 Laser Disc Player?
Summary: any thots on the LX-900?
Organization: Siemens Pacesetter, Inc.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 19:21:42 GMT

There's been some discussions of the Pioneer CLD-D701 laser disc
player with digital field store, but has anyone looked at the
Panasonic LX-1000 or LX-900?  I saw both of these at the Good Guys
recently and compared the LX-900 to the D701.  The LX-900 apparently
replaces the LX-1000 and lists for $1000 (I think the LX-1000 listed
for $1200).  I thought the LX-900 freezed frame looked sharper than
the equivalent frame on the D701 (I was examining an image on a CLV
disc).  Also, the LX-900 display shows minutes, seconds and frame
number (0..29 {at least for the CLV disc I was looking at} with in
the second), whereas the D701 does not.

I think most of the other features (jog/shuttle, auto reverse) are
common between the two.  I called Panasonic and requested some
information on their players since The Good Guys didn't seem to have
any.  The Good Guys was also the only dealer Panasonic listed.  One
thing I like about the Pioneer remote is the lighted primary
controls (play, still, stop etc).

So, has anyone else looked at the LX-900 and/or have any comments
about it?  or know of a good place to pick one up at at a good price
(Good Guys had it for $999).  I will probably look at it again and do
another side by side comparison (well, they usually only have one TV
and one disc) since the Good Guys I went to had their laser player
display close to their front door which let in a fair amount of
light.
-- 
Joseph Kwan -- Manager, R&D Network & Computing Services
Siemens Pacesetter, Inc. / Sylmar, California
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Re: Christmas sugarplums
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 23:21:05 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


You forgot some neat things... all of the home shopping networks not
selling at all (I would think Christmas would be the best time to sell--
nobody has to work and they'd all be home and probably would impulse
buy from their armchair).  

These home shopping network folks singing christmas carols (but not
putting themselves into their singing...boring!).

the SCPC stations that are talk went to christmas music.  I sure missed
talk.  

the local Rush station playing christmas music -- well, at least I have
SCPC -- right there on SCPC was RUSH!!!!! YEAAAAHHH!!!!!

Mor MUSIC TV disappointing me by their christmas songs.  I thought they
would be christmas music videos.  They were "slides" with songs from
records -- no videos.

most TV/radio networks cancelling a majority of their feeds -- they are
only doing a few feeds today instead of their regular schedule of feeds.

The syndies are still following their regular schedule.  Some slates
are cute (Rudolph saying "Be good!", santa claus, frosty).  They
were done in normal ASCII-type chars (a few high-ASCII IBM chars were used),
pretty good considering what they (uplinkers with their chyron machines)
had to work with.

Christmas is so fun.  But New Years Day is the best!  Feeds from Times
Square all over the place and that New Years West Coast celebration
(if you haven't seen this before, you have to!!!!).  I found it on
T1/17 last year with backhauls on SBS6 and GSTAR2 (what was GSTAR2
then -- now that satellite is GSTAR4).

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu
From: F60C038@SAKSU00.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: (no subject given)
Date: 27 Dec 92 16:30:03 GMT
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Subject: Evaluating Receivers


        I wish to know your opinion of the EchoStar SR-5500 versus the
   Chaparral Montery 20 and the Drake 600e in terms of picture quality
   and reliability FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE RECEIVER . I recently
   got a Drake 600e and was told that it does not work as well as the
   EchoStar SR-5500, since that SR-5500 has triple TI-filters, and
   therefore gives much sharper images .

        PLEASE give me your expert advice .
        I await your reply . Thnaks ....

                      F60C038@SAKSU00.BITNET



note: THIS RECEIVER IS FOR USE IN THE MIDDLE EAST  REGION
       AND NOT CONTINENTAL U.S.
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: foxd@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (daniel fox)
Subject: Re: I claim the record -
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:23:31 GMT


That's certainly impressive considering every time I turned on the TV  IT'S
A WONDERFUL LIFE was playing on at least 5 transponders.  In fact, it became
a running gag all through christmas.  Even BATMAN had an episode where Robin
says, "Let's not go after the Joker this evening, but stay home and watch
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE."  And of course DARKWING DUCK showed IT'S A WONDERFUL
LEAF.
Maybe somebody should start a campain to convince the television industry that
showing IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is not such an original idea.
And while we're at it, there's a certain christmas special called NOEL which is
about a christmas tree ornament with a certain happiness.  If the tapes for 
this special could be burned and everyone associated with it shot it would be
appreciated.

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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:22:08 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: It's your BBC World Service - Phone In

>Hello!

>I'm just curious as to whether anyone heard this programme on the BBC
>WS radio on Sunday and has any strong opinions about it. I can tell
>you, I do, but I'll wait for what others have to say...


I missed the show, so am anxious to hear what you have to say!

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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:43:13 -0500
From:         Elmer Beachley <etb@CS.PITT.EDU>
Subject: Re: various (probably FA) Q's,
              sorry I never get the FAQ for this group

Beverly:

A few quick answers:

By having all the satellites in the Clarke belt your dish can find them
with only one motorized axis.  There are other communication satellites
but it would likely require at least two motors to track them.

You have to clean the snow off the dish.  The weight will load the dish
enough to cause it to mistrack.

You should try not to dent the dish tho a few small dents do not render
a dish unusable.

A dish is very much like lawn furniture or anything else that stays outside
all the time.  There are alarms you can install but alot depends on your
neighborhood.  Mounting the dish high obviously helps.

I know this is not all you asked, but I hope it helps.

Elmer Beachley etb@cs.pitt.edu
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 03:14:12 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: DS9 Feed...

>> PREMIERE
>>     Wed Dec 30/92    T301/19    6:45pm-9:00pm
>[ other times deleted ]

>EST? PDT?

Just as with ALL the feeds themselves which give the time in EST (even those
uplinked from Los Angeles, not counting the pacific NEWS feed) All PROGRAM
TIMES LISTED HERE are in EASTERN TIME, JUST LIKE THE SLATES YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN.]


>I never did see the original post. Did HOMESAT miss it somehow?

Homesat had it SEVERAL times.  Your local system may have had connectivity
problems.

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: jay@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Jay Novello)
Subject: Re: Why is EVERYTHING good in the Western sats!
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 20:04:36 GMT

mr@delfin.com (Mark Rosenberg) writes:

>In article <D2150040.lrpdl3@phunt.MV.COM>, phil@phunt.MV.COM (Phil Hunt) writes:
>|> Why are they putting everything good onto westernmost satellites?
>|> 
>|> Isn't that discriminatory against the East coast?
>|> 
>I feel the same way; except that I'm on the West Coast and can't see further
>East than Spacenet 2. I am really disappointed that I can't get Nostalgia.

You should be able to see Nostalgia with no problem; they're on F4R,
channel 21, three satellites west of Spacenet 2.
-- 
                   Jay Novello                 jay@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
University of North Carolina Institute for Transportation Research and Education
                         Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
From: doconnor@sedona.intel.com (Dennis O'Connor)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: I claim the record -
Date: 25 Dec 92 21:44:30
Organization: Intel i960(tm) Architecture
NNTP-Posting-Host: potato.intel.com
In-reply-to: Bob Wier's message of Fri, 25 Dec 1992 17:50:48 MST


Bob Wier <rrw@SUNSET.CSE.NAU.EDU> writes:
]  Gary hasn't said much about how the winter is going at the end of
]  the world (at least here on the net).  It's being halecious here
]  in Az - temps in the single digits every night, and I've even seen
]  it down to -10 already.  I can't IMAGINE what it's going to be like
]  in February and March.  Probably would be nice at the bottom of
]  the Grand Canyon, though.
]
]  Well - gotta go bruch some snow off the dish... :-)
]
] - Bob Wier

Gosh, down here in Phoenix AZ we've only had frost a few times.
And never on the dish. You must be in some part of Arizona
I'm not in (duh.)

I'm getting tired of all the dual feeds. I think I've flipped
past "What about Bob" eight times today, on three different birds.
Gak. I think I'll let my Showtime/TMC subscription expire in
January when it runs out.

I'll keep CNN, HNN, AMC, A&E, and Discover. The rest ("superstations",
and movie channels) aren't worth the current prices.

Here's wishing everyone a favorable set of FCC regs next year !
( Hey, I can WISH, can't I ? ) Maybe then ...

--
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Date:         Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:24:08 MEZ
From:         "Wolfgang R. Schulz" <wrs@MCSHH.HANSE.DE>
Subject:      Re: this is what was already said and I could still secure
              Dec 24, 92 3:30 pm

I am deeply sorry, this posting was meant to be e-mail for Robert
Dickel and not for the entire net. Be nice! It's Christmas.
Wolfgang

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From: jkung@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jimmy Kung)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: PAY PER VIEW (WAS RE: SPI
Date: 22 Dec 1992 06:33:55 -0600
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

In article <2269.159.uupcb@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> you write:
>anyways, Viewers Choice is making money, that are now in CANADA.  On
>Dec 27, the Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers (HOCKEY) will be on PPV,
>this will be the first game ever from the NHL on PPV.  And I know its
>going to do well.

Actually, according to the papers in Calgary, the PPV isn't going
to ready in time to broadcast the game, they're shooting for a
Feburary start-up.  I kinda dislike the fact the NHL is going to
PPV, because of the fact that almost 80% of the games are covered
already (in Calgary at least), and the other 20% are mostly
weaker games hype-wise.  Inevitably, for PPV to work, they need
to get more of the big matchups consistently for someone to dish
out $9.95, which means the public contract will be severely reduced.

I wonder if they're going to scramble the feeds or not, I imagine
they might not bother, because the service is geared towards
local cable companies.

PS. This isn't the first game on PPV, Minnesota had on a couple
years back when they made it to the Stanley Cup Finals.  Norm
Green made lots of cash off it too, which was the spark for the
"Canadian PPV Hockey League".  (or whatever it's going to be
called)

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From: lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder)
Subject: Re: ST Deep Space Nine?
Organization: DSC
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:20:39 GMT

In article <1992Dec27.040021.12110@wa4phy>, will@wa4phy (Will Wilson) writes:
> 
> O.K. So when is the premiere of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine?
> My local tv station is set to premiere it on Jan 9.  Anyone
> have any advance info?
>

First feed of the premiere is TONIGHT!! To sum it up again:

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiere sat feed:

Wednesday  12/30  6:45 pm to  9:00 pm EST  T301/10V
Saturday    1/2  10:00 am to 12:15 pm EST  T301/10V
Sunday      1/3   3:00 pm to  5:15 pm EST  T301/5V
Audio is 6.2 left, 6.8 right, 5.8 mono

Weekly feeds (starting Jan 9) will be:
Saturday         10:00 am to 11:00 am EST  T301/5V
                  4:00 pm to  5:00 pm EST  T301/5V
Sunday            4:00 pm to  5:00 pm EST  T301/5V

First episodes will be:

Week of    Ep #     Title
 1/11      403      A Man Alone
 1/18      404      Past Prologue
 1/25      405      Babel

NOTES:
T301 is Telestar 301
5V is 5 Vertical and corresponds to Transponder 9 (the same one ST:TNG is on)
10V is 10 Vertical and corresponds to Transonder 19

I didn't credit this to the original poster, since I lost that part. Sorry.
 
> 
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