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From: scott@psy.uwa.oz.au (Scott Fisher)
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
Subject: Re: Problem with SONY KV2964 68cm Television
Date: 20 Nov 1992 02:40:00 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: wapsy.psy.uwa.oz.au
Keywords: sony tv large-screen

esd@brb.dmt.csiro.au (Elliot Duff) writes:

>Is there a problem with the SONY KV2964 68cm Television?

[problems deleted...]

>My thought were;

>	1) HiFi speakers. These were moved out of the room with no effect.
>	2) Poor reception. I played a prerecorded video with no improvement. 

>What should I do? [In my current preference]

>1) Return this TV, and try every machine in the store.
>2) Ask for my money back, and buy the same model at another store.
>3) Ask for my money back.
>4) Try and get the machine repaired. 

How about having a good look at the floor model and if it exhibits similar
symptoms go for another sony TV with a smaller screen size.  Sony TV's do
provide very good pictures.  Somewhere in my memory I have a memory neuron
giving me the feeling that the problems you are experiencing (apart from the 
miss-colloration) occur in all domestic TV sets...but these problems are
amplified in the large TVs.  

Just be pleasant and explain that you find the picture quality/faults 
unnaceptable and you are looking for another replacement or a different
size/model.

Regards Scott.
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Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
From: harsant@headplant.trl.OZ.AU (Dave Harsant)
Subject: Re: Problem with SONY KV2964 68cm Television
Keywords: sony tv large-screen
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 08:07:36 GMT

In article <1ehj60INN8a0@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> scott@psy.uwa.oz.au (Scott Fisher) writes:
>giving me the feeling that the problems you are experiencing (apart from the 
>miss-colloration) occur in all domestic TV sets...but these problems are
>amplified in the large TVs.  

I have had my 7 yr old Phillips 65cm TV since new, the picture is still
perfect.  The only problem is the rechargeable tuner battery has died,
so if I turn the power off I lose all the station settings. As far as I
can see, the picture tube is properly aligned.


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Dave Harsant,
Telecom Australia Research Laboratories  |  d.harsant@trl.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
From: simonh@bacchus.esa.oz.au (Simon Hayes)
Subject: Opinions on Yamaha's carousel CD players
Organization: none
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:10:14 GMT

I am considering purchasing a 5 disk carousel CD player.  The Yamaha CDC-715
has features I like (remote volume, full programming (with permanent memory),
direct access to disk/tracks), at a reasonable price (< $500)

Does anyone have any experience with Yamaha multidisk players?  Are they
reliable?  I've heard that players which let you change disks while a disk
is currently playing sometimes jam & scratch disks while loading/unloading.
Is this true?  Can anyone recommend other brands in this price/feature range.


Thanks in advance,
::simon
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
From: s.clemow@trl.oz.au (Steve Clemow)
Subject: Noise from Philips portable CD player
Reply-To: s.clemow@trl.oz.au
Organization: Telecom Research Laboratories, Melbourne, Australia.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 06:51:39 GMT

I have got a Philips AZ6801 portable CD player which I have attempted
to connect to the 3.5mm jack plug input on my car stereo in an attempt to
obtain a better sound than I could using the cassette-type CD adaptors
that are available.

The problem is that when I tried this, the music was practically drowned
out by noise from the CD player which sounded like electromagnetic
interference caused by the tracking and/or laser mechanism or something.
If the CD was paused or if the volume was increased, there was no change
in this noise either, which indicated that it was caused by interference of
some form.

Has anyone come across this problem before with  connecting CD players
to car stereos in this manner?  What is it caused by - poor grounding or
shielding, or perhaps power supply? (ie. I haven't tried it yet, but would
using batteries instead of a cigarette lighter power adaptor remove this
noise?).  The noise cannot be heard at all when using the cassette-type
adaptor, or just headphones either.

My car stereo is an AWA (not sure of model no. - but would be pretty
much mid-range in terms of quality).  Has this occurred with other
makes of CD player or car stereo??

Any suggestions, comments etc. would be most appreciated.

Steve.

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Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
Subject: digital eq.  Good?
From: t8800568@phillip.edu.au
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:02:59 EST
Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)

I was hoping that someone could give me some info on so-called digital
equilzers.  A friend of mine tells me that, because they are digital,
that do NOT degrade the signal path, as do analog designs.  Is this true?

I am a little skepitical about this.  I guess i am definately part
of Scotts 'European (or British to be more accurate) sounding' class.

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Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
From: gre253@mis.csiro.au (Steven Green (+61 6 276 6813))
Subject: Re: American, Australian and European Hi-Fi tastes...
Organization: CSIRO ITS
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 02:54:16 GMT

In article <1dvg0kINNn4f@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> scott@psy.uwa.oz.au (Scott Fisher) writes:
>Anyone else notice (in hi-fi mags, rec.audio, rec.audio.high-end)
>that in the US large bass heavy speakers seem to be the preffered
>unit (I notice heaps of talk about sub-woofers in the US) while
>the Europeans tend to go for smaller boxes that sit on stands.
>
>If the above is true, is it a function of the style of houses
>they live in?  
>
>What about the "average" Australian system...by average I mean average
>amongst hi-fi enthusiasts/interested-persons not for the whole population.
>
>Is this all meaningless generalization?  I had the vice president of Rotel
>tell me the US listen to their music much louder than the germans who are
>amongs the "quietest" hi-fi users on the  plannet ;-)
>
>PS...the group looked too quiet so I thought I'd start speculating :-)
>
>Regards Scott.
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>Scott Fisher [scott@psy.uwa.oz.au]  PH: Aus [61] Perth (09) Local (380 3272).                
>                                                             _--_|\       N
>Department of Psychology                                    /      \    W + E
>University of Western Australia.      Perth [32S, 116E]-->  *_.--._/      S
>Nedlands, 6009.  PERTH, W.A.                                      v       
>
>Joy is a Jaguar XJ-6 with a flat battery, a blown oil seal and an unsympathetic wife, 9km outside of a small remote town, 3:15am on a cold wet winters morning.
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Heres a bit more petrol to the fire.

Americans also seem to go heavily for 'digital' EVERTHING. If it ain't
digital it ain't worth a f!*?.

Europeans on the other hand still value analog in the main. CD's are an
accepted fate but there 'almost' if you use the analog audio out.

Australians - who knows. Most "hi-fi" stores seem to stock a lot of
European stuff - and so push that line.

While on the subject - What about AV amplifiers and associated bits. Purist
hi-fi retailers wouldn't be seen dead selling any A/V gear. Sure, the low end
stuff is a bit crappy, but the same can be said for audio stuff. I think they
get this idea from European mags that wont spoil themselves by even letting
AV products get advertised in them! 

Americans and the other hand are tripping over themselves to get into the AV
scene.

Let the fun begin :-)
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From: mpulver@research.canon.oz.au (Mark Pulver)
Subject: Re: Bike paths/routes in Sydney
Keywords: Bike paths, Sydney, Melbourne
Organization: Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:52:50 GMT

I can't help you with routes, I don't know  the bondi area, but
I suggest you pick up a map titled something like "Sydney for keen bicyclist".
The BINWS carries it (and help produced it), and so do most bike shops.  Its
only $2.95, and it one of the best maps I pick up when I came to Sydney to
see the whole city.   It marks different routes as low, meduim and high stress.
Its not perfect or rates all roads, but it a good starting place.

>P.S. The path across the Harbour Bridge would be a million times better
>if there weren't those (expletive) steps at the northern end...grrrrr...
>Can't count how many times I've scratched my cleats walking down those
>steps...
Time for SPD 



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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: alanf@cs.monash.edu.au (Alan Grant Finlay)
Subject: Re: Any words of wisdom on Bike Rear View Mirrors?
Organization: Computer Science, Monash University, Australia
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 04:27:20 GMT


Brian McDermott <bmcdermo@ache.mad.adelaide.edu.au> writes:

>I've been wondering about the wisdom of using rear view mirrors,
>especially  in city traffic.

[reply recommending use of helmet mounted mirrors deleted]

I have been considering building a helmet mounted mirror but I am concerned 
that in the event of a crash it may poke my eye out.  Doesn't anyone with
helmet mounted mirrors worry about that?

,-------Alan Finlay, email: alanf@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au, phone: (03)565-5225.
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: angus@cgl.citri.edu.au (Angus Montgomery)
Subject: Re: Clipless/Cleat Pedals - Comments?
Organization: Collaborative Information Technology Research Institute
Date: 18 Nov 92 01:42:12 GMT

anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee) writes:
>When you say touring or road does that mean they can be used
>on a road bike (racer) ?

yes. _all_ pedals can be used on all bikes (as far as i am aware).
it's basically a question of the design philosophy:
-mtb pedals are heavy, larger, and tough: built for rough use.
-touring pedals are lighter, smaller, and less tough:
 they're suitable for anyone who doesn't plan on racing seriously
 (ie recreational, communting, or touring cycling).
-'road' pedals are made to be extra light, and extra smooth for racing.

.angus.
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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: davew@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Dave White)
Subject: Re: Bike paths/routes in Sydney
Keywords: Bike paths, Sydney, Melbourne
Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:34:01 GMT

In article <1eiccgINN5pq@escargot.xx.rmit.OZ.AU> s914444@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (N
eil Bryden) writes:
>I moved from Melbourne to Sydney about five months ago.

Congratulations!
>
>Anyway, to the point.  Does anyone know of any decent bike paths or safe
>bike routes in and around Sydney.  I live around the Bondi area which
>is pretty hopeless bike-wise, although it's better down around Sutherland
>and Cronulla (the bike lane on the Princes Hwy is not bad).  The Pacific
>Hwy north of Hornsby is good too, as there's hardly any cars on it
>thanks to the freeway.  Any other suggestions?
Let's face it. Bike riding in Sydney is a hazardous sport (I had my worst fall 
in Centennial Park when a dickhead in a car decided to stop really quickly on 
the left hand side of the road), so if you're going to take risks, you may as 
well have a pleasant view.

I might be a little bit biased (having lived on the Northern Beaches for just 
about all my life), but I reckon that the Manly to Palm Beach ride is about as 
good as they get. The road conditions are reasonable, and traffic on the weekend
doesn't really get going 'till around 10 am. The round trip is approx. 70 kl. Be
a bit adventurous and keep to the ocean roads (North Steyne St at Manly, 
Carrington Pde at Curl Curl, Pittwater Rd Dee Why to Sth Narrabeen, Ocean St to 
Mona Vale, then Barrenjoey Rd to Palm Beach. The "pack" riders tend to stick to 
Pittwater Rd and then wander out to West Head or loop around Mona Vale Rd to St 
Ives.

If you're going to tackle the Spit Bridge, take the Battle Bvde north bound or 
Parriwi Rd south bound exits to avoid getting killed going up hill.

Good Luck!
-- 
David White, davew@g2syd.genasys.com.au
Genasys II Pty. Ltd., North Sydney, Australia.
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System)
Subject: Re: Problems with STI levers...
Followup-To: aus.bicycle
Organization: SMIS, Massey University
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 02:39:24 GMT

In gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Chief Smeghead) wrote:

> Has anyone out there experienced any problems with Shimano's STI MTB levers?
> I was using mine yesterday when they just seized on me :-( turning my
> 21 speed into a very expensive three speed MTB.
> 
> I took them apart and successfully un-jammed them in one direction but
> not the other :-(.
> 
> Anybody know how much I should pay for a replacement? Where in Melb.?
> 
> Anyways, I'd be interested in hearing any problems people have had with 
> those STI criters.

I know a number of people who have had this happen.  Mine (XT) are getting
a bit stiff and their performance has suffered.  I think the STI shifters
are a tad on the fragile side, and I'll be retro-fitting the above bar SIS
shifters *when* the STI ones give up the ghost.

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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Bicycle bells
From: gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Chief Smeghead)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:43:36 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: La Trobe University

In article <9231423.29640@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> bhat@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Timothy Alan Heath BELL) writes:
[...lots removed...]
>You may be interested why I was pulled over in the first place. Here's the
>story:
>The Police car in front of me changed lanes without indicating and slowed to
>stop. As I passed it, I asked "Why didn't you indicate??" through the open
>window. I stopped at the red light, the car came up and the cop asked me to
>pull off. Going over my bicycle, he noticed it lacked a bell. But we all know
>I REALLY got the ticket for pointing out that the policeman had broken the
>traffic law.
>Bummer.
>
>Next time, I'll make sure I have a bell before picking on bad police drivers.:)
>
>Tim Bell.
>bhat@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au
>

If I were you (after the fine ofcourse :-) I would have reported him/her for
his/her traffic offense. It seems that he/she wasn't too pleased with 
your polite attempt to improve their driving ability :-) 

As a side point, it seems (visually anyway) that the police are really cracking
down on cyclists in the middle of the Melbourne CBD (especially near the
CNR of Elizabeth St. & Collins St.). I've seen a team of police 
booking cyclists as fast as they can pull them over (I don't know how many
were couriers?).

Cheers,

Gareth.

p.s. In general, I believe police are under financed and provide an 
	excellent service considering. It's just a pity they're overtrained 
	for traffic duties (but that's another newsgroup...)

-- 
gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: sml@yarra-glen.aaii.oz.au (Steven Law)
Subject: Re: Any words of wisdom on Bike Rear View Mirrors?
Organization: Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 00:57:28 GMT

Brian McDermott <bmcdermo@ache.mad.adelaide.edu.au> writes:

>I've been wondering about the wisdom of using rear view mirrors,
>especially  in city traffic.

I've had one for years. So used to it, I feel lost without one.

>I visited a couple of bike shops here in Adelaide and the sales staff
>there didn't have too much positive to say about them, although they
>stocked the type that attaches to the handle bar. One shop had stocked
>the helmet type several years ago, but had discontinued them primarily
>because they shook too much to be of any use.

If it is solidly mounted it should suffer from vibrations less than a bike
mounted one.

>Thanks in advance.

>Brian McDermott

The first I had was simply made from a small bulldog clip with the wire handles
removed. I then installed a dental mouth mirror into one of the holes
where the handles went. Cheap and worked OK. Usually a dentist will give you
a mirror if you ask nicely. You do need to get it adjusted
well so that only a slight turn of the head is needed.

I've used the plastic Third-Eye brand models and they've usually ended up
breaking when dropped. I now use a wire one bought in the States which has two
clips and a longer arm.

All of the above only work with a hard shell helmet. The mirror clips to the
shell. For soft shell helmets, there is an adhesive velcro model which
probably would suffer from vibration.

I don't know why people don't use mirrors. Would you drive a car without them?
Try one, you'll never look back if you do. :-)

Steve
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Tight chain links?
From: barton@latcs1.lat.OZ.AU (Douglas P Barton)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:30:04 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: What ORGANISATION???  This mess is total chaos!!!

Hi folks!

I have a repco superlite 12 speed bike...  I went for a ride on the
weekend and developed a tight link in the chain on the way home...

this wasn't such a problem as I could temporarily loosen it up, but
I had to keep stopping every so often to do this...

my query is how can a tight link be fixed?

I hope it doesn't mean a new chain...

Doug Barton

barton@latcs1.lat.oz.au
From: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Clipless/Cleat Pedals - Comments?
Date: 17 Nov 92 21:36:07 GMT
Reply-To: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au

In <1ea4oaINN23l@escargot.xx.rmit.OZ.AU> rcgaym@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Angus Y. Montgomery) writes:

>	-shimano SPD a525 (1 sided, touring)	$150 (old).
				    ^^^^^^^
>	-shimano SPD m525 (2 sided, touring)	$150 (old) $190 (new).
				    ^^^^^^^
>	-shimano SPD durace (road)		$450 (old)
			    ^^^^^^^
>	-MKS SPD (touring)			$150 (new).
	    	  ^^^^^^^

When you say touring or road does that mean they can be used
on a road bike (racer) ?
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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Problems with STI levers...
From: gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Chief Smeghead)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:22:00 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: La Trobe University

aus.bicycle'rs

Has anyone out there experienced any problems with Shimano's STI MTB levers?
I was using mine yesterday when they just seized on me :-( turning my
21 speed into a very expensive three speed MTB.

I took them apart and successfully un-jammed them in one direction but
not the other :-(.

Anybody know how much I should pay for a replacement? Where in Melb.?

Anyways, I'd be interested in hearing any problems people have had with 
those STI criters.

Cheers,

Gareth.

p.s. maybe the net isn't interested so you can just email if you like...
-- 
gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au
From: s914444@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Neil Bryden)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Bike paths/routes in Sydney
Date: 20 Nov 1992 09:50:07 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
Distribution: aus
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
Summary: Anyone know of good bike paths/routes in Sydney
Keywords: Bike paths, Sydney, Melbourne

I moved from Melbourne to Sydney about five months ago.  Not that I
want to whinge too much, but Melbourne cycling is definitely better
as far as the city and suburbs are concerned.  The best cycle path
I've found so far is only a couple of kilometres long (around Meadowbank)
and any others I have found are pretty hopeless and badly signposted.
Compare this to Melbourne where, while it's not cycling heaven, there are
some halfway reasonable bike paths (eg Yarra track, Gardiners Creek, Knox City)
which run for ages.

Anyway, to the point.  Does anyone know of any decent bike paths or safe
bike routes in and around Sydney.  I live around the Bondi area which
is pretty hopeless bike-wise, although it's better down around Sutherland
and Cronulla (the bike lane on the Princes Hwy is not bad).  The Pacific
Hwy north of Hornsby is good too, as there's hardly any cars on it
thanks to the freeway.  Any other suggestions?

P.S. The path across the Harbour Bridge would be a million times better
if there weren't those (expletive) steps at the northern end...grrrrr...
Can't count how many times I've scratched my cleats walking down those
steps...

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