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From: guyc@RIVERSIDE.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (Guy A Caruthers)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Wanted: Minolta Car adapter
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:38:00 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Date: 6 Jul 92 18:36:00 GMT
    From:
     cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!torn!utgpu!tj@ucbvax
     .Berkeley.EDU  (Terry Jones)
    Subject: Wanted: Minolta Car adapter
    Message-ID: <BqzD00.7o4@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>

    I am looking for a Car adapter for a Minolta Master 8100 8mm camcorder.
    This is an older model. The part is still available from Minolta but
    is too expensive. I was hoping someone had one around and maybe their
    8100 died long ago and/or they never use the car adapter.

    It may also be the same adapter as other Minolta (or ???) camcorders.
    The Minolta part number is BA-8000S.

    Also, maybe someone knows of a good cheap mail order place that stocks
    old parts for Minolta.

    Like this is a discontinued camcorder... surely someone wants to
    unload their stock of these puppies rather than die with them!

    tj

I have a newer Minolta 8mm camcorder and agree with you that
they charge far too much for accessories.  The camcorder is 
made by Hitachi and marketed with Hitachi, RCA, and Minolta
screened on the side, so I found out what the model numbers
were for the other brand names and called their parts departments.
Hitachi and RCA were about half the price than Minolta.  You 
can probably find the different model numbers from the SAMs 
schematics for the camcorder.

Until you get a RCA or Hitachi model number though, they can't 
help you.  Also; pay with it on a charge card so if it doesn't
work and they don't want to take it back, you are protected through
the cards buyer protection plan.

Good luck.
From: oberman@ptavv.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Bottom line on SVHS vs. VHS
Date: 30 Jul 92 19:06:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: ptavv.1992Jul30.110613.1
Distribution: rec.video

In article <MAO.92Jul30090658@s23.es.llnl.gov>, mao@s23.es.llnl.gov (Nai-hsein Mao 422-3518) writes:
> 
>   If the SVHS tape has a special hole to be sensed by a SVHS player, can
> anybody tell me why SONY SLV R5 has a switch for SVHS and VHS. The
> manual says to set the switch according to the type of tape during
> recording.  Is it just for manual override?

The switch is a manual override to allow you to record standard VHS on an SVHS
tape. That way it can be played back on a standard VCR. Considering the tape
prices, it's not really very useful. It won't allow SVHS recording on a
standard tape.

The only time I've used it was when my machine was new to record a tape that
switched between SVHS and standard. It was a pretty effective demo.

R. Kevin Oberman			Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Internet: koberman@llnl.gov		(510) 422-6955

Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing
and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: chriss@sam.amgen.com (Chris Silvester)
Subject: LD Player for under $300...& CLV/CAV question
Organization: Amgen
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 23:53:29 GMT

Hi All.

I recently saw in a Damark Catalog the Samsung DV5000 Laser Disc Player priced
at $299.99.  It plays 3" & 5"CD's, CDV's, and 8" & 12" LD's.  I realize it's
not the latest or greatest, but it may suffice, especially on a limited budget.
Anyone have any advice, or experience to relate on this company/model?

Also, a salesman told me that most LD Players use CLV, some use CAV, but none
use both.  Is this true?  If so, which format should I be looking for?  The ad
does not specify which format this player is.  Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Chris S.
From: hsu@eng.umd.edu (Dagwood splits the Atom)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Wondering about the new Panasonic "SuperFlat" TVs
Date: 30 Jul 92 05:07:04 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park, College of Engineering

In article <1525@idacrd.UUCP> sidney@idacrd.UUCP (Raymond M. Sidney) writes:
>	So what do people think of the new, extremely flat-screened Panasonic
>27-inch TVs?  A salesman claimed they have a much blacker picture tube than
>other televisions, and can thus display far better contrast.  The one they
>had set up did in fact have a pretty nice picture.
>	The store I was looking in had it on sale (or maybe it was regular
>price? I forget...) for $699.  Is that a good price?  Where can one get it
>for less?

The one I saw a few weeks ago looked terrific.  It was noticeably blacker
and flatter than the Sony 27XBR55 next to it, and looked just as good on
the store's laserdisc feed.  $699 sounds very good, off the top of my head.

-dave

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From: ccheng@mips.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: S-Video Connector
Date: 30 Jul 92 00:20:11 GMT
Reply-To: ccheng@mips.com
Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: wildcat.mips.com


Would anyone please help me on this? I am quite confused by these terms.
Is S-VHS TV the same as a TV with a S-video input? If not, 
what's an S-video input then? Is it just something to separate out
the luminance  and the color (or something else) signals.

Thanks in advance.

Leslie.
From: westr@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Robert _FinnAgain_ West)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Macrovision defeaters / signal enhancers
Date: 27 Jul 92 01:03:16 GMT
Organization: Purdue University

Well, here is what I have collected regarding the Macrovision
defeaters and video enhancers. Thanks to those who replied by email.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
No such thing as a signal booster.  If a signal is NTSC spec ( 1v p-p),
then trying to do something with that will violate NTSC specs.  Most
consumer VCRs will except a video signal in the range of .5 to 2v p-p.

<~ Does anyone have any opinions as to which of the multitude of signal
<	boosters are the best? Are they in any way different from each
<	other?

So, in my opinion they are a waste of money.
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peterwu@microsoft.com (Peter Wu) writes:

>Many mail order places advertise a $50 box to remove copy protection from
>video tapes (the kind that goes dark and bright and dark ...).

>Does anyone know what's in the box and how well it works?
>If it's just a zener diode or something equally simple, I'd rather not
>pay $50 for it.

The terminator II has a board full of components inside it... Now if they
are all required and actually do something I don't know?  It works well
though.  

Sometimes the light (indicating Macrovision detected) comes on while watching
Cinemax!  (I leave it is circuit the whole time)


Regards,	
Mike palmer    				Telephone: (305) 797-2326 (W)
email: mpalmer@encore.com               	   (305) 746-3146 (H)


I have tried 3 of these...

Showcraft - You would still see an occasional flash

Vidcraft - It would clear the flash problem but caused noise

Southern Computer Corp/Polaris Industries MTIIS - rock solid
(800) 752-3571

The MTIIS has both S-VHS and RCA connectors.  It costs $99.95.  They have an 
RCA connectors only model for $59.95 - but I haven't tried it.



Usually these contain a timing circuit made of digital logic chips.
They determine where the vertical blank interval is (which is where Macrovision
pulses are added) and clamp them back down to baseline. Yes, they do work
for the most part.



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There are (at least) some Macrovision killers which strip off the sync
signals and replace them with a reconstructed set of sync pulses.  This
process also deletes the closed captioning signals, unfortunately.

Robert Perlberg
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., New York
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski)
Subject: Re: My TV is possessed!
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 00:41:13 GMT

While reading article <1992Jul29.221202.2549@u.washington.edu>, I noticed that
pmfisher@milton.u.washington.edu (Patrick Fisher) said the following:
 >	Then yesterday this happened: I picked up the remote and it
 >started sending its own signals to the tv, lots and lots of signals.
 >
 >	Then, today this happened: I walked north in front of the 
 >TV, and once passing it, it turned on by itself.  Then I turned and
 >went south passing it and it turned off.  Both my wife and I repeated
 >this a few times to see if what it was doing wasn't just an anomoly.
 >Well, it keeps doing it!

What's probably happening is that your remote is sending a steady supply of
"Power" button signals to your TV.  The TV is smart enough (or the protocol
dictates) to not toggle power on each signal received, but to require a pause
after the command is received to toggle state.

By walking in front of the TV you're blocking the TV's IR receiver, causing
the necessary pause.
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From: lagaipa@mondec.monmouth.edu (Joseph A. La Gaipa)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: TR81 "triangle" warning
Keywords: tape eject, tape jam, humidity, tape tension
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:32:12 GMT
Organization: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ  07764

In article <1992Jul20.185910.17524@uhura.neoucom.edu> wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce) writes:
>
>Several people have posted queries to the net about problems with
>their TR81 camcorders that are all characterized by the appearance
>of the "triangle" warning in the viewscreen.  The manual says only
>that this is an indication of moisture condensation on the tape (p.62).
> ... stuff deleted....
>I'd be interested in hearing from others who have/have not experienced
>problems related to the "triangle" warning signal in a TR81.
>
I also just had this problem on the TR71.  The moisture warning is
accompanied by another symbol, mine only had the triangle.  As described,
my unit was not used for just 10 days, and left with the tape in.  It
is only 39 days old.  I found that if I inserted a new tape there was
no problem.  After hand winding the other tape it did finally accept
it without problem.  Is the message then DON'T LEAVE A TAPE INSERTED?
joe

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: ED Beta users/fans!   Please respond
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 03:31:14 GMT

As those of you who own an ED-Beta machine know, the demo tape
that comes with it really opens your eyes as to what can be
done with the format.

I have been told that there are pre-recorded ED-Beta tapes
available in Japan.

I also have seen a note from some people who have wanted an
EDV-9500, but they are no longer available here.

I email with another ED person and he was going to try to find
out something from Sony.  No luck there.

I have just run into a person who export to Japan, and told him
that there are people around who would like to get some of the
pre-recorded ED tapes.  I also told him there might be some
interest in the EDV-9000.   The 9000 is the Japanese version of
the 9500.  The difference is that it runs at 105 volts so would
need a step-up transformer.  It's tuner also does not match the
US version, but I suspect those who have a 9500 wouldn't care
as they would be doing video to video.

So any of you who are interested in any of the above, and
having them imported from Japan, please respond by email.

Don't know if this is going to fly or not, but my contact will
be in Japan in August, and prior to that he is going to fax for
information from some of his contacts.

If they won't bring ED to us, we'll go to them :-)

Bill


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From: rjn@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:56:48 GMT
Subject: Re: The Magnificent Seven on LD?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
From: George_C._Carlsen.osbu_north@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Compression artifacts in NBC Olympic coverage
Date: 27 Jul 92 21:08:52 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I don't think the PAL - NTSC conversion is where the distortion is being
introduced.

I noticed the strobe effects earlier in the day (west coast) on our NBC channel
during a stock car race from a ground level track camera, as the cars ran by
=>> SS TT RR OO BB EE.

George
From: SEB@LNS62.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Selden E. Ball, Jr.")
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re:: Panasonic AG-1960 pros/cons wanted
Date: 20 Jul 92 20:40:00 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Scott,

I recently purchased an AG1960 for use with my Amiga
(from Computability, if that matters).
It is closer to being a high-end consumer VCR than an industrial VCR.
For example, it includes a cable-ready MTS tuner, programmable timer,
automatic index point generation and selectable on-screen displays.

Its single-field playback is quite good, but it cannot do accurate 
single-frame recording. Other people's tests seem to indicate that 
it can have as bad as +/- 2 frame accuracy.
I haven't spent the money to try single-frame recording, myself.
An RS232 to 5pin adaptor (either internal or external)
costs just as much as the VCR does, almost $1K,
and software is almost as much.

VCRs that can do real single-frame recording cost over $4K
and wear out amazingly quickly, I understand.

Used laser disc recorders seem to be a better way to go.
I recently saw a posting by someone on CompuServe who wanted to
sell one for about $2K. Note that these are NOT compatible with
consumer LaserVision players.
 
I hope this helps.

Selden Ball
seb@lns61.tn.cornell.edu
From: aaronb@suhana.analog.ingr.com (Aaron B.)
Subject: Where to find Video & audio modulator.
Keywords: RF modulator
Reply-To: aaronb@suhana.analog.ingr.com
Organization: Home Office Enterprise
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 02:11:45 GMT

Hi everybody:

All Eletronics used to carry this thing and now they want me to
buy a broken Video Game and salvage the modulator out of it, damn.
There's another company that carry it, American Design Components
phone: 1-800-776-3700.  I don't know whether they still carry them,
I got the one year old catalog.

Anybody out there knows where to get this sucker please E-mail me.
Another source that I have are MCM Electronics and Dalbani both
carry them for VCR replacement parts, so they are more expensive
then the other.

Aaron B.

aaronb@suhana.analog.ingr.com
From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: PRoposal to split up rec.video
Date: 31 Jul 92 16:06:48 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

In article <23041@oasys.dt.navy.mil> goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg) writes:

> I am opposed to this.  There are really many video-related newsgroups
> that eveolved from rec.video.  And there are a few others in the computer
> realm that touch onto video as well.  A quick scan of our newsgroup
> list revealed:
> 
> 	 rec.video.games


This is actually under the rec.games hierarchy.

steve
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: hammond@css.itd.umich.edu (Steve Hammond)
Subject: Poineer LaserDisc/5 Disc Carosel
Organization: University of Michigan ITD Consulting and Support Services
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:29:12 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Pioneer LaserDisc/ 5 disc Carasouel
Summary: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Michigan ITD Consulting and Support Services
Keywords: 


Could someone please help me out.  I am out to buy my first LaserDisc
player.  I read all of Bob Niland's articles on the subject but I am not sure
of Prices.  I have found price from mail order houses on the Pioneer models:
    cld-M50  $379   This is a discontinued item.
    cld-401  $459   This costs more, but I have no idea why it replaced the
                    old model or what is better on it.

could some people give me their opinions of thee 2 if they know or if 
the price difference will be worth it?  I have looked around my area, but 
I cannot find places that ell LD players.  I Plan and extensive search
for this evening.
Thanx
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Newsgroups: rec.video,misc.consumers
From: M02449@mwvm.mitre.org (Joe Gems)
Subject: Re: Can an non-MTS (cheapo) TV work with an HIFI, MTS VCR?
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:38:36 GMT

In article <2642@abcom.ATT.COM>
brr@abcom.ATT.COM (Rao) writes:
 
>
>
>Sorry if this is frequently asked.
>
>I have a Toshiba TV which is not setereo. I also have
>a Denon receiever. I plan to buy a HI-FI, MTS VCR.
>Is such a VCR compatible with an ordinary TV?
>
Sure! Connect TV source (cable, antenna, etc.) to VCR. Then feed audio out to
recvr., and video out to TV (if TV has no video in, use VHF out from VCR).
 
Only downside is that hearing stereo requires using VCR, even if no tape is
involved (but small price to pay - I've run like that for several years).
 
>If you have any info (good or bad) on JVC HR-D970
>or Mitsubishi HS-U54, please send me a note.
 
Sorry, can't help.
>Thanks in advance.
>-bindu rama rao
>(708)-293-0633
>att.com!uxcom!brr
>
You're welcome.
Joe
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
Subject: Re: rent stuff for flight
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 05:15:23 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

>Sony's Video-8 player (the one with the built-in colour LCD)
>8mm feature movies

Oh boy.  Pan & scan.

>Gameboys/ with games
>Sega's portable (whatever it's called) and games.

And the rest of us get to hear them.

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From: rlich@atr-19.scg.hac.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: The Magnificent Seven on LD?
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:25:36 GMT
Reply-To: rlich@atr-19.UUCP ()


The Magnificent Seven is one of my favorite Westerns of all-time, yet
on videotape it loses key information without a letterbox edition (the
scenes where Brenner and McQueen gesture silently as to the number
of heroes they have "hired".

Anyone know of a letterbox version?
From: westr@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Robert _FinnAgain_ West)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Video Boosters/Macrovision
Summary: Help!
Date: 22 Jul 92 05:17:10 GMT
Organization: Purdue University


	Can any of the readers of rv help with questions about video
signal enhancers? Specifically:

~ Are the Macrovision {defeaters?} simply signal boosters?
~ Are the boosters worth the money?
~ Does anyone have any opinions as to which of the multitude of signal
	boosters are the best? Are they in any way different from each
	other?

If there is sufficient interest I will compile the responses and post
a summary.

Thanks!  Post or Email!

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: ED Beta users/fans!   Please respond
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:47:54 GMT

In article <21JUL199210360802@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.033114.27539@bilver.uucp>, bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes...

>>If they won't bring ED to us, we'll go to them :-)

>Bill,

>First of all, I haven't been able to e-mail you for the past copuple of 
>months--e-mail always bounces.  (I expect the e-mail part of this follow-up 
>to bounce as well!)

Well we just established a mid-Florida domain, so most people are
registered.  Try  bill.vermillion@oau.org or
bill.vermillion@bilver.oau.org

These are new as of the past couple of weeks.

>Magazine, which forwarded the mail to Sony--Sony couldn't ignore the 
>numbers and imported the machine here.  Perhaps we could do the same with 
>the EDV-9x00 (and even the SL-HF-1000)!  If, say 2000 people commit to 
>buying each of these machines, it would be worth Sony's time and expense to 
>import the 9000 and manufacture more 1000s.  Who knows?

Two thousand is quite a few.  How do we get organized.  I hope to have
info available in the next couple of weeks.  (I'll be out of town for
part of next week).

>P.S.  Last weekend I was fortunate enough to find, locally, an ED-W30F.  So 
>I think that I am pretty much set on ED hardware....well, maybe I'd go for 
>the EDV-9000!  It is a slick machine!

What is an ED-W30F.   Inquiring minds want to know?

Bill


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