--- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'"     <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #7214 Replace Panasonic AG-W1
>Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:08:59 -0400

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Carine,

Samsung World Wide SV-50000 VCR
 
$318 at 220-electronics.com

Ed
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Edmund N. Dente
Director, Language Media Center    Ph: 617-627-3036
Tufts University                   [log in to unmask]
Medford, MA 02155            http://ase.tufts.edu/lmc
      -"Che fai cosi impalato?
       Il pollo hai tu comprato?"
                        Pagliacci, Leoncavallo

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> >Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 14:16:44 -0400
> >From: Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]>
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> >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Replace Panasonic AG-W1
> 
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> Hello colleagues!
> Our Panasonic AG-W1 VCR player/copier/converter seems to be dying. 
>  Lately we've been experiencing poor (terrible) sound quailty when 
> converting PAL to NTSC.  Additionally, when converting NTSC to PAL 
> (haven't tried the other way around), we now get black and white only 
> and no sound.  This happened while copying/converting several 
> pieces of 
> NTSC tape onto one PAL tape.  The first few scenes (all from the same 
> tape) are fine.  We didn't change any settings or alter 
> anything at all. 
>  It seems to have happened when we inadvertently left the REC 
> button on 
> the AG-W1 on while fast-forwarding the NTSC tape.  Could this have 
> "confused" the AG-W1 as it tried to display/convert this 
> too-fast-moving 
> image?  In any case, I have two questions:
> 1) Anyone experienced anything like this?  Is it fixable?
> 2) I have some (limited!) funds to purchase a replacement.  Any 
> suggestions?  It seems that AG-W-3 at $999.99 is Panasonic's current 
> model.  Are there other comparable units from other manufacturers?
> Thanks,
> Carine
> 
> -- 
> Carine Ullom
> Director, Language Resource Center/
> Instructional Technology Specialist
> Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
> St. Lawrence University
> Canton, NY 13617
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> 315-229-5857 (tel)
> 315-229-5989 (fax)
> http://www.stlawu.edu/lrc
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