--- Forwarded Message from Mark Sanford <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:44:22 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Mark Sanford <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7362 Multistandard Converting VCRs
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
Dan:
As the Technician here it has been my nightmare that this lab has a dozen
Samsung SV-7000's installed around the place. Yes, the resistors and
diodes that send drive current to the cassette tray load/eject motor burn
out as soon as the 3-month warrantee expires. Then the Technician has to
power-down and disassemble the equipment rack, un-plug the SV-7000 and pull
it out of the rack, open it up, and apply voltage from a 9 volt battery
across the tray load/eject motor power terminals (observe
polarity!) Zing! The stuck tape ejects. So this SV-7000 is not quite as
user friendly as the salesmen tell you it is.
So my idea - not tried yet - is to use a multi system vcr (like this
JVC-HR-S5980AM)
along with a standards converter (like the CMD-850).
http://www.world-import.com/converter-vcr.htm Caution: I have not tried
this yet. But it looks inexpensive and promising.
Merry Christmas to all,
Mark
At 04:45 PM 12/19/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>--- Forwarded Message from "Chapman, Daniel" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Subject: Multistandard Converting VCRs
> >Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:01:22 -0600
> >Thread-Topic: Multistandard Converting VCRs
> >Thread-Index: AcPE2Is2b4X0/18JSCyBX9LBoL2JJA==
> >From: "Chapman, Daniel" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>------------------
>Fellow LLTIers,
>
>We've recently had a very bad run with the Samsung SV-5000W multistandard
>converting VCR, and have in fact burned through our third in two and a
>half years. It received minimal use, and was kept fairly clean. On
>average, after about nine months or so each of these three VCRs developed
>serious ejection problems, lost the ability to power on, and began making
>odd whistling noises. The Samsung dealership has been notified of this
>problem, and says that to fix it would take a trip back to the warehouse
>and $350 or so.
>
>This message to the list has three purposes. First of all, I wish to vent
>my rage at Samsung in a way that is socially acceptable and wreaks a
>minimum amount of damage to surrounding property and coworkers. Secondly,
>I want to warn you all (y'all) that the aforementioned VCR is made of
>plaster or some other substance that degrades after nine months of use,
>and that you may (WILL) develop serious ejection/power related problems
>with medium use over about a year. Third, I am wondering if any of you
>have a suggestion for an alternative. I have been told by several AV
>businesses that only the Samsung 5000W and 7000W ($400 and $700
>respectively) can convert any VHS tape to any format. I understand that
>there are also converting boxes out there (Tenlab) that accept a signal
>from a multistandard (non-converting) VCR and convert the signal into the
>desired video standard, and yet the quality is often noticeably degraded
>as regarding the Samsung version and are expensive (as long as they work,
>the Samsung's actually do a good job of converting). There seemed to have
>been at one point an Aiwa converting VCR that would do all that the
>Samsungs do, but it has since been discontinued. Apparently the only
>other option is a $1600 Panasonic - and I haven't heard of anyone who has
>actually bought one.
>
>Does anyone out there have any good suggestions for a converting
>multistandard VCR that will not crap out in a year's time (not just a
>multistandard PAL-PAL, NTSC-NTSC, SECAM-SECAM VCR, we have plenty of
>those)? Do you know of another (reasonably priced) solution? If so, the
>taxpayers of the State of Kansas and my frightened coworkers will have you
>to thank.
>
>Best,
>
> Dan Chapman
> Assistant Director
> Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center (EGARC)
> 1445 Jayhawk Blvd, Wescoe Hall Room 4069
> The University of Kansas
> Lawrence, KS 66045
> Work: 785/864-4785
> Cell: 785/550-6962
> Fax: 785/864-4298
> EGARC: <www.ku.edu/~egarc>
> Woher wissen wir, was wir zu wissen glauben?
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Senior Multimedia Technician
Center for Language Study
Yale University
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