RE: was lurkers, now S-Video and stuff

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Hardly video anything anymore these days Phil.  Specially with ShowShifter
now working so well.  I won't be spending any more money on tape based
systems.

M.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 June 2001 11:38
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d]was lurkers, now S-Video and stuff
>
>
>
> Yup ... That's what I wanted to do too.
>
> My LD player and DVD player were both S-Video capable, my VCR wasn't
so I
> just bought a second hand S-VHS VCR ... with a projector it's
> well worth it
> as the improvement from VHS to S-VHS is extremely marked. I
> recorded "Around
> the world in 80 raves" on Friday on S-VHS stock and the quality
is what I
> consider quite reasonable. (I regard myself as being a fussy old
> git when it
> comes to Audio and Video quality.) If you're using a projector
> and expecting
> to put the VCR through it then spending a few hundred on an S-VHS
> VCR should
> be a no brainer.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 10 June 2001 11:34
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d]was lurkers, now S-Video and stuff
> >
> >
> > That's my problem too.  I want to route everything to projector
thru
> > S-video.
> >
> > THis is the 60 quid one I was talking about...
> > http://www.keene.co.uk/pages/cat/13con/131-4.html
> >
> > M.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennethwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 10 June 2001 11:27
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d]was lurkers, now S-Video and stuff
> > >
> > >
> > > I mentioned this to Keith the other day there, Keene quoted
me
> > > £90 a unit to
> > > go from a Euro SCART (I think RGB out) to S-V as I feed the
> > projector S-V
> > > for just about everything, all routed through the AX1. the
AX1
> > > will happily
> > > switch composite, S-V and component video, but I can only
get a
> > component
> > > out from a DVD, not ON Digital, Tivo or VHS. Since I watch
virtually
> > > everything from Tivo or DVD I basically use a JVC S-VHS as a
> > converter to
> > > get Tivo and ON D into S-V to save switching the projector
to
> composite,
> > > there is a huge difference in quality, so a converter while
not
> > > needed would
> > > be *very* nice to have. That would let me have a cleaner
> source for both
> > > video and audio directly to the amp instead of routing it
> > through another
> > > box, it would also cut down on cabling, a bit!
> > >
> > > K.
> > >
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From: 	Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent:	10 June 2001 10:51
> > > To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > >
> > > They are the expensive ones...about 60 quid from memory for
RGB to S.
> > >
> > > M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 10 June 2001 10:32
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tim uses a gizmo to go Digibox RGB to S-Video rather
than
> Composite to
> > > > S-Video ... far better.
> > > >
> > > > For the VCR you can use one of the passive gizmo's as
VHS is crap
> > > > - myself I
> > > > just bought a second hand S-VHS VCR instead.
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 10 June 2001 01:00
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > OK..next question - anyone used those composite to
s-video
> > > > > convertors?  I'll
> > > > > have to convert Digibox and VCR to S.
> > > > >
> > > > > M.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Kenneth Watt <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 12:57 AM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, same with the AX-1 only the AX-1 has the
> capability to switch
> > > > > composite
> > > > > > as well, but just one of the other I'm afraid
:(
> > > > > >
> > > > > > K.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > > Sent: 10 June 2001 00:49
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is it right I can't use a mixture of
Composite and S-Video - it
> > > > > has to be
> > > > > > all one or all the other?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > M.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: Kenneth Watt
<kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 12:47 AM
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Had an A1 now got an AX1, why?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > K.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > > > Sent: 10 June 2001 00:41
> > > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] lurkers
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > One visit to Keene Electronics
provided me with a £60 4 way
> > > > > Video/Audio
> > > > > > > > Distribution Amp with Line Drive
capability for long
> > > > cable hauls....
> > > > > (I
> > > > > > > > expect this to do the trick: it's
sitting in the post
> > office in
> > > > > Airdrie
> > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > present)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Good stuff.  Let us know how it looks
with it on.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone on this list with a Yamaha DSP-A1
?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > M.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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