speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker) (03/05/86)
It seems Sony may have a problem with the SL-HF900 SuperBeta deck. I have two of them and both of them have exhibited the problem: Recording OK. On Playback there are color moire patterns extending to the right of any strong contrast transition, e.g., characters in the closing crawl. These moire patterns extend from the right edge of the character to the end of the scan line, but ONLY on scan lines which contain the contrasty transi- tion. The first deck started this behaviour while under warranty, and I took it to Sony for repair. I will pick it up this afternoon. The second deck has just begun to exhibit the same behaviour -- it is 6 weeks out of warranty. I get a chance to see what it will cost to repair when I take it in this afternoon. Hopefully they got a batch of bad parts which are now failing, and it is not a design flaw. Any EE types care to comment about what is going on? --Kne
andyc@hplsla.UUCP (andyc) (03/08/86)
># Written 9:29 am Mar 5, 1986 by ttidcb!speaker in hplsla:net.video >----------- "Sony SL-HF900 problem" ---------- > >not a design flaw. Any EE types care to comment about what is going on? Well, I get a similar effect with my JVC HRD 151 HQ VHS deck, but only when I use a tape that has been re-used several dozen times. Never with new tapes. You might try a little experiment and see if that makes a difference. andyc @ hplsla