boyajian@57412.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (07/11/84)
>> power-outages. Even if the power clips off for >> just a split-second, the timer and clock will start blinking >> 12:00 and erase all memories." > > Someone is generalizing from two little data. My 20-month-old VHS VCR, > made by JVC, has battery backup; I can unplug it, haul it to a > different room, and plug it in, without losing the time-of-day or any > of the eight timer settings. I don't know how long it will last, but > the longest I can remember unplugging it was about three minutes. > > -- Andrew Klossner With my Beta SL-2700, I can have it unplugged for at least two hours and it'll keep the time and timer settings. Your JVC can probably last as long. (This two-hour time has been tested, BTW). All following quotes from Steve Upstill > -- I want a Beta Hi-Fi VCR with 2X speed with sound, and an MPX (stereo) > audio out. Are there any on the market besides Sony (the 7210 has MPX, > but 2X is silent)? > -- I have seen a Toshiba deck with all desired features except MPX out. > However, it does advertise itself as a stereo deck, and does have stereo > audio plugs in and out. Is this adaptable for stereo TV somehow? The Sony SL-2700 has both MPX and 2X sound (and because of the recording method for the Hi-Fi audio that Sony uses, the pitch remains the same, so you don't get the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" syndrome on the 2X sound). Of ocurse, the 2700 is as rare as hen's teeth these days, so good luck finding one. I haven't looked at any other manufacturers' BHF models (Aiwa, NEC, Toshiba, et al.), so I can't say what they have as features. At any rate, I believe that Sony makes an add on multiplexer for use with stereo tv broadcasts. > -- My new Video Review gives a rave review to a monitor/receiver from a > company called Proton: 400 lines resolution, 5MHz bandwidth, excellent > transient response, color and overscan, blah blah blah. Does anyone know > anything about this company in general and this Model 619 in particular? > How does their stuff hold up? I haven't had any first-hand experience with the Proton monitor, but from all that I've heard, it is the best on the market, with Sony close behind. In fact, I get a kick out of Proton's ads for their monitors, which say "Sorry, Sony". The fact that they are "apologizing" for being better than Sony to me is a good plug for Sony by indicating that Sony has been thought of as the best. I would probably go for one or the other except that (1) I don't currently have the funds (a new car is on the top of my priority list), and (2) I'm waiting to see how the digital tv's turn out. --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA